News

• October 29 2009 Cosi le idee italiane vanno a Silicon Valley

  Here's the coverage on Corriere Magazine MORE

• October 25 2009MTB at Pio Manzu'Conferenze

  Here's the coverage on L'Espresso "La gioventu' errante". MORE

• September 28 2009 Stop alla fuga di cervelli: Silicon Valley crea ponte con l'Italia

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• September 28 2009 GYM: launch of the 1st Presentation Skills module, Milano

  It's official. Starting in October, we'll be launching the first series of the MTB GYM training modules in Italy.
  
  We start with what we believe is the most underestimated skill for Italian startups: presentation skills. MORE

• September 20 2009 The Gym in Milano. The Italian start-up scene is moving!

  Thursday, September the 17th in Milano, The Gym presentation in Milano have gathered a full auditorium of entrapreneurs, students, journalists. MORE

• September 8 2009 Winners of the first selection for 2009

  After spending a few weeks working on it, our selection committee has finally completed its effort. Selecting the best business plans has been a challenge, because the quality of the companies is quite high, better than any other previous Mind the Bridge (which is a great sign). MORE

• JULY 23 2009 Introducing MTB ITALIA

  This has been my most important personal objective in the last several months as head of the foundation.
  Now, after a long selection process, it's with real pleasure that I announce the launch of our Italy based operations. MORE

• JULY 19 2009 MtB on fellow

  I often thought that it would be cool to have a magazine focused on the bridges between US and Italy.
  Well, not too long ago Marco Pratellesi (head of corriere.it) introduced me to the new born FELLOW Magazine, a dual-language magazine on topics of Italian-American interests. MORE

• JUNE 13 2009 Mind the Bridge at RomaIII, June 13th

  At the University Roma III of Rome there is an interesting and increasing number of initiatives aiming to fill the gap between the Italian academic world and the new emerging industrial eco-system made of a number of national companies no longer interested in making business on the small regional scale, but rather in growing up internationally and provide the global market with high-tech products and services. MORE

• JUNE 26 2009 MtB at La Sapienza with Alumn

  On Friday 26th June, I will be presenting the Mind the Bridge initiative to "Scuola Volterra" at the department of Physics of "Sapienza Universita' di Roma". MORE

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  JUNE 22 2009 Mind the Bridge is formally recognized as a charitable organization

  Mind The Bridge is not just a website or a name. It is a California non-profit corporation that is qualified as a tax exempt organization under section 501(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Organizations described in section 501(c)(3) are also commonly referred to as “charitable organizations”. MORE

• JUNE 8 2009 MtB 2009/10 - The Race is Open!

  Since May 25th, the Mind the Bridge 2009/10 cycle is up and running. The deadline to submit your business plan is Aug 25th. MORE

• APRIL 7 2009 Zooppa is the winner

  In an unusual cold and rainy evening in Sunnyvale (CA), the MTB Gran Finale got to its apax.
  The startup-impressive ambiance of the Plug&Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, filled up by 6.30PM with an interesting mix of somewhat-Italian-related professionals, professional Silicon Valley investors, and startups representatives from multiple corners of the world (with a high concentration from India)... MORE

• MARCH 12 2009 The GYM is open!

  We initially announced it during the Venture Camp in Venice, and then earlier this year.
  Now the Mind the Bridge Gymnasium is finally a reality! MORE