The Author
Argentine born entrepreneur, passionate about technology and robots in particular. Pioneered the game development scene in Buenos Aires. Currently leading Popego, an innovative software company that's building meaning with code and guts.
Proud Of
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Popego
Founder & CEO - Building meaning with bytes in the semantic web. -
Meaningtool
Popego's flagship semantic engine for the masses and the businesses. -
The Whuffie Bank
Co-Founder - Changing money forever with optimal reputation algorithms. -
Three Melons
Former Creative Director - Crafted games that made brands engaging. -
Game Developers Association
Co-Founder - Explaining mothers in Argentina how games are art. -
Palermo Valley
Co-Founder - The entrepreneurial neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. -
Evoluxion
Founder - Made games for the football conoisseur.
Good Stuff
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Strange Knot
Emiliano Kargieman - Technologist and Venture Capitalist pursuing true change in this world. -
Cosas Que Te Pasan Si Estás Vivo
Liniers - My brother, responsible for most of my cultural background and world famous comic artist. -
Riesgo & Recompensa
Santiago Bilinkis - Great entrepreneur with a clear and sharp style for sharing experiences. -
Denken Uber
Mariano Amartino - Simple and elegant blog that covers the buzz of the tech scene. -
Ariel Arrieta
An authority in online marketing and advertising, making sense of all the wandering bits of the net. -
Psico Geek
Ismael Briasco - A very open and outspoken entrepreneur always sharing good tips from his experience.
Innovation-ism (Part I)
Written 2 years ago
Throughout life it’s common to change and evolve your points of view. I can certainly say that I had one opinion on Marxism before I went to Cuba, and a completely different one when I got back. (My father was a smart guy sending me there when I was 20). It’s the natural reality check you need to get through as you grow up.
But there’s one thing that never changed and has been the kernel of my values since a kid: Originality. It’s the only core ideology I support. It’s the reason I never liked Oasis and the reason I worship Monty Python.
Of course, originality is not a concept that goes in strict opposition to influence. In every respectable work of art or science, there’s always the recognition to the great ones that came before. Newton couldn’t put it any better with his humble gulliverian words:
If I can see further than anyone else, it is only because I am standing on the shoulders of giants.
But originality is not free: risk is intrinsical to it. For instance, it’s easy to go beyond the threshold of influence to end up making something nobody understands. But that’s not a sin.
What’s dangerous is the lack of risk taking. There’s no possible progress in any kind of endeavor —be that a startup or a government— if you’re crafting the mediocre replication of someone else’s vision. That’s why I’m so passionate for the software industry; in this game, what pays off is always originality’s rational manifestation: Innovation.
(To be continued)
