Surviving the Valley of Death
The startup that I am co-founder of, Mint Tek Circuits, has just emerged from the Valley of Death. We are not yet completely out of the danger zone, but we believe the worst is behind us. The valley of death refers to the period in the early stage of a startup before it is generating positive cash flows. It has been an exciting journey, though not one for the faint hearted. I am writing this blog to share our experiences, to outline the steps we took to survive and grow, and what we might have done differently.
Meet Emma Dowling, CMO of MyOctopus – Smart Home Platform
MyOctopus are a hardware and software startup based in Dublin and Galway, co-founded by Larry Wawro (CEO), Sylwester Hyzynski (CTO) and Emma Dowling (CMO). Their device is a creative smart home platform, a feature-packed multi-tool, which is fully open source, affording full control of data, devices and options to the user.
6 ways you can change the gender ratio
The reason to change the ratio is simple – it makes financial sense. Diverse teams make better decisions and having women properly represented at a management level create companies of higher value. There is a resurgence of Feminism, and rightly so – Jennifer Lawrence is speaking out about Hollywood actresses receiving substantially lower paychecks than their male counterparts, and last week the Irish Times told us that in Ireland male voices make up 72% of all news and current affairs programmes.
