Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing: Solutions looking for a problem

Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing: Solutions looking for a problem Seen quite a few solutions looking for problems over the past few years - dont fall into the trap...

Silicon Valley comes to Oxford....

OxSEC : Entrepreneur Events Some of the people talking Craig Newmark Ev Williams Allen Morgan When will Silicon Valley come to the North West !!

EirePreneur: Tablane - an Irish Flock?

EirePreneur: Tablane - an Irish Flock? James is on the ball again....

Ideas for Startups

Ideas for Startups a must read... great stuff !!

Less as a competitive advantage: My 10 minutes at Web 2.0 - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)

Less as a competitive advantage: My 10 minutes at Web 2.0 - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)

Genuine VC: Smart Little Things (Part II: Updating on Your Successes)

Genuine VC: Smart Little Things (Part II: Updating on Your Successes) Great advice from David on keeping in touch with VC's.....

RSS for non-techies event at The IT@Cork Blog

RSS for non-techies event at The IT@Cork Blog check out the presentation - good backgrounder on RSS.

Future: Technology Allowing Consumers to Ignore Mainstream Media (posted by Brad Bowers)

Future: Technology Allowing Consumers to Ignore Mainstream Media (posted by Brad Bowers) We all need to engage more with the "conversation"...

The Search!

Taken in San Francisco airport after Web2.0 - I think John Battelle would be impressed! It's actually a very worth while read! Just 'Don't be evil!'

Technik: Is Google Disintermediating Venture Capital?

Technik: Is Google Disintermediating Venture Capital? This makes a lot of sense....

Management Case, Base Case and Worst Case | Union Square Ventures

Management Case, Base Case and Worst Case | Union Square Ventures Great post from Fred....

Staggering Stats on Blog Adoption: DEMOletter

Staggering Stats on Blog Adoption: DEMOletter Has your corporation started using blogs - internally, externally, etc

Ideas for Startups

Ideas for Startups great read...

Chris Sacca's 'What is left?': Startup School - An Inspiring Room Full of Hackers

Chris Sacca's 'What is left?': Startup School - An Inspiring Room Full of Hackers

Genuine VC: Seven Questions Employees Should Ask Before Joining a Startup

Genuine VC: Seven Questions Employees Should Ask Before Joining a Startup Great list from David (had the pleasure of meeting David at web2.0 - really nice guy)

ElectricNews.net:News:Irish investors have EUR150m to spend

ElectricNews.net:News:Irish investors have EUR150m to spend hand it over :-) my guess is the 150m is for 90% of the existing portfolio companies

Open Source - the business opportunity

I've been exposed to the business of open source for some time Homework: Read this great piece in BusinessWeek I'm still shocked by the lack of knowledge or the fear around open source - at the end of the day its another business model. Companies I admire doing open source Alfreso Socialtext Also check our this piece on SugarCRM If you look closely at these companies, you will notice a few trends 1. Tier 1 VC investment 2. Great management teams 3. Great products Who will be the 1st Irish company to do this business model on the big stage ?

Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing: "Microsoft will acquire my company"

Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing: "Microsoft will acquire my company" "Many start-ups have failed by focusing too much on their technology and not enough on the value they bring to customers and the channels they use to service the customer. Many times the early innovator fizzles, and a 'fast follower' comes in and makes all the money. "

Is Europe losing its innovative edge?

a great summary on Europe and Innovation - this article highlights the challenges we face.

Web 2.0 Conference 2005

I'm here at Web2.0 Conf in San Francisco - also in attendance is other businesses from the NorthWest - Nooked, Infacta, My-Me and Tablane. Enterprise Ireland are also in attendance. check this blog - Web2Ireland.org - for some details as they unfold web 2.0 web2ireland