Last Day in Ireland
Today we wrapped. The student team debriefed each other on their project and leaders study experiences. A key take-away was that marketing (i.e., truly understanding one's target market) is fundamental...
Start-ups in Ireland – Day 2
Last day working with the start-ups here in Ireland, and all the student group presented their final findings today. I visited with two of the five students teams, and the first...
Start-ups in Ireland
I visited with three of the five students teams over here in Ireland working with start-up organizations. The first was Groupnos in the Silicon Docks area in the Trinity Tower....
Catch-up Day in Ireland
Today is a Bank (or Public) Holiday here in Ireland - one of nine official holidays for the year. There are a number of events going on in Dublin today,...
Back to Dublin
Whilst running this morning in Belfast, I thought how it's a tale of two cities in so many ways. Aside from the politics, I was again amazed at how quiet...
Touring Belfast
Not a workday today, so we journeyed on the bus tour and got an excellent overview of the city. (more…)
Belfast Bound
We traveled from Dublin to Belfast today and were greeted by Norman Apsley who is the CEO of the Northern Ireland Science Park. We first toured the Titanic dock and finally...
Dublin’s Silicon Docks
Quite a transformation is happening in Dublin thanks to Google, Facebook and other big tech names. Sharon Daly recently wrote: "Many of the new buildings at Grand Canal Docks were...
Green Shoots in Ireland!
The students began their projects today in earnest. I traveled around Dublin to visit each of the five, three-person teams as they got started, and I am humbled by the enthusiasm of...
Connecting It All In Ireland
One of my favorite parts of the trip each year is a visit to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at the elegant Iveagh House. We again had the...
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