Interview with Federico Carducci, CTO of MyNet, an innovative management software meant for companies that facilitates workflow organization.
Since time is money, companies need to make their workflow as efficient as possible: this is where technology steps in. MyNet is the “corporate app” that can revolutionize the business world.
What is MyNet, exactly?
MyNet is the ideal management software for companies that believe in the value of human resources. It’s a highly customizable all-in-one solution useful for communication, sharing and planning every company’s operational sector’s workflow. You can choose from 13 different Modules, and, thanks to a secure and tested API system, MyNet is completely interfaceable with the most known management softwares around. Through a single digital hub, companies can optimize their internal workflows without having to abandon their already-in-use managerial systems; instead, they can vastly improve upon them.
How does MyNet work?
MyNet consists of an Android and iOS app, available from mobile to all the personnel, and a back office for the administrators, which can be accessed via any Internet browser. The app allows you to:
- Optimize activity management thanks to the digitization of processes
- Communicate faster through your network
- Positively manage your staff
- Facilitate communication between departments and people
The 13 available Modules
MyNet’s Modules can optimize internal communication and personnel management. Some Modules are also dedicated to corporate social responsibility. Let’s check out some of them:
Modules for internal communication
News Feed Module: a news reporting Module that can strengthen the sense of belonging through a corporate social network in digital form
Chat Module: promotes communication between the company’s resources without the need of an external messaging app
Modules for personnel management
Time keeper: a digital way to clock-in through QR code and GPS geolocalization
Ticket HR: makes the requesting of days off and the communication of sick leave easier
Cabinet: for sharing and managing corporate documentation, and organizing the material intuitively
Modules for corporate social responsibility
Corporate projects: promotes charity projects. Collaborators and employees can dedicate their time – which will be then turned into money – in order to support a good cause
Car Sharing: staff members share a car in order to reach the workplace or meeting place; this promotes sustainability and environmental protection
Want to know more about MyNet’s Modules? Don’t miss the following interview with Federico Carducci!
Hi, Federico! Nice to meet you, and thank you for your time. Can you tell us something more about MyNet?
Of course: MyNet is a platform that optimizes business management by improving on the communicative and operative flows between company and employees. It consists of an Android and iOS app with a user interface for the personnel and a managerial back office. The latter is the platform’s central command unit where the company’s administrators access the browser in order to manage the contents that are to be added to the app. Nowadays, managing personnel through an online solution truly seems like the best choice: indeed, MyNet promotes stronger communication between companies and their human resources through a device – the phone – that is an integral part of our everyday life. Now there’s an app for pretty much everything: why not make one for the purpose of simplifying our worklife? Moreover, MyNet takes into account the pressing issue of information overexposure. Having to absorb too much info can be very stressful, that’s why through the Back Office administrators can segment users, therefore making communication between the single entities (teams, departments, individuals) easier. Every staff member only receives info and material specifically meant for them, so that they can work more efficiently. MyNet also gives its customers – companies and clients alike – careful assistance, since human connection is fundamental to us.
How and when was your idea born?
It was 2018. A customer company asked our marketing agency – the agency where Manuele Ceschia (CEO of MyNet) and I were working at the time – to help them create a tool for the management of their 600 employees. Thus, we crafted a web app prototype that facilitated the workflow in regards to the request of days off and sick leave. It also allowed for better internal communication via a digital board-notice. We noticed a very positive feedback: the app was being used regularly, and the simple and intuitive user interface contributed to that. From that point onward, MyNet started getting recognized by other companies that were eager to use it. Those companies then began to request new features, which led to MyNet’s richness of content and the creation of Modules: these provide companies with a highly customizable experience. The Module-based system makes MyNet a truly horizontal app that can be employed in any context and sector imaginable.
How long did it take for you to create and launch the platform?
About 12 months. At first, we decided to create a start-up for the project, then, we moved on to the refinement phase; for instance, we reprogrammed MyNet as a full-on native app, we made it more performing and sped up the release. The release process is carried out on-platform, and allows us to create different versions of MyNet: a medium-sized company can receive their customized app in a matter of a few hours. Once the app’s code was rewritten in native language, MyNet became highly stable, and the efficiency, usability and user interaction aspects vastly improved. We chose Google Cloud as our partner for hosting the software and its files/database, a truly ideal solution, since we won’t need to intervene on the code whenever we need to add thousands of clients all in one go to the platform.
Why would someone choose MyNet? And what is your favorite Module?
It’s an ideal solution, because a single tool can meet any company’s needs, from both an internal communication and workflow management standpoint. MyNet’s graphic interface is highly customizable (companies can in fact select graphic elements that are in tune with their corporate identity), as for the app’s features (the companies can create their own customized app choosing the Modules they want among the available ones). MyNet is also a landmark for bigger corporations that need a tool to make communication among different platforms possible. Choosing MyNet means choosing an ever-evolving product that constantly expands on its feature roster through our own investments and our customers’ requests. Indeed, when we create a new Module, we proceed to share it with all of our customer companies, so that everyone can enjoy our new technological solutions. It’s hard for us to decide which Module we are most fond of, but I can say that clients are particularly enthusiastic about the News Feed and Cabinet Modules. The first is just like a corporate social network that allows for communication through multimedia posts and user interaction via likes, comments and shares; the latter grants the online sharing of documents, and it allows users to receive information and fill in forms directly from their phones.
What has been the market’s response so far?
The platform stirs up a lot of interest, given its unique nature in the HR landscape. It provides companies with the tool they need in regards to information management. The market made us find out about another use of MyNet: the community aspect. Many of our customers use the app to manage their relationship with partners, associates, suppliers and clients, which reveals how versatile MyNet is. Today, the platform has 20.000 users, and its customer-base also consists of a few prominent names, such as Biofarma Group, Adaci, LEM Industries, Il Sole 24 Ore and Regione Sardegna.
Was crowdfunding involved with the launch of your project?
We funded the project ourselves. Then – once we decided to turn it into a start-up – we participated in and won the POS.FER contest, which allowed us to invest even further into the platform. In August 2021 we completed our first investment round with the goal of raising funds to expand MyNet and boost up its commercial and technical structure.
Future projects?
We’re currently developing two new Modules: Activity Management and Expense Report. These operative Modules will link internal communication features together with new features that are focused on production management and financial reports. In the meantime, we’re improving on and updating existing Modules. As for market and strategy, our next target is the internationalization of MyNet. Considering that the software is already available in the main languages, it can be easily exported and applied abroad, to meet any other country’s workflow-related needs. We’ve been working on it over the last semester, looking for distributors that can bring MyNet to Europe and America. From this point of view, we’re already getting good results: we built several partnerships on both continents, and we keep on striving towards this goal.
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