Formtaste Innovations

Printie is a smart multipurpose vending kiosk which enables useful functions for users and location owners. It's controlled remotely and low maintenance.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry IT Services
  • Location Dublin, Ireland
  • Currency EUR
  • Founded July 2013
  • Employees 3
  • Website formtaste.com

Company Summary

The Printie kiosk (www.printie.com) offers the following functions: printing, in-store ordering, loyalty programs, payment of bills, scanning, couponing, copying, information point. Printie is placed at universities, stores and shopping centers, co-working spaces, libraries, airports as well as bus and train stations.

We work through prevailing distributors of vending machines on the market who place and maintain the machines (kiosks).

Team

  • Worked as an associate in assurance at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and as an intern in assurance at Ernst & Young (EY).
    Graduated in Economics, Money and finance.
    Worked as an accountant for more than 4 years.

  • Cofounded 3 startups before Formtaste (Mobolo, Sappcor, Shanghai Summer School). The latter two were under his directorship and both have turned into profitable businesses to date.
    In 2013 chosen as one out of three young people with the highest potential in Europe at therecommendation of the German ambassador.
    Led the summer school in Shanghai which had more than 200 participants in just 3 years.

  • Graduated in law cum laude.
    Finished his entrepreneurship course as #1 in his class at the University of Oklahoma, USA.
    Worked as a tax consultant at Ernst & Young, a legal consultant at a Slovenian law office and as an insurance broker (property & D&O).
    Organized a networking community between outstanding students in Slovene Young Executive Society to help these students launch their professional careers.

  • Lived and worked in Hong Kong for 5 years.
    Cofounder of a clothing distribution company in Hong Kong which became an exclusive distributor for the Asian market for 7 international brands and was dealing with 60 different suppliers and 200+ retail/multibrand stores.
    Personally managed logistics, records and warehouse organization for all incoming and outgoing shipments for 2 years (approximately 150.000 items per season – 4 seasons per year).

  • Director of Design

    22 years experience in CAD – CAM modeling, engineering, design and rendering (started at the age of 14).
    10 years of experience in yacht design and engineering. Designed more than 20 yachts – to mention Zeelander 44, Shipman 59, Greenline 48, Windy Chinook 44.
    Shared 1st place in the competition for adaptation of Ljubljanica river and its bridges.

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