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# Startups

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Voices
'The market wasn't ready at first, retailers ran a mile. We had to go back to the drawing board'
After biding his time, this entrepreneur wants to take over the world with sweet potato fries.
Voices
'I found myself in New Zealand thinking, what am I going to do with my life?'
After stints in construction and door-to-door sales, this teacher set up an online study-notes service.
Voices
'I found myself in New Zealand thinking, what am I going to do with my life?'
After stints in construction and door-to-door sales, this teacher set up an online study-notes service.
# Startups
NDRC has launched its first regional accelerator programme
It will cater for up to 10 young firms based in the Galway area.
Voices
'Literally every day during the recession I'd come in and check how much cash we had'
After he saw the tech revolution was going to kill the print industry, this accountant moved to a career in IT.
# Startups
Hostelworld founder Ray Nolan: 'This is my first real job in six or seven years'
The Irish entrepreneur and investor is adjusting back into CEO life at Xsellco.
Voices
'The market wasn't ready at first, retailers ran a mile. We had to go back to the drawing board'
After biding his time, this entrepreneur wants to take over the world with sweet potato fries.
# Startups
GIVEAWAY: We've got FREE passes to one of Ireland's top events for entrepreneurs
FutureScope is a one-of-a-kind conference to connect startups and scale-ups with major firms.
# Internet
Eir boss: 'We're the only party doing anything of any substance in rural Ireland'
The telco is opening a new innovation hub in Dingle and has plans for more.
Voices
'Literally every day during the recession I'd come in and check how much cash we had'
After he saw the tech revolution was going to kill the print industry, this accountant moved to a career in IT.
# food and drink
A Chinese food startup wants to sell noodles... made out of powdered silkworms
A Shanghai startup incubator is working on sustainable foods for the nation of one billion.
Voices
'Literally every day during the recession I'd come in and check how much cash we had'
After he saw the tech revolution was going to kill the print industry, this accountant moved to a career in IT.
# building relationships
Web Summit is going on a hiring spree – including someone to deal with the Irish government
It comes as the company eyes a possible return to Dublin.
# Startups
Web Summit is going on a hiring spree – including someone to deal with the Irish government
It comes as the company eyes a possible return to Dublin.
# boing
Ireland is 'poised to become the springboard to Europe' for fast-growing tech firms
KPMG highlighted the trend in its latest global VC report.
# food and drink
A VC-backed $700 juicer maker will refund buyers since the same job can be done by hand
Google’s venture capital arm is among the investors that have put $120 million into Juicero.
# Head first
Ireland is 'poised to become the springboard to Europe' for fast-growing tech firms
KPMG highlighted the trend in its latest global VC report.
# the trump effect
Why tech firms are up in arms about two nations cracking down on foreign work visas
Australia and America both want to ensure more jobs for their own citizens and not foreign workers.
# Work
Why tech firms are up in arms about two nations cracking down on foreign work visas
Australia and America both want to ensure more jobs for their own citizens and not foreign workers.
# Funding
Ireland is 'poised to become the springboard to Europe' for fast-growing tech firms
KPMG highlighted the trend in its latest global VC report.
Voices
The case against female-only business groups in 2017
Anything that reinforces a stereotype that women need special treatment should be cut out.
# thanks nigel
Ireland's 'Just Eat of salon bookings’ says Brexit is scaring investors away
Beutifi raised €350,000 to open a London office and take on new staff.
# Startups
The Irish 'Just Eat of salon bookings’ says Brexit is spooking startup investors
Beutifi raised €350,000 to open a London office and take on new staff.
# indie hackers
The 'surprising' email that led to Irish-founded Stripe's latest company buyout
The online payments firm has acquired startup advice site Indie Hackers.
# Collison Brothers
The 'surprising' email that led to Irish-founded Stripe's latest company buyout
The online payments firm has acquired startup advice site Indie Hackers.
Voices
'I had one of the country's best jobs, but I couldn't stop thinking about this business idea'
Michael Murphy ditched the Bord Bia boardroom to launch a yoghurt startup.
# Financial Services
The 'surprising' email that led to Irish-founded Stripe's latest company buyout
The online payments firm has acquired startup advice site Indie Hackers.
Voices
'I had one of the country's best jobs, but I couldn't stop thinking about this business idea'
Michael Murphy ditched the Bord Bia boardroom to launch a yoghurt startup.
# Startups
The number of new firms being set up has increased... but so have insolvencies
More than 12,600 new companies and businesses were formed in Ireland since the start of 2017.
Voices
The case against female-only business groups in 2017
Anything that reinforces a stereotype that women need special treatment should be cut out.
# Financial Services
How a Cork startup was launched and then sold... in about six months
Insurance-tech firm Blink Innovation was yet to launch its maiden product.
# Financial Services
How a Cork startup was launched and then sold... in about six months
Insurance-tech firm Blink Innovation was yet to launch its maiden product.
# Sweetest Thing
U2's The Edge is putting cash into a Dublin ticketing startup
Several large investment companies are also backing Coras.
# Funding
U2 guitarist The Edge is putting cash into a Dublin ticketing startup
Several large investment companies are also backing Coras.
# arralis
A four-year-old Limerick space startup has bagged €50m from Asian investors
The company will use part of the funding to open a supply chain in Hong Kong.
# food and drink
Two Irish brothers looking to pilfer business from JustEat and Deliveroo have raised €500k
Flipdish builds websites and apps for restaurants to process online orders.
Voices
'At the start, I couldn't work out why people didn't want to buy something I thought was amazing'
This Portuguese pre-school teacher moved to Ireland and set up her own company.
# Funding
A four-year-old Limerick space startup has bagged €50m from Asian investors
The company will use part of the funding to open a supply chain in Hong Kong.
Voices
'At the start, I couldn't work out why people didn't want to buy something I thought was amazing'
This Portuguese pre-school teacher moved to Ireland and set up her own company.
# Startups
Two Irish brothers looking to pilfer business from JustEat and Deliveroo have raised €500k
Flipdish builds websites and apps for restaurants to process online orders.