Arhlone Live!Good reading… Despite the need for a private element, there is a growing consensus that there is a government role in creating and fostering entrepreneurship. The Search for Ingredients to Replicate Silicon Valley – NYTimes.com.
Posts Tagged ‘ startups ’
Free rent for local Startups
If you are a startup company in the Athlone area then you may be interested in visiting the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, On Saturday, November 14th, 2009, between 11am and 2pm. FK Development, part of the FK Group, with offices in Moate, Co. Westmeath, will be presenting details of the several properties they have in their...
What’s interesting about this…
What’s interesting about this post as you read it is that in fact I am speaking it using a service from a website called dial2do.com. It transcribes every word I speak to generate this posting into Word Press. Powered by . Mp3
WiFi becoming valuable customer retention tool – FierceWireless
I find this article interesting as it acknowledges (in a roundabout way) the shortfalls that exist in 3G broadband. Too bad 900Mhz remains regulated spectrum here in the auld country, do the mobile operators use it anymore? With 900Mhz you can penetrate walls – a WISP’s dream. WiFi becoming valuable customer retention tool – FierceWireless.
‘Internet’s power shifts to Ireland, and Dublin has a key role to play’
12.03.2009 – Silicon Republic According to the head of Facebook in Dublin, Ireland underestimates its impact on the online economy. In their short history, social-networking sites have been maligned as a place only teenagers go to get into trouble. But there is nothing like a good recession to focus minds, and the importance of these networks...
Community Games to be held in Athlone
RONAN McGREEVY Mon, Feb 23, 2009 DETAILS OF this year’s HSE Community Games have been announced by the organisers. They will take place at the Athlone Institute of Technology because Mosney is having a face-lift. The events this year take place from May 22nd to May 24th, and from August 14th to 16th and August 21st and 23rd. The...
So you want to setup an impromptu demo…
Then check out the 3M Micro Professional Projector which seems to be the state of the art for affordable mobile projectors. It’s certainly a worthwhile investment for a start up such as myself.
The Secret to Start-Up Success: Save Customers Money
This in from the New York Times…. The Secret to Start-Up Success: Save Customers Money By Claire Cain Miller These days, venture capitalists are ever more cautious with their money. The way to catch their eye? Pitch a company whose mission is to save customers money. That is the advice from three venture capitalists who invest in the...
Schedule your email
I just came across Deferred Sender. It describes itself as “a free service that allows you to schedule emails from any email application or website to be sent in the future. Send reminders, notifications and more!” It looks like a neat idea to send yourself and others reminders, birthday greetings etc. But I suppose my...
Bizcamp gathering, Digital Hub, March 7th, 2009
Bizcamp, with an oddly-familiar website theme are holding a conference oh Saturday, March 7th 2009 at The Digital Hub, Thomas St. Dublin. I’ll be going for the craic From their website; What is Bizcamp? A free conference/ gathering which is happening in Dublin on Saturday 7th March. The venue is the Digital Hub on Thomas...
Athlone
February 4, 2012, 3:51 am
Mostly cloudy
5°Creal feel: 3°C
current pressure: 104 mb
humidity: 96%
wind speed: 3 m/s S
wind gusts: 3 m/s
sunrise: 8:12
sunset: 17:20
Forecast February 5, 2012
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Showers
7°C
wind speed: 2 m/s WSW
wind gusts: 5 m/s
Forecast February 6, 2012
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Intermittent clouds
10°C
wind speed: 1 m/s WSW
wind gusts: 3 m/s
Forecast February 7, 2012
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11°C
wind speed: 2 m/s S
wind gusts: 3 m/s
Forecast February 8, 2012
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6°C
wind speed: 7 m/s S
wind gusts: 10 m/s