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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.
Silvio Pestrin Farina
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| Founder – FictionCity.net | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Profession | Computer engineering |
| Website | http://www.FictionCity.net |
Professional life edit
Pestrin 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 edit
In 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.