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Blending Traditional Irish Music with Entrepreneurship.
This week I find myself sharing my passion about two things that on the surface feel very different but make very natural compadres to me.
There’s a world of people who really want to start their own business and are unsure of how.
My work bringing Founder Institute to Dublin is aimed at making those first steps far simpler.
I don’t want people to worry about how, I want them to focus on what.
Th…
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Which customer to focus on - the biggest decision every start-up has to make ASAP.
Which customer to focus on – the biggest decision every start-up has to make ASAP.
TLDR:Choose one customer persona, learn who influences them, then influence the influencer.
It was my great pleasure to attend NDRC’s second investor day of 2016 yesterday when no less than twenty brand new companies were showcased.
Each start-up is a business built around opportunities spotted because of deep domain knowledge.
Whether it was lessons learned about problems with agricultural…
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'The top five skills on Linkedin were invented in the past five years." Julie Spillane, Accenture at FutureScope
Not only was Snow Furnace involved in arranging the FutureScope conference, we were also involved in filming and editing the entire event and now beginning today we’re at the centre of sharing that content.
FutureScope on the day was the most focused information sharing session I’ve ever attended and I’ve been to lots of conferences.
This was because FutureScope had a clear and simple agenda…
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Apple or Anglo? Attracting foreign companies to Ireland has done us a lot of good. Apple or Anglo Irish Bank, who would you choose?
The World Is Getting Flatter Some people hate the fact that the internet is eating everything but it’s unavoidable. The world is getting flatter everyday and it’s because of this thing called the internet.
This took me twenty years to learn and I'm sharing it in 600 words. It’s bizarre to say that it took me almost twenty years to fully appreciate the difference between the creative and business worlds.
Commodore 64 Flashback!
We’ve just published a piece on the FutureScope blog that opened up a flood of memories.
Stripe’s Head Of EU Operations Don O’Leary namechecked the Commodore 64 as his favourite piece of hardware ever.
We were a Spectrum and later Amstrad household but my classmate Dermot Salmon and we spent many hours playing Mission Impossible on the C64 in his house!
Amazing when you look back at how much the…
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What would you do with access to Ryanair's 100m customers?
That’s the question Ryanair CTO John Phelan will be asking at #FutureScope on May 31st and the question that we’re asking today on Twitter and our blog:
Please forward this to all you know who you think would do great things with access to those 100m customers!
I know I’m not the only one paying close attention to Ryanair.
Over the past 18 months they have confounded everyone by discovering…
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What’s so great about FutureScope?
FutureScope is a not-for-profit Irish focused tech conference with a clear mission – creating new opportunities.
I’m delighted to be on board as their managing editor as they are a Snow Furnace client.
The power behind FutureScope is Dublin BIC, who have been tirelessly assisting Irish tech businesses for 25+ years.
Dublin BIC have been beavering away providing mentoring, advice, office space…
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The Road Not Taken 2016 is a very important centenary. It was one hundred years ago that ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost was published.
Business As Storytelling? Discovering how a whole raft of the world’s hottest software companies are using content to drive sales was like walking into a dark room and finding a light switch.
"Europe with it's eyes open or a Europe with it's eyes closed to mercy?"
“Europe with it’s eyes open or a Europe with it’s eyes closed to mercy?”
My review of U2’s last night in Dublin has just gone live on U2.com.
A determination to do more for refugees was my personal takeaway.
#refugeeswelcome
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Danny Meyer Interview
The biggest thrill for me about writing is the cool people you get to spend time with.
Thanks to Dublinglobe.com and the US Embassy here in Dublin I recently got to interview Danny Meyer, one of the world’s top restauranteurs.
What really impressed me about Danny was his amazing outlook and attitude which I hope comes across in this piece.
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#U2ie The Boys Are Back In Town
#U2ie The Boys Are Back In Town
My review of U2’s Dublin show last night has just gone live on U2.com
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Music Tech Ireland wrap-up
A gaggle of managers, record label people, musicians and techies gathered in a wi-fi free room in Smock Alley yesterday for the first meeting of an organisation which doesn't exist yet - Music Tech Ireland.
The idea was to start bringing together music tech companies with the music business. It was a great opportunity for start-ups to meet potential allies and clients and get instant feedback.
WholeWorldBand, ourselves, Infonalis, Riffstation, Mobanode, Ticketfriend and In Your Own Time all presented to a robust room full of opinion.
Linda Coyle from Enterprise Ireland explained the supports available for startups to a gob-smacked muso element who had no idea such great schemes were in place.
Angela Dorgan from Hard Working Class Heroes made an exciting announcement about their new digital initiative which they reveal full details on tomorrow here.
Soundwave's spectacular launch was discussed glowingly in their absence which attendee Jim Carroll had earlier covered on his Irish Times Blog - cheers for the Gigstarter mention Jim!
A great gathering which we'll do again soon - there's a great music tech scene growing here in Dublin and we'll get further faster together!
Onwards now to this weekend's Youbloom festival where both Donal Scannell and Mick Birmingham from Gigstarter are doing panels on Saturday. Mick is on a panel at 1pm on Saturday called:
"Crowdsourcing: How to make it work for you! How artists are using alternative means through a direct artist to fan relationship to develop albums, fund gigs and tours and keep the bank managers happy!"
Donal is up at 3pm on Saturday with on a panel called:
"Marketing: If I wanted to work in marketing I would never have joined a band! Marketing tips for reluctant marketeers from the marketing experts."
Looking forward to meeting those coming from all over to world to Dublin for Youbloom!
Update and attendee list for Monday:
Music Tech Ireland's debut event:
"Techies pitch their money making products to the music business"
Smock Alley, Dublin, Monday June 24th, 2pm Sharp (doors/tea 1.30pm)
Speakers:
Kevin Godley, Whole World Band
Linda Coyle, Enterprise Ireland
Angela Dorgan, First Music Contact / Breaking Tunes
Pitches from:
Gigstarter
In Your Own Time
MDG/Seevl
Mobanode
Riffstation
Ticketfriend
Attendees:
Alan Murray, Mazars
Alex Passant, MDG/Seevl
Al Foley, Freelance Prod Manager
Angela Dorgan, First Music Contact / Breaking Tunes / Hard Working Class Heroes
Aoife Woodlock, Other Voices
Barry O’Donoghue, Manager, New Jackson, Shit Robot, Frank B
Brian Cullinane, Sales Management Consultant
Brian Scally, Manager, Heathers, Dublin Gospel Choir
Conall Boyle, BOI Corporate Banking
Conor Byrne, Liffey Bank Sessions, Luka Bloom
Dan Barry, Riffstation
Dan Oggly, Manager, Delorentos, Tindersticks
Darragh Genockey, Manager, Roisin O
Dave Allen, Whelans
Dave O’Grady, Gilded ALM, Josh Ritter
David Collier, In Your Own Time
Donagh Molloy, Musician
Donal Scannell, Gigstarter
Eleanor Mc Guiness, Agent, Pitch & Smith
Emily Lynch, Web Summit
Fachtna O Ceallaigh, Manager, Aska
Fiona Hyland, NDRC, Tech Incubator
Frank Murray, Manager The Lost Brothers
Fraser Mc Alister AMA/Bandstand
Gary Nethaway, Musician, Dirty Epics
Gavan Drohan, Wayra
Gerry Godley, Improvised Music Company
Harry Largey, Cloud Mover
Helen Mc Breen, NDRC, Tech Incubator
James Campbell, Infonalis
Jim Carroll, On The Record, Irish Times
Jimmy Costello, Straywave
Joe Ponsonby, LVV Capital
Joe Wall, The Stunning / The Walls
John Geoghegan, NDRC, Tech Incubator
John Grimes, Contemporary Music Centre
John Hearns, Ticketfriend
John Holland, Whole World Band
Ken O'Shea, RTE
Kevin Godley, Whole World Band
Liam Young, Anagada
Linda Coyle, Enterprise Ireland
Mark Downing, AMA/Bandstand
Mick Birmingham, Gigstarter
Mikel Gainza, Riffstation
Niall Morris, Thinkhouse
Nadine King, Dirty Epics
Oliver Walsh, Manager, Cathy Davey
Orna Daly, Web Summit
Pat Creed, Warner Records
Paul Hayes, Games Ireland
Paul Webb, Manager, paulpauljoe , Maud In Cahoots
Phil Harrington, Youbloom
Phil Udell, Whole World Band
Raja Mukherji, Infonalis
Ranadave Mukherji, Infonalis
Robert Farhat, Web Summit
Ronan Morris, Web Together
Rónán Nelson, Bogwood Plectrums
Sally Anne McKeown, Manager
Saul Marcus, Manager, Republic of Loose
Shane Mc Allister, Mobanode
Sinead Troy, Manager, Hammer Toe Records
Steve Wall, The Stunning / The Walls
Susan Scannell, Scanarama
Suzanne Doyle, Whole World Band
Tony Burke, Warner Music
Trevor O'Shea, Doortonic App / Manager - Kormac / Owner Twisted Pepper
Una Molloy, Turning Pirate
Musos meet techies @ Music Tech Ireland
A coming together of the some of the brightest minds from tech and music in Ireland.
Exciting new companies with products that will help music managers and their clients make more money, save time and open up new avenues.
The key thing about this event is that the experts are in the audience. Techies will pitch what they're doing and why they think you need to be part of it and then you'll get a chance to explain why you agree or disagree.
It's about breaking down barriers between the tech and music worlds in Ireland and opening the flow of deals, money and talent.
Ireland has the potential to become a global music tech hub and every single person invited to this event can have a part in that success.
Pitcher of honour, our headline act is none other than
Kevin Godley
A man who has always been at the crossroads of music and technology. His WholeWorldBand project is nothing short of revolutionary.
Linda Coyle from Enterprise Ireland will be on hand to explain how their projects financially encourage investors in tech.
Also on the bill are a raft of the hottest music tech thinkers in Ireland:
Gigstarter
In Your Own Time
Mobanode
Riffstation
Seevl
Ticketfriend
Of course there will be some surprises along the way too.
We know you're very busy people to that's why this event will be a fast-paced two hours - from 2pm to 4pm on Monday June 24th in Smock Alley Theatre.
We'll be serving cuppas from 1.30 for a 2pm start.
We've got a very limited amount of places so please email me to reserve your spot.
All the best wishes,
Donal Scannell
COO,
Gigstarter