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Silvio Pestrin Farina (Buenos Aires, 1975) is an Argentinian businessman and systems developer. He is the creator of FictionCity, an online social network founded in Buenos Aires for artists.
Founder – FictionCity.net | |
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Personal details | |
Born | January 20, 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Profession | Computer engineering |
Website | http://www.FictionCity.net |
Professional life
editPestrin Farina studied computer engineering at the University of Belgrano in 1992. In 1998, he started his career at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as a Java and Visual Basic language developer. In 1999, he became involved in the founding of Patagon.com,[1] one of the world's first online banks, which was later sold to Banco Santander Central Hispano for $705 million.[2]
FictionCity.net
editIn 2009, Pestrin Farina founded FictionCity, a social networking site for artists and companies searching for artistic talent. The project was completed over fourteen months with an initial investment of $1 million.[3] The site officially launched in January 2011.[1] Within sixty days of launching, the website's value grew to over $18 million.[4][5] The Director of CIO América Marcelo Lozano described the growth as "Un Hubble para descubrir nuevas estrellas (a telescope to discover new stars)".[6] Later that year, Farina was described as one of the three most innovative recent digital entrepreneurs to come out of Argentina.[7] The site has over 150,000 users in 31 countries,[2] been translated into twelve languages,[citation needed] and expanded to open offices in Santiago, São Paulo, Miami, Mexico City, and Barcelona.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Daniel Sousa (March 3, 2012). "A stimulus to the creators". La Prensa. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ a b "En la Web hay muchas burbujas y pocas empresas". Diario Ambito Financiero. July 17, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ "Desde Argentina nace una red social global para artistas y diseñadores". Canal-AR Technologica a Diario. January 13, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ "FictionCity.Net, triplica su valor real". Canal-AR Technologica a Diario. March 10, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ "Cómo convertirse en un emprendedor global". Cronista. October 4, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ Marcelo Lozano (July 25, 2011). "Fiction City, "la red social" de los artistas". CIO América Latina. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ Marcelo Lozano (October 21, 2011). "Predicciones IT 2012 by Silvio Pestrin Farina". CIO América Latina. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ MATÍAS BONELLI. "Launch 'Facebook Argentine' exclusive artists". Cronista. Retrieved February 15, 2012.