Albert School x POLIMI Graduate School of Management : "Among Thousands of Entrepreneurs: What Really Makes One Stand Out?"

Every year, thousands of people start companies. A small fraction raise funding. An even smaller fraction build something that lasts. What separates them is not luck or timing alone — it is mindset, execution, and the ability to recognise what actually matters at each stage of growth.

This free online session explores that question from two distinct angles: the investor who evaluates founders, and the founder who is living it.

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Speakers

Elena Lavezzi — Investor & operator perspective‍

CEO of ZNEXT, the €60M venture builder backed by Zanichelli Editore, investing in high-growth companies in learning, work, and wellbeing. Previously: Marketing Manager at Uber (100 → 15,000 people), General Manager Italy & DACH at Circle, Head of Southern Europe at Revolut, and Chief Strategy Officer at Kuda.

Alfredo Palena — Founder perspective
‍A young founder sharing what the decisions actually look like on the ground — and what he would do differently.

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Moderated by

‍Floriano Bollettini, General Director Italy at Albert School, and Prof. Angelo Cavallo, Associate Dean at POLIMI Graduate School of Management — both co-directors of the Master in AI & Entrepreneurship.

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