Name Silvio Farina | ||
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Profession Ingenieria en informatica Website http://www.fictioncity.netSilvio Pestrin Farina on Twitter | ||
Fictioncity net entrevista a silvio pestrin farina en el programa plata fresca
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
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- Fictioncity net entrevista a silvio pestrin farina en el programa plata fresca
- Professional life
- FictionCitynet
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Fictioncity net entrevista a silvio pestrin farina en el programa plata fresca
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, the world's first online bank, which was later sold to the Banco Santander Central Hispano for $705 million.
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. The site officially launched in January 2011. Within sixty days of launching, the website's value grew to over $18 million., was described by the Director of CIO América Marcelo Lozano as "Un Hubble para descubrir nuevas estrellas (a telescope to discover new stars)". Later that year Farina was called one of the three most innovative recent digital entrepreneurs to come out of Argentina. The site has over 150,000 users in 31 countries, has been translated into 12 languages, and has expanded to open offices in Santiago, São Paulo, Miami, Mexico City, and Barcelona.