My formal education is in Management Engineering, with a focus on finance, operations, information systems and project management.
Alongside university, I have continued to study software, product development, finance and project work whenever something I was building required a deeper understanding.
The programme connected finance, data analysis, information systems, supply chain, industrial logistics and project management.
It gave me a framework for analysing decisions while I was learning to design and build digital products.
My thesis follows the development of a software product from the initial idea to a minimum viable product.
It examines funding, team formation and management, followed by the Inception, Construction and Release phases.
Part of this research later provided the academic foundation for the Project Management course I designed and taught for ITS Logistica Sostenibile in 2024. The course used the PMBOK® Guide — Seventh Edition as its main bibliographic reference.
My independent study has followed four recurring areas connected to the products, tools and systems I was building.
Fcamuso, JAVA 1: base, from zero
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0qAPtx8YtJe2dpE7di4aPJwrQuRD6IDD
Fcamuso, JAVA 2: the OOP
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0qAPtx8YtJee1dk24wX-68yHTnMfzdX5
Fcamuso, JAVA 3: programs with UI
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0qAPtx8YtJfRML8EDs7v9nwjdOt6dvaf
Fcamuso, Java 4: Android
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0qAPtx8YtJeqmBWbE1Rbac2QWHoPCjR2
Fcamuso, Database building
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0qAPtx8YtJcJPSV4sOfhLtPbtQ-yycFH
Fcamuso, Dart and Flutter
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0qAPtx8YtJftaLnIroe7q9udsc9_qg6x
Udacity, Android development - Basic (Dimissed)
Udacity, Android development - Intermediate (Dimissed)
Udacity, Android development - Advanced (Dimissed)
Udacity, Java programming basics
https://www.udacity.com/course/java-programming-basics--ud282
Udacity, Firebase in a Weekend: Android
https://www.udacity.com/course/firebase-in-a-weekend-by-google-android--ud0352
Udacity, Software Architecture & Design
https://www.udacity.com/course/software-architecture-design--ud821
Udacity, Software Development Process
https://www.udacity.com/course/software-development-process--ud805
Udacity, Product design
Udacity, How to Build a Startup
https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-build-a-startup--ep245
Stanford, How to Start a Startup (Lectures)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL11qn6zM2Y3bMZdChxEqHKaCaKUjwItGL
Udacity, Introduction to Digital Project Management
https://www.udacity.com/course/introduction-to-digital-project-management--ud043
Udacity, Managing Remote Teams
https://www.udacity.com/course/managing-remote-teams-with-upwork--ud942
Vibhor Chandel, all courses about Agile project management and many interesting videos
Lacerba, many interviews to entrepreneurs
Marco Montemagno, many interviews to entrepreneurs
Startup Geeks, many interviews to entrepreneurs
Mr RIP, many informations about software engineering and Google
FINANCE
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist - B. Feld, J. Mendelson, 2019
The Holloway Guide to Equity - J. Levy, J. Wallin, 2020
BUSINESS
The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company - S. Blank, 2012
Lean startup - E. Ries, 2011
Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything - G. Kawasaki, 2015
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - D. H. Pink, 2011
Zapier's guide to working remotely - W. Foster, 2019
Remote: Office Not Required - J. Fried, D. Heinemeier, 2013
Remote, Inc.: How to Thrive at Work ... Wherever You Are - R. C. Pozen, A. Samuel, 2021
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Disciplined Agile Delivery: A Practitioner's Guide to Agile Software Delivery in the Enterprise - S. W. Ambler, M. Lines, 2012
Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK Guide) Fourth Edition - SCRUMstudy, 2022
Kanban and Scrum, making the most of both - H. Kniberg, M. Skarin, 2012
Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty - M. Connors, C. Todd Lombardo, B. McCarthy, E. Ryan, 2017
Part of - Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming over Time - T. Winters, T. Manshreck, H. Wright, 2020
Quick reading of - Software estimation best practices tools and techniques - M. Chemuturi, 2009
Synthesis of - Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship - R. C. Martin, 2008
MARKETING
This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See - S. Godin, 2012
Contagious: Why Things Catch on - J. Berger, 2016
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products - N. Eyal, 2014
Growth hacking. Grow your business online - F. Simonetti, L. Barboni, 2017
DESIGN
Smashing UX Design: Foundations for Designing Online User Experiences - J. Allen, J. Chudley, 2012
Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability - S. Krug, 2005
Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design - W. Lidwell, 2010
OTHERS
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress - S. Pinker, 2018
Ego Is the Enemy - R. Holiday, 2016
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, A. Vance, 2017
The Wolf of Wall Street - J. Belfort, 2008
The Old Man and the Sea - E. Hemingway, 1952
History of greek philosophy - L. De Crescenzo 2017