This is just a small piece of evidence that adds to all the evidence I have about a simple but true statement: “Italy is ready for venture capital yet no one does anything”.

Will we ever be able to solve this problem? Live and see.

I have seen OpenCoffees prosperate all around Europe and America with the exception of Italy.

Are we ready for it? If so, why isn’t anyone doing anything? I’m pretty sure an OpenCoffee in Italy would be a wonderful thing, and every person I talk to thinks the same, yet no one is taking action to start anything.

There are similar initiatives, but they are not born with openness as one of the core principles.

If you’re wondering why I don’t start an OpenCoffee instead of whining about it on my blog, it’s because of my geographic position. I live deep in the South, where most people only go on Vacation and where no one would go for an OpenCoffee, so I guess I’m entitled to wish for someone in a better position to begin working on an Italian OpenCoffee

I hope laziness it the only reason OpenCoffees are not being organized in Italy, instead of the usual trust-no-one approach we have to enterpreneurship, so I keep my fingers crossed waiting to see what will happen in the next few months.

As I keep telling people I work with, there’s no more time, we have to take action now, or stop thinking about it.