A country or a region’s ability to exploit innovation is more important than its ability to create innovative break throughs, according to Nitin Nohria, Dean of the Barvard Business School.
04.17.12 | Innovation, Strategy | John P. Muldoon
6 Thoughts on Innovation as presented by Brian Caulfield, partner at venture capital firm, DFJ Espirit.
04.12.12 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation | John P. Muldoon
The Apple 1 was released on this day in 1976. The Apollo 13 mission launched on this day in 1970.
04.11.12 | Fun stuff, Innovation, Technology | John P. Muldoon
Best known to non-bluegrass fans as the composer of the Beverly Hillbillies theme song, Earl Scruggs pioneered a style of banjo playing that has since become the norm in bluegrass music. To mark his passing the day before, last week’s innochat looked at the influence of Scruggs on banjo playing. (Innochat is a weekly Twitter [...]
04.2.12 | Innovation | John P. Muldoon
Although the venture capital industry is now well developed in Ireland, angel (or sophisticated) investing is still playing catch up. But companies like Xcell Partners are helping to organize investors and to locate investment opportunities for them, according to Eva Kelleher, who handles the Republic of Ireland operations for the investment group. Kelleher was speaking [...]
03.29.12 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
Below is the photo spread I did for the Business & Finance magazine March 2012 issue. Images are copyright of the publication. A write up of the event on Ireland’s entrepreneurial climate can be found here and here.
03.20.12 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
If necessity is the mother of invention, then curiosity is the father. But can it also be a wayward parent when it comes to innovation?
03.19.12 | Fun stuff, Innovation | John P. Muldoon
Despite the onslaught of new technologies, there is no need to become overwhelmed or spread too thinly. Martha Rotter explains how.
03.15.12 | Fun stuff, Personal Effectiveness, Technology | John P. Muldoon
Despite the restrictions imposed by online advertising, there is room for creativity. It’s in the numbers
03.14.12 | Media, Organisation, Social Media, Strategy, Technology | John P. Muldoon
Part I of this innochat can be found here. It sounds initially like it might be too much of a good thing. A bit like over-indulging at Christmas or Thanksgiving. Over-eating. Over-indulging. But over-innovating? Is such a thing possible? Normally, I’m happy to sit, listen in on the weekly innochats, and then maybe write up [...]
03.12.12 | Innovation, Management | John P. Muldoon
