companies .” Carnevale adds , “ At HITS we follow a rigorously messy innovation approach going from ideation , proof of concept ( POC ), minimum viable product ( MVP ), and finally iteration with customers until we get to an MVP that we can try to scale .” With POC taking between 30 and 60 days , and MVP between three and six months , local or international scaling can commence once the value hypothesis of the project has been validated . Then , analysing trends and gauging strategic priorities , HITS is able to anticipate customer pain points and address them in the overall design .

HITS tailors its value proposition to startups based on the candidate ’ s level of development , with a primary focus on pre-Seed to post-Series A companies . “ For the ones in pre-Seed or Seed , we help lower their burn rate by providing free office space in our 600m 2 ‘ Innovation Garage ’ in Zurich and get their first paying customers . This is particularly relevant for B2B startups where lack of credentials and track

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EXECUTIVE PROFILE :

Location : Italy

Stefano Bison is in charge of the Unit responsible for sourcing , originating and launching , at Group / global level , new business initiatives and new ( strategic ) partnerships with startups or other leading companies , triggering business innovation / transformation in the Generali Group . He is an ex-management consultant ( Senior Manager at The Boston Consulting Group ) and , previously , investment banker ( at Lehman Brothers – FIG M & A , then Nomura after LB bail-out ). In his spare time he also acts as an angel investor and entrepreneur mentor to various startups . businesschief . eu