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# Startups

All time
'At the start we totally underestimated how shelf life works. It could have bankrupted the business'
Cassandra Stavrou
21 Jul 2017
142
'We don't have an office – but that hasn't stopped us from making progress'
20 Jul 2017
626
'I’m actually quite introverted. I have to do a lot of mental preparation for public speaking'
20 Jul 2017
684
'After 10 years I wasn't enjoying the job at all. I was CEO, but I'm a nuts-and-bolts guy'
Jonathan Maliepaard
20 Jul 2017
318
'I’m actually quite introverted. I have to do a lot of mental preparation for public speaking'
18 Jul 2017
1.1k
'We don't have an office – but that hasn't stopped us from making progress'
15 Jul 2017
984
'After 10 years I wasn't enjoying the job at all. I was CEO, but I'm a nuts-and-bolts guy'
Jonathan Maliepaard
14 Jul 2017
330
'Think Netflix - that's what we've built for CVs'
13 Jul 2017
452
Two Italian tech developers with a sweet tooth have launched Ireland's 'Just Eat for cakes'
13 Jul 2017
562
'Sometimes festivals just don't work for us. The food doesn't sell and you lose a lot of money'
Marc Fitzharris
13 Jul 2017
574
1
'It's easy on social media to look successful. I was all smiles online but a mess inside'
Shane Ryan
13 Jul 2017
2.1k
6
Consumer goods giant Unilever wants Irish startups to help solve its problems
13 Jul 2017
753
'It's easy on social media to look successful. I was all smiles online but a mess inside'
Shane Ryan
11 Jul 2017
1.5k
Two Italian tech developers with a sweet tooth have launched Ireland's 'Just Eat for cakes'
9 Jul 2017
2.6k
'Think Netflix - that's what we've built for CVs'
9 Jul 2017
2.1k
An ex-Paddy Power marketer wants this startup to become 'the Airbnb for business'
9 Jul 2017
24.9k
12
Meet the Dublin woman sitting on a €180m war chest for startup companies
9 Jul 2017
31.5k
15
'Sometimes festivals just don't work for us. The food doesn't sell and you lose a lot of money'
Marc Fitzharris
7 Jul 2017
164
'Everyone thinks their product is the best, but screw up and supermarkets won't deal with you'
Paul Moore
6 Jul 2017
409
A Galway coffee chain is one of the first SMEs to crowdfund using Irish lender Flender
6 Jul 2017
560
This ex-Paddy Power marketer has the solution for vacant shops
6 Jul 2017
1.5k
Meet the Dublin woman sitting on a €180m war chest for startups
6 Jul 2017
936
A Galway coffee chain is one of the first SMEs to crowdfund using Irish lender Flender
6 Jul 2017
724
'Everyone thinks their product is the best, but screw up and supermarkets won't deal with you'
Paul Moore
4 Jul 2017
53
This Dublin startup wants to become 'the Airbnb for business'
2 Jul 2017
1.3k
Meet the Dublin woman sitting on a €180m war chest for startups
1 Jul 2017
4.5k
‘I had no income for two years – I couldn't do that to myself or my family again’
Padraig Doolan
30 Jun 2017
251
Let's Get Checked is the STI-testing startup that wants to be taken seriously
29 Jun 2017
1.5k
'We were unlucky': A Galway native's $20m-backed US space startup has gone bust
29 Jun 2017
845
'The hype dies down after you open, and you're faced with the realities of paying the bills'
Barry Lennon
29 Jun 2017
499
'A radio interview is just like doing a business pitch - except in a soundproof box'
Al Dunne
29 Jun 2017
258
COMPETITION: Got a smart business idea? Win €5,000 in cash to make it reality
27 Jun 2017
988
'The hype dies down after you open, and you're faced with the realities of paying the bills'
Barry Lennon
27 Jun 2017
414
Let's Get Checked is the STI-testing startup that wants to be taken seriously
25 Jun 2017
2.2k
'After nine years in business without a summer holiday, we're taking a week off this year'
Cliona Swan
23 Jun 2017
246
Paddy Cosgrave: 'Maybe one day we can make this a 20,000-person event in Dublin'
23 Jun 2017
619
The 'stupid parlour tricks' from a Silicon Valley superstar that will fix your business pitch
Adeo Ressi
22 Jun 2017
128
The curious case of Paddy Cosgrave's missing chickens and the fight against corruption
22 Jun 2017
1.4k
A Saudi oil giant's investment arm has taken a stake in Athlone startup OxyMem
22 Jun 2017
292
A food company founded over bowls of cereal is re-branding - with help from Coca-Cola
22 Jun 2017
777
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