Start-ups are a world unto themselves. From speaking with founders for the past few months, it’s clear that you need a particular mindset to stay in the game – and clearer still is that there are not many mental health supports for founders today. For many on the outside, there’s a mystery – a mythical […]
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“I’m interested in Galway’s growth as an entrepreneur’s city,” says the PorterShed’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Bob Rosenberg, who works closely with start-up founders – and funders. Bob is a long-time angel investor who appreciates how it ‘takes a village’ to foster and grow new ideas and businesses. A village filled with optimism, energy, and deep pockets. “Four
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Originally from Sligo, but now based in Galway, Luna Connect CEO Brian D’Arcy took the road less travelled a number of years ago when he left his job as a Hewlett-Packard software executive to found his own start-up. Five years later, the business is going from strength to strength, and they have big plans for
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With news that all of our Connected Hubs vouchers have been snapped up by people from around the country, we thought now would be the ideal time to tell you a little bit about the work being done by so many hub managers, volunteers, and people who believe in creating a new future of work.
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Diarmaid O Fátharta is a start-up founder based out of the PorterShed who has been spending the past 18 months or so developing a CRM system with a twist for creatives – and he’s gearing up to launch the project later this year. “I chose Tonnta as the name, which is Irish for ‘waves’,” Diarmaid
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It all started with a university project when Emma Meehan, founder of Precision Sports Technology, tried to come up with a better way for personal trainers to communicate effectively with clients, and vice-versa. Emma does competitive weightlifting, and she would often spend time and money through a very manual process of recording and trimming videos
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Our Galway Summer is well and truly here, and I am grateful to see that the energy, enthusiasm, and fun are back and in full swing. At the PorterShed, we’ve had many tech events, community get-togethers, and gatherings happening in recent months, and there’s no sign of things slowing down, which is pretty inspirational! It’s
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Artificial intelligence dominated more than a few tech conversations at the Dublin Tech Summit last week, and the topic of ‘How Intelligent Humans Can Co-Exist with Artificial intelligence’ was a fascinating one, in particular. An all-female panel, moderated by Eric Schurenberg, provided a thought-provoking dive into the world of AI that really set the tone
#DTS22 – Insight, Futurism, and The Relevance of Now Read More »
This week, Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, announced a raft of initiatives to support remote working. Among the key highlights were a voucher scheme to promote working from hubs as well as a €5 million investment under Connected Hubs to improve 81 remote working facilities nationwide. With news of these updates, it’s
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Hannah Joyce is the founder of Akroo, a professional coaching and training platform which she established in 2020. Having initially started on the NDRC pathway a few years ago, Hannah has come through a number of the programmes and is part of the current Accelerator programme which is set to come to a close later
“Just go for it” – Hannah Joyce, Founder of Akroo Read More »