Web 2 Ireland

An article from Danny Rimer, General Partner at Index Ventures, one of Europe’s top VC firms.

An essay from Paul Graham on Startup cultures worldwide – a must read for anyone involved in the ecosystem.

However, not sure about this comment

“but if present trends continue, French and German will eventually go the way of Irish and Luxembourgish: they’ll be spoken in homes and by eccentric nationalists.”

from e-consultancy – questions for web2.0 companies.

Jeff Nolan (of SAP) comments on a recent startup – Abgenial Systems.

The VC who invested, Peter Rip, has a great articulation around how they went from “seed” of idea, through to plan.

Its a great story is how a smart VC can add real value to the entrepreneur…..

Vitamin is a great resource for anyone in the startup space.

Check out this article by the CEO of Crowdstorm, Philip Wilkinson

Anyone up for a BarCamp in Ireland (Dublin most likely)

Let us know – check out BarCampIreland

Newbay have just bought a UK company Inamobile

Given the x-section in photo sharing, mobility and social networking – its an interesting development.

Walter flew the Irish web2.0 flag at a recent Under the Radar event in the Valley

Some startup inisghts from Peter Nixey, a UK based entrepreneur, working on a web2.0 startup.

“I’ve worked for a long time to learn enough to be able to create something of real value. Only time will tell whether it’s as useful to others as it is to me but as much as I’d love to be rich, it’s fixing pains that drives me.”

KP’s 7 rules for start-ups (from Don Dodge at Microsoft)

* Instant Value to customers – solve a problem or create value with the first use
* Viral adoption – Pull, not push. No direct sales force required
* Minimum IT footprint, preferably none. Hosted SaaS is best.
* Simple, intuitive user experience – no training required.
* Personalized user experience – customizable
* Easy configuration based on application or usage templates
* Context aware – adjust to location, groups, preferences, devices, etc.