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The Riva Iseo hybrid engine that produces zero emissions
The Riva brand, icon of luxury and tradition of the Ferretti Group, has led to water a new model with unique characteristics. The Riva Iseo, a 27-foot cruise ship, is destined to become this summer on a boat for lovers of both design and navigation on lakes and in the open sea.
A design with smooth lines and elegant, it joins a planned interior configuration of the eight meters. Faithful to a tradition of distinctive design Riva ebony materials such as wood, worked by hand and pistol, which marks a hallmark of corporate style.
But undoubtedly the big news in this new Italian boat is adding a hybrid engine that produces zero emissions when used exclusively electric version. Its use is intended especially without sacrificing power and speed to navigate enclaves water, at sea or in lakes and nature reserves, to date, were forbidden to motor boats.
The standard version of the Riva Iseo is equipped with a Yanmar 260 260mhp 6BY2 Yanmar 350 engine and propulsion ZT350 duoprop mixed, allowing the vessel to reach a top speed of 34 knots. While the hybrid version that uses holding shares both similar motor responses.
The Riva Iseo is also the first yacht of its kind equipped with an Iphone and use GPS simultaneously. With software designed specifically for the Riva Iseo can know the weather forecast, listen to live radio, television and listen to music with the best quality sound.
“We wanted to create a sophisticated cruiser, ideal for lakes and the sea, which meet all requirements for comfort, ease of transport to be appreciated not only for boating enthusiasts,” Mauro Micheli and Sergio include Beretta, founders of the Officina Italian Design. “This led to the creation of a small model with all the comforts of a luxury yacht large,” he adds.
Iseo Riva boat is already on sale from 280,000 euros. While the hybrid version will be available later this year.
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Trying to become a successful technology entrepreneur
I believe many technology SMEs, given the stage of maturity at which they are found, the challenge to become large companies with staffing numbers had not suspected to start business. And here are some pitfalls that are worth considering, because the traditional response to the need to “formalize” professionalize organizations or may not be suitable for technology companies.
Here are some tips to consider:
1. Technology companies, the dynamism of its business and markets in which they operate, they require more leaders than managers. To clarify, I put two counterexamples:
* If we consider an auto parts company a sole proprietorship, which substantially increased the capacity of its owner to find an interesting niche, it is likely that during the explosive growth, has requested to shore up the leadership of the original owner, with managers able to properly structure the financial, human resources, technology and even institutional relations. These managers act as a counterweight to the owner, who may be considered a visionary or leader, but executives will probably need to lower the dreams strategic and operational plans.
2. Another fundamental guidelines for technology companies is supporting far fewer inter dependencies than other companies. Put another way: in an organization whose product changes every 20 years, is tolerable (increasingly less) prior to innovate with a client or product, employees should consult half a dozen departments and three hierarchical levels. In a technology firm, this is suicide.
If a company, an employee has to ask permission to more than three people to do something, you probably already suffering and this is directly affecting the results. This is not a subject of analysis when companies are born, as it handles everything with a certain informality and organizations grow in spite of having few controls, taking risks that are only tolerable for small business.
3. Losing control in faith. The business growth is idealized. Of course it’s rewarding to see that the organization grows and the entrepreneur dreams are made, but in parallel, it is almost inevitable that the entrepreneur begins to feel a loss of power over your product that you lose sleep at night. “The project leader sought XX customer like never before treated, the product has flaws that are unacceptable to me”, etc.
4. Develop information systems relevant measure results! This is a much more common in technology companies, with its natural orientation processes in the rest of the companies. In fact, it is more common in a growing organization has weaknesses in all measurements, while the technology in what usually happens is that is measured, but what matters is not measured.