Liam Stack, Author at Web2Ireland

Failure Stories: What We Learned from Startups That Didn’t Make It

February 22, 2025 by Liam Stack

“The startups that die quietly often teach investors more than the unicorns that ring the bell.” The data is brutal: roughly 7 to 9 out of 10 funded startups never reach a meaningful exit. Capital gets written off. Founders walk away with lesson scars, not liquidity. The market does not reward effort. It rewards fit, … Read more

The ‘Right to Disconnect’: Understanding EU Labor Laws

January 6, 2025 by Liam Stack

“The next competitive edge in tech will come from founders who respect sleep as much as server uptime.” The market is quietly pricing in something many startup leaders still treat as an HR side topic: the right to disconnect. European labor law is shifting from “always on” hero culture to legally enforceable off-switches, and that … Read more