History
In college I studied and finished a degree in Pure Maths in the early 90's. The internet was just getting going and I quickly found an appreciation for its power and the impact it would have on society and business. I went out on my own in 1996, contracting to all the major banks and insurance companies in Dublin.
By 2000 I had opened my first proper business and had 14 people working for me when by a quirk of ...(fate? foresight? fortune? lets call it providence...) I created a social network site which allowed people to post messages publicly. www.boards.ie was born and grew to be one of Ireland's largest and longest running sites.
I also saw a need for a trusted classifieds site and created Adverts.ie in 2004. In 2008 we sold a minor stake to Daft Media Ltd and shortly after they bought controlling interest in both sites for a seven figure sum.
We have won many Golden Spiders, Webbies and personally I was awarded the IIA's Net Visionary award.
Present Day
Since then I have sat on the board of directors of Boards.ie Ltd, assisting and guiding the company to grow to a yearly revenue in excess of 1M euros. Adverts was sold in 2015 at an eight figure valuation.
In due course I have sat on the boards of companies as diverse as mobile gaming developers, MMA promotions, online poker companies and augmented reality software vendors. I continue to mentor for Enterprise Ireland and regularly sit on their CSF judging panel and Pitch Preparation panel.
Get in touch
If you think you might benefit from a chat with me, don't feel like it has to be a formal request. Lets get a coffee. Lets see if I can help you or your company and see if you are interested in taking things further. There's no charge for a chat (I really like coffee!)