I have always taken parallel paths to my studies. From one of these at the end of 2020 was born the idea and project of PickEat as first version, we pivoted in 2023 to event industry after a great test:   
we launched our first MVP at the event of Mercatino del Gusto with 40,000 people reached and 12,000 app accesses (22% of total orders booked through PickEat).

We've seen different solution that are trying to implement app on user side to skip the queue and order online. But there are many issues. 

This is why we want to start on vendor side at the stadium. Understanding the production time of any single item, how many orders they can manage at the same time and supplies. With those data working to make a distribution before the game and know exactly the capacity ptoduction time slot per timeslot. 
Then, we can optimise supplies and distribution with pre-orders and machine learning (or AI as today is more popular) on previous orders. 

Then, we can move on user side and let them order and pay via smartphone, the available timeslots willl be the timeslots where the vedor still has capacity. At the same time we don't want to move the line on digital side, so we'll be the vendor with a notification to notify to the user that the order is ready. 

We want to optimize production capacity, saving costs and waste (becasue you make errors due to the stress) and at the same time we offer to fans an experience on the game with no wasting time. 

My experience:
- First place at The Samsung Innovation Camp 2019 
- Second place at Hackathon organized by The Silicon Valley Study Tour
- The webinar cycle "Go to Silicon Valley Virtually" 2020
- Bachelor’s degree in Economy of Maritime Companies and Transport Logistics, in the Economics 
   Department at Università di Genova (UNIGE).
- Course of Higher Education in "Coaching Industry 4.0" of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa
- Doha Study Mission 2022
- Silicon Valley Study Tour 2022

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David Rivier

CPTO / CPO | Turnaround / Transformation, Startups advisor and Due Diligence | Product Mentor #Insurtech #Fintech #Retailtech #Platform #Marketplace #AI #SaaS

Transforming, scaling, and creating enterprise value in Product & Tech-driven businesses.

I’m a CPTO / CPO who partners with boards, investors, and founders to architect product-led value creation and drive sustainable growth. My focus is aligning strategy, product, GTM, and technology to deliver measurable outcomes and profitable exit— from turnaround to scale-up.

My experience spans investor-backed, corporate and private environments across Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS, retail, and travel tech, working with global brands such as Skype, Skyscanner, Barclays, and HP, as well as start-ups and scale-ups including UnderwriteMe, WonderBill (Shell / BCG X), Concrete Platform (now Quinyx), and 118118Money.

Core Impact Areas:
 - Turnarounds: re-platformed legacy systems, rebuilt tech & product organisations, and positioned businesses for profitable exits. - Growth & Scaling: expanded product and commercial operations across 20+ markets, driving revenue and operational efficiency.
- Transformation: SaaS, AI, and cloud modernisation; monetisation; and digital reinvention. - Strategy: enterprise, product, and go-to-market strategy; investor-aligned execution; leadership development.

Beyond the Day Job: 
Mentor, guest lecturer and panelist on entrepreneurship and product leadership at Genoa University, Georgetown, LBS, and SMU — helping leaders and entrepreneurs to connect product strategy with business performance.

Wharton Alum (AMP-87)

Chief Product Officer (CPO)

UnderwriteMe is fully owned by Pacific Life Re, and was founded in 2012. UnderwriteMe is a leading InsurTech provider across Europe, Asia, Australia, United States and Canada. With an expanding portfolio, our mission is to provide technology solutions that enable our partners to transform and disrupt the life insurance industry.

I really enjoyed spending time last week with the student-founders at Genoa Entrepreneurship School, just back from Columbia University, where they studied International Business Creation.
A few days are usually enough to see the same pattern repeat: early growth is comforting, while clarity can be uncomfortable. One student, Alexis, captured it perfectly: “It’s like a shovel to the face.” Amusing, yet very true! 😂 
Spending usually most of my time working on turnaround and transformation, going back to where companies are created is always refreshing, and a moment for reflection. The biggest reminder last week was that product–market fit isn’t a milestone, regardless of the organisation’s stage. It’s a system that looks for real usage, retention, pull, and unit economics that don’t break under growth. Break one link, and the rest becomes just noise.
Once again, I really enjoyed working with this year’s cohort. The quality of reflection and the discipline of everyone in the room were impressive and a testament to the team's hard work! Thanks again to Guglielmo, Paolo and Tommaso!

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