This is where i will put blogposts where I am offering my personal opinion on issues.
Thanks to Tara Dalrymple of Mission Possible for giving me a loan of Seth Godin’s ‘Tribes’ a few weeks ago. The book, published November 2008, is contemporary – it is becoming even more relevant as time passes. It is a fascinating book, I was half way through it before I realised that it does…
Startup Digest Galway has been curated by Donncha Hughes, on a voluntary basis for several years. It aims to feature startup oriented news and events taking place in the Greater Galway and West of Ireland region. It is firstly a Google Calendar and secondly anyone can sign up to receive a weekly email listing the…
Wishing everyone that I know in business and from other walks of life a brilliant Christmas holiday and a happy new year. Hope you all like my featured image (created using Pixlr Photo editor) regards donncha (@donnchadhh)
I am a big advocate of Lean Startup. This post selects my four favourite Lean Startup books from the many books on the broad area of Lean Startup. To be read in this order: 1- Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development 2- The Lean Startup 3- Running Lean 4- Lean Analytics Starting Point The book that…
I am really looking forward to Monday 9th December when GMIT’s Innovation in Business Centres Galway and Mayo will host a Livestream of the first half of the first day of the Lean Startup Conference. I am delighted to have a small involvement in bringing this to Galway. FREE to attend – book via Eventbrite link…
Information Technology is very important for small business. A new laptop for a small or home office (SOHO) business can be a big investment. This blogpost will outline how I set up my new HP Pavilion g6 laptop. I was up and running within a few hours but it has taken some time to get…
This blogpost discusses ‘how do you build a business when what you are selling is your skills, domain knowledge and expertise’. This is an important question for Ireland Inc, which has for many years been reliant on the Services sector as evidenced by a CSO report which found (page 22) that new service enterprises accounted…
This is my first post since returning to work after a family holiday. It is not a post about my holidays in Blackpool, as no-one is really interested in another person’s holiday – admit it we only care about our own! It is rather some thoughts on our experiences as customers of various services providers…
I have had an iPad for many years. It can be a neat business tool for use in and out the office – I particularly like Noteability: an iOS app for for taking notes and signing documents; a Maglus Stylus; a bluetooth wireless keyboard; the office apps with Dropbox; and Zoom . I travel regularly…
I was delighted to be asked by Maria Staunton,of GMIT’s Innovation in Business Centre in Castlebar to speak at the first meeting of 2013 of the Mayo Open Coffee Club. I was asked to speak about ‘New Year, New You, Setting Smarter Goals for 2013’. I readily accepted as I have a keen interest…
I would like to take this opportunity to wish a very Happy Christmas to all the people who I met for mentoring, training and consultancy this year. 2012 was a very busy and productive year. I thank you all for making my ‘job’ very rewarding. And thanks to all my customers for their continued business.
I changed from a petrol to a diesel car this year. I always wondered how much money this would save me in terms of motor costs. I estimate that the change has saved me 20% or approximately €108 in reduced fuel bills when I compare my travel in September 2012 to September 2011. …
This blogpost will highlight some of my favourite parts of the biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaccson – which i think is a brilliant read. I will focus on the parts which epitomize the role of Steve Jobs in building Apple – a company which changed the world. I will also pick out nuggets…
I use Dropbox every single day. Dropbox is described as a free* service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. The key for me is that Dropbox sits on the desktop of my laptop. I save files in the normal way into folders as I work on them….
Chapter 12 of ‘What You See Is What You Get: My Autobiography’ by Alan Sugar (2010) is fascinating. It tells how Amstrad reinvented itself by helping Rupert Murdoch to launch Sky. I love stories. This particular story is fascinating as it shows superb lateral thinking by Alan Sugar and his team. Around 1988, satellite dishes and receivers were on the market for approximately £5,000. In June of that year, Alan Sugar agreed that Amstrad would develop satellite receiving equipment which would sell in the shops for £199.
If a premium rate number operator like Zamano which manages the number 57030, take credit from your phone without your permission, you can get it back! You will need to text STOP to unsubscribe from the service, you will then need to contact your mobile phone operator, you should also contact the operator, and finally I would suggest contacting the very helpful Comreg.
Lovely to have a day at home with the family in the middle of the week. Looking forward to the All-Ireland Hurling Club Final later. Best of luck to Clarinbridge, the Galway Champions.
My Parrot hands free carkit is a product I could not do without. I would recommend that everyone should buy a hands free solution for your car as we are all tempted to use their mobile while driving at some stage.
The Revenue in Ireland are very approachable and user friendly. I recently transferred my tax credit to my spouse to assist with domestic budgeting. I got a nice cheque from the Revenue by way of tax refund. To get money back on bin fees, medical bills and my additional pension contribution was great.
My reasons for choosing to set up as a Management Consultant on a self employed basis.
My first post just to say hi….