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The Magic of the Irish – Dublin’s Resurgence on the Global Tech Scene

Both Sides of the Table

I wrote this on my flight home from f.ounders & web summit in Dublin, Ireland late last year. I recently returned from a 5-day visit to Ireland, my first time back in 10 years and the start of what I hope will be a more regular travel schedule there. It was the best 5 days of networking I spent last year.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industry With The Most Optimist Future

Hearpreneur

1- Network marketing is one such industry. Network marketing is one such industry that relies only on acquiring new customers. Thanks to Struan Baird, Luxury Ireland Tours ! #4- Technology has proved to have a great driver of the rise of ‘future industries’ and those that were previously seen to be tech-proof.

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Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re really an entrepreneur you’ll find a way to network with the right people. Hairy dentists / Pig farmers – I told the story last night how when I set up my first company the seed investor was a pig farmer from Ireland. It helps that my first company was actually founded in Ireland! How much to raise?

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Tim O’Reilly, CEO, O’Reilly Media, argues , “Blitzscaling isn’t really a recipe for success but rather survivorship bias masquerading as a strategy.” Zack Mueller, Attorney, Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC , points that almost “no one, from LPs to entrepreneurs to attorneys, has much experience with these instruments.

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New Social Media Trends For Brand Success in 2016: What To Expect On Facebook!

Brandanew

We had recently shared the digital media trends for your brands in 2016 , and some of the changes recommended by Facebook, seem to be playing into those totally! These are the new social media trends for brand success in 2016. These are reminiscent of MySpace and other social media networks which have allowed Gifs/ videos in the past.

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Can You Spy On Your Employees At Work?

YoungUpstarts

Do you get home and go through an employee’s personal social networking posts, checking that they’ve not posted something controversial? Devices, the internet, and social media have lifted the fog of war. Alan Price also sat for four years as a board director at The Chambers of Commerce Ireland and on their audit committee.

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TEDxStormont – creativity and community collide in Belfast

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

For Northern Ireland, I think the lasting value of the event is not the content delivered, the fun experienced, or even the many videos that will eventually be posted. The community that came together might be a new one for Northern Ireland. I’m not the best person to comment on The Troubles that have beset Northern Ireland.

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