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DC Cahalane, Venture Partner at Sure Valley Ventures joins Jess to look back at the good and bad from the world of tech in 2024.
Get ready to be inspired by the extraordinary DC Cahalane, a cornerstone of Ireland's startup landscape. In this episode, DC unpacks his fascinating transition from entrepreneur to venture capitalist. We'll delve into the secrets of the close-knit Irish entrepreneurial community and how DC's introverted nature blends perfectly with his professional persona. We'll explore Ireland's rapid entrepreneurial growth, emphasizing the significant role of Enterprise Ireland in fostering startups and scaling businesses. From the global success stories of Stripe and Intercom to the cultural shift away from traditional career paths, DC sheds light on the supportive infrastructure that's propelling Irish startups to international acclaim. Additionally, we'll discuss the pandemic's impact on business practices and the trend of professionals leaving multinational companies to join burgeoning startups. This episode also tackles the ever-evolving work-life balance for entrepreneurs, the importance of intellectual honesty and coachability, and the transformative understanding of mental health in entrepreneurship. We'll navigate through DC's personal experiences and insights on the venture capital landscape, providing practical advice on funding strategies and the importance of community and networking. --- Thanks to my Partners - Visit them to support the podcast Growing Further: https://bit.ly/3Lia2tn Iconic Offices: https://bit.ly/3vPQAzF
In this episode of The Goosed Podcast, Jon chats with DC Cahalane, Venture Partner for Sure Valley Ventures, about the vibrant Irish startup landscape. Discover why Ireland or the Republic of Cork is one of the best places to start a business and gain valuable insights into what a founder needs to succeed. DC shares his expertise on the unique opportunities and challenges in the Irish market, offering practical advice for budding entrepreneurs.
It's been announced that IBM will create 800 jobs in AI across Cork, Dublin and Waterford. Cork is quickly becoming a hub for tech and AI – why is this? Kieran is joined by a man who knows all about Tech, AI and Cork, Venture Partner at Sure Valley Ventures, DC Cahalane, to discuss.
DC Cahalane has decades of marketing experience, is the Co-Founder of Republic Of Work in Cork & is now a Venture Partner at Sure Valley Ventures. In this episode of The Business & Marketing Scoop I chat to DC all about his career, and how he got started, we chat all about startups and venture capital and of course his love of Cork! I hope you enjoy it.Connect with Mark Flavin on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markflavin/Check out 3B1 at: https://3B1.ieBook a meeting with Mark Flavin at: https://3b1.ie/discovery-call-markAnd if you enjoy this episode make sure to subscribe!!
The Startup World Cup, the world's largest startup pitch competition, will make its debut in Ireland, with the semi-final taking place at Dublin Tech Summit 2024. Powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures, the tournament consists of over 50 regional startup competitions across over 20 countries, providing an unmatched opportunity to access Ireland's startup ecosystem and global tech companies. The contendants will be judged at the event by a panel of venture capitalists, with the winner attending the grand final in Silicon Valley to compete against 50 other semi-finalists from across the globe for the $1,000,000 investment prize. The judging panel will consist of esteemed venture capitalist organisations, aimed at supporting startup growth. Featuring partners and directors from, VC Seraphim Space, Sure Valley Ventures, Techstars Sustainability Paris, Anamcara Capital, and The Launch Code. "The Startup World Cup Grand Finale 2023 in San Francisco was more than just an event; it was a celebration of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit," said Martin Tantow, Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures. "Each pitch brought something unique to the table, elevating the competition to new heights of excitement. Dublin Tech Summit 2024 will also be expanding its Accelerate initiative. Accelerate provides an opportunity for Irish start up & scale-up brands to expand internationally and get noticed by technology movers and shakers, to maximise investment opportunities for the Irish startup scene. Dublin Tech Summit will exhibit all entries in its Accelerate hall for the duration of the summit. "Dublin Tech Summit is thrilled to announce not only the expansion of our Accelerate programme to empower local innovators but its commitment to empowering those very talents on a global stage as host to the Startup World Cup. To be able to utilise our position as a seminal voice in the mainstream techworld to provide opportunities to the next generation of changemakers, is something Dublin Tech Summit and our Accelerate programme take great pride in. In a world of ever changing corporate tax receipts, nurturing our local and start-up economy is as vital now as it ever was", said Tracey Carney, Managing Director, Dublin Tech Summit. To compete on the pitch stage at the DTS24, startups must register online to participate in the Accelerate programme and founders must have formed a legal business entity. The startup can be at any stage of development, from pre-seed to scale-up, and each entrant will submit a 90-second video pitch. 50 startups will be selected from the video pitches to compete in knockout presentation rounds on day one of the summit, with finals on day 2 for those who advance in the competition. "It is an unprecedented opportunity for Irish startups to get their idea in front of expert investors, and the chance to be in the global grand finale competition in Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurial dreamers are the life of the innovation economy. Providing Irish expertise to the world is a key feature of the Accelerate programme, one which has the potential to see significant dividends in the economy as wider society in dynamic times", said DC Cahalane former GCMO for Dogpatch Labs, and now Venture Partner at Sure Valley Ventures, and DTS Accelerate stage MC. See more stories here.
A mover and shaker in the Irish start-up ecosystem, DC Cahalane drank the Kool-Aid, walked the miles and wears the t-shirt. What he doesn't know about Irish start-ups isn't worth knowing. Part of the Trustev growth journey that saw the company sell for $44m, he established Republic of Work in Cork and today leads Dogpatch Labs' latest First Friday partnership series with Google, Hupbspot, Microsoft and Salesforce. He talks about the future of the ecosystem.
First Fridays for Startups is back and Google, HubSpot, Microsoft and Salesforce are on board as the new revised All-Ireland version launches today. To help lead it veteran startup advisor and founder of Cork's Republic of Work innovation hub, DC Cahalane, will join Dogpatch Labs as Director of First Fridays for Startups. Ronan talks to DC Cahalane about the new First Fridays for Startups, the Irish Tech ecosystem, unicorns and more. More about DC Cahalane: DC is passionate about Disruptive Innovation, Business Models, Starting and Scaling Businesses, Entrepreneurship and his home city of Cork, Ireland. DC has led Growth and Marketing with some great companies like Teamwork.com and Trustev. DC is the ex CEO of REPUBLIC OF WORK and has now joined Dogpatch Labs as Director of First Fridays for Startups.
This week on Red Business, Jonathan Healy talks to people who are spending time helping others, rising to the online challenge & getting back to business. On the podcast this week is Ruth Fuller, Managing Director of Fuller Marketing, Aoife Horgan, co-founder of Versify Communications and DC Cahalane, CEO of Republic of Work
In this very special episode of The Republic Of Work Podcast, Guest host Jonathan Healy sits down and asks DC about the world of Co-Working and its current state.
Coming up this week, Linkedin announced 800 new jobs this week for Ireland, I’ll be joined by the country lead in just a few minutes time. We’ll hear from an Irish company looking for you to take photos off your phone and onto your wall plus DC Cahalane, CEO of Republic of Work will give us some insight into the tech scene in the rebel county. As always you can email the show, techtalk@newstalk.com or tweet with #TechTalkNT.
Greg chats with DC Cahalane, founder of co-working space and entrepreneurial hub, Republic of Work in Cork city. The boy from Dunmanway learnt a lot messing with his dad's computer at home and even more from extra curricular activities while studying at UCC. From event management in Dublin and London, to vodka distribution, to catering and then taking up key roles in two of Ireland's big tech success stories, Trustev and Teamwork. Itching to start his own venture again DC opened Republic Of Work over two years ago. We talk about cycles of confidence, different ways of learning, the entrepreneur ecosystem and how a great woman can help you to Win Happy! Enjoy the show..
Innovation Nation Edition 2019 - Cork Review with DC Cahalane by TechIreland
How attached are you to your Apple Watch? Our At The Core panel of DC Cahalane, Jess Kelly and Ger Manley is reconvened to talk about how functional the watch actually is. And they ask the obvious question - where can it go next? Presented by Jonathan Healy, and supported by CompuB, your Retail, Business & Education Apple experts
A decade in, At The Core asks what the iPhone has done for you! Jonathan Healy is joined by our panel of Jessica Kelly, DC Cahalane and Ger Manley as they discuss what the HUGE impact that the iPhone had on the world of communications. At The Core is brought to you by CompuB in the community. Visit CompuB.com for more.
On this week's episode Jonathan Healy talks to Sean O'Tuama, the Cork inventor who has designed an alarm for overheating phone chargers. He also speaks to Stuart Buss of Norwegian Air International, and Niall McCarthy, CEO of Cork Airport on transatlantic flights out of Cork and DC Cahalane from Republic of Work gives his top tips for start ups.
Bill Interviews DC Cahalane at Teamwork.com by RecruitingDaily
InspiredStartups.com : Entrepreneurs Talks with Founders Sharing Their Real Startup Stories
DC Cahalane's Startup Story (Interview Highlights): DC's computer science background and flair for event management extends to Teamwork. DC sites the Web Summit as one of the best ways to connect with early adopters. His mixed love/hate relationship with the term growth hacking. DC makes the point of seeking out passionate advocates for your startup brand. Tips on how startups should market themselves to investors: MVP and that first customer. Why Kickstarter gives startups no excuse to advance their product without funding. Some pointers in marketing a hardware product vs a software product. What makes a good hustler and why it is important to a startup. DC's Cork Startup Weekend and Built in Cork initiatives.