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Personal profile
Research interests
Paolo has a long experience in startup and innovation: he is Co-founder of Vertical, an Open Innovation company making businesses better by adding startups to the equation. Paolo has been involved in business acceleration and startups for several years; as Director of AppCampus at the Aalto University-Microsoft-Nokia program with a 21M€ fund, as Advisor (TechMinsk, Energyspin), Mentor (Startup Bootcamp, Startup Sauna), and running a 7 million people, 10M USD/year online community as a Vice President at Fox Mobile Distribution in Germany.
Earlier Paolo spent 12 years at Nokia developing his Go To Market & Business Development Skills across the world, spending five years in Singapore, living in +1- countries and visiting +60 ones. Earlier in his career, he developed his Change Management and Process Improvement skills with General Electric in Italy and USA HQs.
He has co-written a few papers on innovation & ecosystem development (Tekes Vigo report) and enjoys moderating panels and mentor Startups at events.
Paolo has a degree in Management and Production Engineering from University Politecnico di Milano, with a passion for helping create new business and develop existing ones.
Education/Academic qualification
Polytechnic University of Milan
1 Aug 1984 → 1 Feb 1993
Award Date: 1 Feb 1993
External positions
Advisor, TechMinsk Accelerator
1 Aug 2019 → …Vice President, Fox Mobile Group (FMG)
1 Jun 2019 → 31 Dec 2019Advisor, Energy Spin
1 May 2017 → 31 Dec 2018Advisor, Limitless.app
1 Aug 2016 → …Co-founder & Board Member, Vertical
1 Feb 2015 → …Mentor, Startupbootcamp
1 Aug 2013 → 31 Dec 2019Advisor, UBI Global
1 Apr 2013 → 31 Dec 2017Director, AppCampus Accelerator, Aalto University
1 May 2012 → 31 Mar 2016Advisor, MusicSense
1 Jan 2012 → 31 Dec 2018Advisor, GoalShouter Srl
1 Jan 2011 → …Coach, Startup Sauna
1 Sep 2010 → 31 Dec 2019Director, Nokia Oyj
1 Oct 1996 → 31 May 2019Fingerprint
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Research output
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Startup accelerators and the role of TEKES
Halme, K., Salminen, K., Wiikeri, J., Rouvinen, P., Kotiranta, A., Pajarinen, M., Barge, B., Walker, A., Miller, C., Borella, P. & Autio, E., 2018, TEKES. 117 p. (Tekesin katsaus).Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Startup accelerators: entrepreneurial match makers
Bhatli, D., Borella, P., Jelassi, T. & Saillant, N., 2015, Ideas in Marketing, Finding the New and Polishing the Old: Proceedings of the 2013 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference. Kubacki, K. (ed.). SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter or book article › General public