Real stories.
No filters.
Where we begin. And why now.
The premise is simple. Italy has talent, has builders, has people doing serious work with AI. What it does not have is a single place where those conversations happen, unedited, in public. This podcast is the first attempt at that place.
Each episode is one conversation with one founder or builder. No script. What we ship, what we kill, what we learned the hard way.
You don't need permission to make something. You need someone to ask the right question, on the record, while you figure it out. — from episode 01
What we cover.
How real founders ship.
Not the polished story. The 3 AM pivots, the customer calls that changed everything, the bet that paid off.
AI as leverage.
Not the tools they use. The workflows that compound. What changed in their team after adopting AI seriously.
The Italian angle.
Building from here, competing globally. What works, what breaks, what nobody tells you before you start.
Where ideas
meet people.
What is next.
02 · scheduledDinner Lucca · Sep 2026
Hackathon Italy · TBA 2026
The back catalogue.
03 · archive
Horizons 1st edition · Pisa
Roundtable Sant'Anna · Pisa
Want to co-host an event?
If you run a community, a university lab, or an early-stage company in Italy and want to put builders in the same room, write us. We co-build the format.
Free coaching
for founders.
One session, sixty minutes, no upsell. Strategy, AI adoption, or the question keeping you up at 3 AM. 4 slots a month.
You write one email.
Three questions, three short answers. What you are building, the real blocker, why this conversation matters this week. No forms, no calendars, no funnel.
I read it within 48 hours.
If there is signal, you hear back with a few open slots. If we are not a fit, I point you somewhere better. Either way, you get a reply.
Sixty minutes on Google Meet.
Italian or English. You bring the context, I bring the questions. We work the actual problem. No chitchat, no fifteen-minute recap at the end.
You leave with three things to do.
A short follow-up with the calls we made, what to test first, what to ignore. Written so you can act on it Monday morning, not next quarter.
You ship. That's it.
One session, on purpose. If you want to come back later with new context, the inbox is open. The point is not the meeting, the point is what you do after.
I've spent years in pharma and life sciences leading AI projects, working with founders, and scaling teams through messy transitions. Now I give back to the Italian startup ecosystem, one conversation at a time.
Apply in one email.
Tell me what you are building and what is blocking you. If there is signal, you hear back within 48 hours. If it is not a fit, I point you somewhere better.
Not for everyone.
→ YES, apply if
- You've started building. Even a hacky MVP counts.
- You have a specific question, not "let's chat".
- You're ready to be honest about what is not working.
- You will actually do something with what we discuss.
- You're Italian, Italy-based, or building for Italy.
→ NOT a fit if
- You want someone to validate your idea without pushback.
- You're looking for funding, introductions or a team.
- You haven't started building. Come back when you have.
- You want to "pick my brain" about AI in general.
- You expect a second, third, fourth session.