Archive for November, 2005

Irish Web2.0 Companies –

Fergus Burns 28th of November 2005 by Fergus Burns

This company must be the un-official #1 Irish Web2.0 Company in terms of business – Web Reservations International – owner of HostelWorld

“The paper also reports that online accommodation company Web Reservations saw profits triple to EUR10.2 million in 2004.”
check here for some more details

Also check here for more details….

ITNorthWest Voice: The Future of Web Apps – Web2.0 Event London

Fergus Burns 26th of November 2005 by Fergus Burns

ITNorthWest Voice: The Future of Web Apps – Web2.0 Event London

Need to do one of these in Dublin…. and add some Irish/European web2.0 companies to the panel.

Web 2.0: forthcoming London event

Fergus Burns 24th of November 2005 by Fergus Burns

The coffee shops of Mayfair: Web 2.0: forthcoming London event

This looks like it as a top notch event – especially with the blogging coverage

Hopefully we will have some events like this in Ireland in the near future…..

Also check this recent event in Oxford…

John Cook’s Venture Blog – Defining Web 2.0

Fergus Burns 18th of November 2005 by Fergus Burns

John Cook’s Venture Blog – Defining Web 2.0

From the Web 2.0 Trenches: How to Build Real Businesses

Fergus Burns 11th of November 2005 by Fergus Burns

From the Web 2.0 Trenches: How to Build Real Businesses
From the Web 2.0 Trenches: How to Build Real Businesses

The changing US VC industry

Fergus Burns 7th of November 2005 by Fergus Burns

A good link, capturing the changes occuring in the US VC community.

The Tough New Venture Market

Producing Open Source Software

Fergus Burns 7th of November 2005 by Fergus Burns

In open-source style, Karl Fogel has made his book, Producing Open Source Software available online under an open copyright.