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Shocking to hear about this from Hacker News. I'm an Irish citizen living in Oz, with a startup (www.dealpinch.com), and this is the first I've heard about it.
by beilabs 16y ago
Shocking to hear about this from Hacker News. I'm an Irish citizen living in Oz, with a startup (www.dealpinch.com), and this is the first I've heard about it.
One thing strike me straight away. The only reason I would accept equity would be for contacts and expertise. This program does not offer it, but it is a start!
Ireland is in a bad state right now, it's recovering from an inept government and crazy policy when it came to small startups. This will go a long way to starting up jobs in the country, they need to go much further.
The country has the talent to make an impact on the world stage, we have a highly educated, motivated workforce. It is exceptionally difficult for any startup to get a loan from the banks in Ireland right now.
- Newky 16y agoI'm a CS student from Ireland, and although I would agree fully with the fact that we had an inept government, the number 1 priority for the new government is economic regrowth. The company I work for, got a grant from Enterprise Ireland and I know they are desperate to get as many jobs as possible.
- mise 16y agoYou're hearing about it in the perfect place. EI always had had funding if you want to help create jobs, from their perspective. My downfall is that I would only want to create one job: mine.