Career
In late 1996 Bilinkis and Freire came up with the idea for Officenet and convinced four angel investors to help them develop the concept. The company was acquired by Staples Incorporated. in 2004. Santiago was selected as an Endeavor (non-profit) entrepreneur in 1998 and currently serves on Endeavor Argentina"s Board of Directors.
Endeavor is a global non-profit that selects and supports High-Impact Entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
He was also a keynote speaker at dozens of events as MenorcaTechTalk, South American Business Forum, Louisiana Red Innova, Pecha Kucha, and Día de Weblog. Santiago was one of the organizers of the first TEDxBuenosAires and is currently organizing TEDxRiodelaPlata.
In 2010 he assisted a course called Singularity University in a Nasa Center in Mountain View.