Silicon Valley Peers Not Italian Peers

“when you talk to him and find yourself discussing the prospects of Italian capitalism, the entrenched positions in the world of finance, the cross vetoes, the inability to look beyond one's own bell tower, Del Vecchio cites the new masters of Silicon Valley to highlight the difference in speed compared to some of our local managers. Del Vecchio speaks with Zuckerberg, follows Elon Musk, studies Bezos. He feels like one of them, a disruptor, not a fading industrialist.”

“His mentality is closer to that of Elon Musk than to the Italian entrepreneurs of his time: get to the heart of the matter, the fundamental truths, to find answers to strategic questions, he explains to me.”