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In February 2011, Michael Lewis wrote an article for Vanity Fair entitled “When Irish Eyes are Crying”. It painted an accurate but bleak picture of how economic tumult was manifesting itself socially in Ireland. He pointed out that the Irish … Continue reading
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“Sap Puse?” No “Sak… Pase”, “OK, I got it Sak Pase and Ma Poule“, “Nooo Nap Boule”… “Sak Pase and Nap Boule”, “You got it! I had this conversation so many times over the course of 5 days in Lisbon. Sak … Continue reading
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“Hi” she said, “I’m Niamh, and I’d like to spend a couple of minutes telling you about a community of amazing young achievers and change makers called Sandbox…” That’s where it all began, 6 amazing months ago now, when a … Continue reading
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Entrepreneurs are a first world phenomenon It’s not a popular assertion but entrepreneurs, as we’ve come to understand them, are a distinctively first world phenomena. The entrepreneur as the disruptive agent of change and innovation is almost exclusively well-educated, middle … Continue reading
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The cold snap this week has reminded me of what we got up to this time last year. A group of us got together near Drumcondra to build a giant turtle in the snow. It took about 2 hours and … Continue reading
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New Archipelago website goes live this week! The largest regional community of young entrepreneurs is soon to have a social directory and independent angel Network. Register for the Beta version here: www.archipelago.ie
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Word meanings evolve over time. The word “brave” once meant “cowardice”, the word awful meant “full of awe” and the word “entrepreneur” once meant an intermediary between the economic factors of capital and labour. Words are powerful tools and their … Continue reading
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The first in a series of Blogs on Education Education – part 1: The Questions What is the purpose of education? Why hasn’t the education system changed in hundreds of years? What was the purpose of the education 100 years … Continue reading
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I’ve set up a Flavors page, check it out here http://flavors.me/johnegan Flavors is very cool, and aggregates all my social media content and blogs
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I want to build systems that optimise the resources they have at their disposal. The prison system has thousands of people often unoccupied and under-utilised. The problem is the prison system has no mission, no clear vision about what it … Continue reading
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Sandbox is the foremost global community of young achievers under 30 in the world. It’s a phenomenal network of improbable young people accomplishing amazing things. The Dublin hub will be launched in March 2012 and we’re currently seeking applicants. If … Continue reading
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The Room 18 project is an initiative to make Ireland the international capital of youth innovation. The young entrepreneur has a significantly different lifestyle to that of an older entrepreneur. We wanted to build a Hub environment that reflected that … Continue reading