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Francesco Patarnello

Questioner · DISC type c
Co-Founder at Bending Spoons
📍 Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Francesco is the Co-founder of Bending Spoons, a leading mobile app company with over 200 million downloads. With an MSc from the Technical University of Denmark, he focuses on data-driven growth and user acquisition and is a certified Endeavor TOP 5% Entrepreneur.

He is passionate about identifying and developing exceptional talent. He created "First Ascent, " an event that flies the top 20 European tech students to Copenhagen to celebrate their skills and introduce them to his companys culture and opportunities.

Unique fact: He was a teaching assistant for a masters class on Modern Photonics at DTU, supervising students on waveguiding problems and laser dynamics.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Personality Overview

How Francesco shows up

Not Easily Convinced
Value Seeker
Cautious & Analytical

They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Priorities

Topics Francesco cares about

Talent Acquisition
He created an exclusive event, "First Ascent, " to fly the 20 best European tech students to his company to attract top-tier talent.
Growth Marketing
His primary professional focus is on everything related to growth and user acquisition, with a strong emphasis on data-driven performance.
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Career

Work history

6-2013
Co-Founder
Bending Spoons
9-2010 - 6-2013
Co-Founder & CEO
Evertale
9-2009 - 12-2009
Teaching Assistant
DTU Fotonik
In the press

Media appearances

Francesco Patarnello - Co-Founder @ Bending Spoons - Crunchbase. Featured in Crunchbase
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Francesco Patarnello - Co-founder at Bending Spoons - The Org. Featured in The Org
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Education
2008 - 2010
MSc
DTU - Technical University of Denmark
2007 - 2008
MSc
Università degli Studi di Padova
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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