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Insight: Fintan McGovern
NDRC's Helen Fullen spoke to Fintan McGovern, founder of Firmwave and supporter of The Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition 2019.
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Insight: Orla Gogarty
NDRC's Helen Fullen spoke to Orla Gogarty, Director of Digital Health, Transformation and Partnerships at
St Patricks Mental Health Services and supporter of The Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition 2019.
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Insight: Sarah Friar
NDRC's Helen Fullen spoke to Sarah Friar, CEO of Nextdoor and supporter of The Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition 2019.
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Is relocating the best move for your startup?
NDRC runs acceleration activities all over Ireland, with various programmes running in Dublin, Galway and Waterford throughout the year. Startups willing to relocate to secure the funding benefit most.
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Crowdfunding: Dos and don’ts
Finding your customer is an integral part of building a business. Developing a process where your customer finds, and funds, you? Perfect. Or is it…
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Finding a Founder
Founding a business on your own is a brave move, but bravery isn’t always rewarded, or necessarily the right move. NDRC’s portfolio of companies sees those with multiple founders performing higher than those with sole founders. Alan Costello, venture leader at NDRC, discusses some elements you may want to consider when finding a person to set up shop with.
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What we want to see in applications
NDRC has backed more than 250 companies throughout its first Decade of Investing, with many more to come in future. But how can you best catch our eye? Alan Costello, venture leader with NDRC, explains the ins and outs.
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'Compliance is integral to anyone operating in our space'
Helen Collins, compliance officer and the secretary to the board, tells Silicon Republic why regulatory requirements are a key focus for NDRC.
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Dispatches from the gap
NDRC sees ‘the gap’ as the space between pre-seed and seed, where private investment is absent, but capital is needed.
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Why crowdfund a pre-seed round?
In the past year, three NDRC-backed businesses have raised money through online crowd-funding platforms, with Trezeo, HouseMyDog and Exceedence securing nearly €1.5 million between them. But how, and why, did they do it?
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The WebSummit Experience: Learnings from Lisbon
Alan Costello, Venture Investment Leader at NDRC, recently travelled to Lisbon’s WebSummit. Here’s what he took away.
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What Is Your ‘Market Opportunity’?
For any early-stage business, accurate analysis of the target market is key. Angela Duffy, Venture Investment Leader at NDRC explains why.