Silvio Pestrin Farina

Silvio Pestrin Farina is (Buenos Aires, 1975) is an Argentina businessman and systems developer. He is the creator of FictionCity, an online social network for artists founded in Buenos Aires. H

Silvio Pestrin Farina
Founder – FictionCity.net
Personal details
BornJanuary 20, 1975
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ProfessionComputer engineering
Websitehttp://www.FictionCity.net

Professional life

Pestrin Farina studied computer engineering at the University of Belgrano in 1992. In 1998 he then began working 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] the world's first online bank, which was later sold to the Banco Santander Central Hispano for $705 million.[2]

FictionCity.net

In 2009 Pestrin Farina founded FictionCity, a social networking site for artists and companies looking to connect with artistic talent. The project was completed over the span of 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] was described by the Director of CIO América Marcelo Lozano as "Un Hubble para descubrir nuevas estrellas (a telescope to discover new stars)".[6] Later that year Farina was called 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] has been translated into 12 languages, and has expanded to open offices in Santiago, São Paulo, Miami, Mexico City, and Barcelona.[8]

References
  1. Daniel Sousa (March 3, 2012). "A stimulus to the creators". La Prensa. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  2. "En la Web hay muchas burbujas y pocas empresas". Diario Ambito Financiero. July 17, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  3. "Desde Argentina nace una red social global para artistas y diseñadores". Canal-AR Technologica a Diario. January 13, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  4. "FictionCity.Net, triplica su valor real". Canal-AR Technologica a Diario. March 10, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  5. "Cómo convertirse en un emprendedor global". Cronista. 04/10/11. Retrieved February 16, 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. Marcelo Lozano (July 25, 2011). "Fiction City, "la red social" de los artistas". CIO América Latina. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  7. Marcelo Lozano (October 21, 2011). "Predicciones IT 2012 by Silvio Pestrin Farina". CIO América Latina. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  8. MATÍAS BONELLI. "Launch 'Facebook Argentine' exclusive artists". Cronista. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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