Startup Grind is a global independent startup community, spread across over 175 cities in 70 countries. Already in Dublin, this week sees the launch of Startup Grind Limerick, spearheaded by Pat Carroll, Enterprise and Community Manager for Startups with Bank of Ireland in Limerick. [youtube]https://youtu.be/t9IdXvVksgo[/youtube] The cornerstone of Startup Grind, says Pat, is monthly events which revolve […]
The first ever Startup Weekend Limerick will run from November 21 to 23. It’s one of just four such events taking place in Ireland this year and follows the same model as Startup Weekend Galway which is on the weekend before. Shane McCarthy of Bluechief is one of the organisers, and he writes: Having an event like […]
Galway’s first Startup Weekend will be held from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th November 2014. Co-organiser John Breslin of NUI Galway has been in touch with the details: Startup Weekend is a non-profit, community-building event that brings together entrepreneurs of different backgrounds, including software developers, marketers, designers, and other enthusiasts. They gather to to pitch ideas, form […]
Mark Little was an inspiring winner of the Dot IE Net Visionary Award on Friday night. There’s been a lot positive comment on the video of his speech, and that of IIA CEO Joan Mulvihill. Afterwards he gave an interview to Technology.ie. I reminded him that, when he founded Storyful, nobody knew what a “social media news agency” was. […]
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Kelly Hoey is an angel investor and startup mentor based in New York. “Networks and relationships have just fueled what I’ve done”, she says, describing her background as an attorney and the path which took her into running a global network for businesswomen, launching a startup accelerator, and becoming CMO with Cuurio, a startup which helps brands to connect with innovative startups. In […]
Forget wine bars and breakfast meetups; Dublin’s startup community is taking to the open air for recreation and – yes – networking. It started with a tweet from Andreea Wade, who was soon joined by Aisling Hannon and Tracy Keogh. I want to go hiking. Do you also want to go hiking? Because I really want to go […]
In the second of our Dell interviews recorded at the ITLG Silicon Valley Global Forum in Limerick, we spoke to Dell Entrepreneur in Residence, Ingrid Vanderveldt. [youtube]http://youtu.be/CI6_BOkNMG4[/youtube] Ingrid talked about the newly opened Dell Centre for Entrepreneurship in Ireland and explained the four pillars of the company’s startup support strategy: knowledge, expert advice, technology, […]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/dUZcCBx2UjI[/youtube] “I’m not a naturally techie person … but I have had to learn to love it because it’s vital for me”, says fashion designer Natalie B Coleman. She was one of the speakers at the Chic2BGeek event for secondary school girls held at Microsoft Ireland’s Sandyford campus on Friday, ahead of International Women’s […]
Today, in front of an audience of entrepreneurs at The Digital Hub, Dell launched a new initiative to support the start-up community in Ireland. The Dell Centre for Entrepreneurs is a global initiative by the company, and today’s announcement follows similar initiatives in the US and UK. The programme will provide access to funding, mentoring […]
Crowdfunding is a cool concept, but what happens to all those products when they become available to buy? How can you find them easily? Outgrow.me tries to solve this with its marketplace of crowdfunded products from Kickstarter and IndieGoGo. You can search by “tag” or sort by availability ie. available to buy now vs. accepting pre-orders […]
