May 23: Doing Business in the UK This interactive and practical morning seminar offers an insight into the practicalities, opportunities and challenges of doing business in Britain as well as an opportunity to meet one-to-one with the speakers. VENUE: Alexander Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin 2. 8:15 am – 11 am The panel includes UKTI, RSM [...]
05.16.12 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
Not many entrepreneurs who need a quick break get to plant potatoes or fire up a chainsaw. The normal city-centre environment just doesn’t cater for that kind of thing. But Hub House, a rambling pile on a large lot in Dublin’s suburbs, is a facility with a difference. Run as a non-profit with no public [...]
05.7.12 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
Entrepreneurs are often scared their idea for a potential business may not work. But they need to find out!
05.1.12 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
“The moment you put money in, it changes from paint balling to live fire,” said Danny Moore of investing in a start up. Principal of Lough Shore Investments (@loughshore), Moore is a former entrepreneur who sold Wombat Financial Software for $200 million to NYSE Euronext in 2008. Now a venture capitalist in Northern Ireland, Moore’s [...]
04.23.12 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
Often frowned upon and always expensive, patents are not exactly top of an overstretched startup’s to-do list. But they are worth a second look, according to Prof. Steve Nichols of the University of Texas at Austin. Director of UT’s Chair of Free Enterprise, Nichols was speaking last week at the 2012 TCD Innovation Award in [...]
04.19.12 | Entrepreneurship, 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
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
Given 54 hours to build a business from scratch, over 100 people in Dublin were up for the challenge.
03.11.12 | Entrepreneurship, Fun stuff | John P. Muldoon
After a weekend of full-on business and website development, it came down to a five-minute pitch to six judges to take the title of Startup Weekend Dublin winner 2012. Myneighbourhub.com (@mynhub), a social property management solution. Aiming to help both apartment dwellers and property managers, the team plans to cut costs for management companies while [...]
03.4.12 | Entrepreneurship, Fun stuff | John P. Muldoon
