An Irish perspective on what the future might look like in a covid-19 world. COVID-19 is having a huge impact on the shape of the world we live in. It is changing how we interact, work, travel, shop, and think. It is impacting the attitudes of people and forcing them to confront their thinking and […]
MyHome.ie has today announced the launch of ‘MyHome Live’, an innovative new platform that, for the first time, enables estate agents in Ireland to conduct a live video tour of a property for an unlimited number of viewers. Speaking today, John Callan, Head of Product and Client Solutions at MyHome.ie, said: “We are delighted to […]
It is a world of the Internet. People are more and more net-savvy these days. No matter what the problem is, the solution is always online. As we know that every coin has a flip side- cyber-crimes have become the modern-day threat to people. Amongst the most prevalent cyber-crime cases, there also have been instances […]
How has the Fintech sector in Northern Ireland coped with COVID-19 and will remote working be a permanent fixture? Ronan talks to Alex Lee, the director at Fintech NI. Alex talks about what Fintech NI does, how COVID-19 has impacted them, the opportunities and challenges COVID-19 has created, including launching their first Map of the […]
The establishment of a dedicated institute for the study of infectious diseases, including COVID-19, has been announced by the University of Limerick today. The Midwest Institute for Infectious Diseases at UL has already secured seed funding of €3.5million in a philanthropic contribution from the JP McManus Pro-Am 2021. The Midwest Institute for Infectious Diseases is […]
By Simon Cocking, review of Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood, available from Bloomsbury here. Margaret Atwood’s classic novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, is about the future. Now, in Oryx and Crake, the future has changed. It’s much worse and bleaker. And we’re well on the road to it now. The narrator is Snowman (a man once known […]
In this COVID-19 world, how do businesses do remote working amid the challenges of security, privacy, compliance, GDPR and more? Ronan talks to Brendan Kiely, the Managing Director and co-founder of ThinScale Technology who helps keep businesses running smoothly as they remote work. Brendan talks about what ThinScale Technology does, the increase in usage of their […]
By Simon Cocking, review of The Start-Up Owner’s Manual, by Steven Blank and Bob Dorf The Start-Up Owner’s Manual (ISBN: 9781119690689) is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide that details the process for building a successful, profitable, scalable startup. Split into four distinct sections – Getting Started, Customer Discovery, Customer Validation, and a series of Customer Development Checklists […]
By Simon Cocking, review of Yes, You Can Do This! How Women Start Up, Scale Up, and Build the Life They Want by Claudia Reuter, published by Wiley. Published by Wiley, March 2020, Priced £18.99Hardcover and e-book, ISBN: 9781119625605 After the birth of her first child, Claudia Reuter did what many other mothers do – she stepped away […]
When and where is it on? It’ll be online, using the Hopin platform to allow for the most interactivity and engagement. It will be May 28 at 3-6pm Our Summer Time (BST). How many years has it been going? This is the inaugural event, but we already have two more events lined up afterwards that […]