

PugliaTechs Talks - Jan 2026 - Bootstrapping from Puglia: War Stories
โ๐บ๐ธ (Italian version below)
Join us on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Sidea Group โ Bari for a new edition of PugliaTechs Talks, dedicated to one of the toughest (and most real) journeys in tech: bootstrapping and scaling a global business from Southern Italy.
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No theory, no hype decks: just war stories from the field, shared by people who have built and operated for global markets starting from Puglia.
โWhat weโll explore
โ๐ Building global companies from Puglia
โ๐ Bootstrapping strategies without external funding
โ๐ ๏ธ Technical, operational, and market challenges in the early stages
โโ๏ธ Hard-earned lessons from scaling products and teams internationally
โ๐ Speakers
โTech & Global Business Track
๐ค The challenges of starting a global business: lessons from the field
Alessandro Capriati โ Antibot Engineer & Reverse Engineer
A practical talk on technical and strategic obstacles when launching and operating a global company from Puglia.
โFounder Perspective
๐ค Bootstrapping from Puglia: war stories from building for global markets
Mike Rubini โ Founder & CEO @ FlatNine
An honest founder story about resilience, growth, and scaling beyond local borders.
โ๐ When
โThursday, January 29, 2026 | 6:30 โ 7:30 PM CET
โ๐ Where: Sidea Group โ Bari (Italy)
๐ฅ Livestream available on YouTube
โ๐ฐ Price: Free of charge
โ๐ Booking: Advance registration required โ seats are limited.
If you canโt attend, please unregister so someone else can join.
โ๐ Language: The event will be held in English to welcome an international audience.
โNo theory. No shortcuts.
Only real stories from the field. โ๏ธ๐
โ๐ฎ๐น
PugliaTechs Talks โ Gen 2026
Bootstrapping from Puglia: War Stories
โUnisciti a noi giovedรฌ 29 gennaio 2026 presso Sidea Group โ Bari per una nuova edizione dei PugliaTechs Talks, dedicata a uno dei percorsi piรน duri e reali nel mondo tech: avviare e scalare un business globale in bootstrapping partendo dal Sud Italia.
โUn evento senza teoria e senza hype.
Solo esperienze vere dal campo, raccontate da chi costruisce prodotti e aziende per mercati globali partendo dalla Puglia.
โDi cosa parleremo
โ๐ Costruire aziende globali dalla Puglia
โ๐ Bootstrapping senza finanziamenti esterni
โ๐ ๏ธ Sfide tecniche, operative e di mercato nelle fasi iniziali
โโ๏ธ Lezioni apprese scalando prodotti e team a livello internazionale
โ๐ Speaker
โTrack Tech & Business Globale
๐ค Le sfide di avviare un business globale: lezioni dal campo
Alessandro Capriati โ Antibot Engineer & Reverse Engineer
Un talk pratico sugli ostacoli tecnici e strategici nel costruire unโazienda globale partendo dalla Puglia.
โProspettiva Founder
๐ค Bootstrapping dalla Puglia: war stories per mercati globali
Mike Rubini โ Founder & CEO @ FlatNine
Un racconto diretto su crescita, resilienza e scaling oltre i confini locali.
โ๐ Quando
โGiovedรฌ 29 gennaio 2026 | 18:30 โ 19:30 CET
โ๐ Dove
โSidea Group โ Bari (Italia)
๐ฅ Diretta YouTube disponibile
โ๐ฐ Prezzo
โEvento gratuito
โ๐ Registrazione
โRegistrazione anticipata richiesta โ posti limitati.
Se non puoi partecipare, annulla lโiscrizione per liberare il posto.
โ๐ Lingua
โLโevento si terrร in inglese, aperto a un pubblico internazionale.
โNiente teoria. Niente scorciatoie.
Solo storie vere dal campo. โ๏ธ๐