Everyone is talking about Millennials these days. It’s not just because of their mass adoption of smartphone technology – though that certainly doesn’t hurt. It’s because this digital savvy generation – born between 1980 and 2000- have overtaken Baby Boomers and become the largest consumer demographic, with estimated $1.4 trillion in annual buying power...
The start of another chapter. “Aim for the highest cloud so that if you miss it, you will hit a lofty mountain” This is an old Maori saying I encountered when reading James Kerr’s brilliant book Legacy, which examines what makes the legendary All Blacks so successful. It is a great mantra for any facet of life, be...
One of a series of podcasts by Paul McAnallen, a communications professional specialising in business improvement strategies for SMEs and Start-Ups, this episode is a conversation with Oliver Lennon, current CEO of Syndeo, an active investor, Chairman and non-exec director with Hurree and Elemental Software and previously CEO of Speechstorm, one of Belfast’s start-up success stories. It was...
There is much talk (and investment) in messaging platforms of late and their value in a business context. There is lots of hype around Bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI), too much hype in my opinion, and totally confusing to the business’ I have spoken to. We’ve had Facebook acquiring WhatsApp (and both are building...
Take a look across the Belfast tech horizon and you will see a landscape which has incubators, funders and most importantly entrepreneurial companies building and growing on a global stage. A lot of groundwork has been completed over the past ten years by Catalyst Inc., who are educating and inspiring the tech CEOs of tomorrow...
