David Smith, Enterprise Ireland
In this show Bob and Pat talk with best networked Irishman in Silicon Valley, David Smith, Senor Vice President of Enterprise Ireland. Enterprise Ireland is not just an Irish version of the typical “pretty please do business in our country” national commerce program – they are a $500 million VC fund directly investing in over 70 startups, 15 startups incubators throughout Ireland, and are actively woo U.S.-based startups to locate their European offices in Ireland. Give a listen to what happens when robust government support of technology startups is a reality, not a campaign slogan.
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Bob Walsh blogs at 47Hats, is on Twitter at @bobwalsh or you can email him at bob.walsh@47hats.com.
Patrick Foley blogs at PatrickFoley.com, is on Twitter at @patrickfoley or you can email him at patrick.foley@microsoft.com
URLs mentioned/relevant to this show:
- Main Enterprise Ireland site
- Enterprise Ireland – Americas at LinkedIn
- David Smith at LinkedIn
- David Smith on Twitter
- Enterprise Ireland blog
- Enterprise Ireland Internet & Games Competitive Start Fund
- Ireland plans ‘startup nirvana’ to poach global talent, guardian.co.uk
- Tech Weekly visits Dublin to check out the local startup scene.
- Company Incubation Centre seeks more eggs now that birds have flown nest
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