Comments on: Boxing above your weight – Chris Horn http://www.web2ireland.org/2009/06/10/boxing-above-your-weight-chris-horn/ This blog is dedicated to web2.0 companies and news in Ireland Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:03:08 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Eamon Leonard http://www.web2ireland.org/2009/06/10/boxing-above-your-weight-chris-horn/comment-page-1/#comment-222920 Eamon Leonard Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:00:47 +0000 http://www.web2ireland.org/?p=1238#comment-222920 "A paradox resulting from the small and open Irish economy is that Irish technology driven start-ups have to think globally first, not later;" This is a great point. Something we realised within a month of starting up in Oct '08 was that Ireland was too small for our offering. Naturally, we looked to London first, and got up and running there in March. I would also wholeheartedly agree on the point about partners. It's not impossible to do a startup on your own, but it's got to be tough. Having two other partners to drive the company with me and a fourth in the wings has been a great help. Knowing that you're working towards shared goals with guys who you trust and have your back is, I feel, a key component to making a startup a success. “A paradox resulting from the small and open Irish economy is that Irish technology driven start-ups have to think globally first, not later;”

This is a great point. Something we realised within a month of starting up in Oct ‘08 was that Ireland was too small for our offering. Naturally, we looked to London first, and got up and running there in March.

I would also wholeheartedly agree on the point about partners. It’s not impossible to do a startup on your own, but it’s got to be tough. Having two other partners to drive the company with me and a fourth in the wings has been a great help. Knowing that you’re working towards shared goals with guys who you trust and have your back is, I feel, a key component to making a startup a success.

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