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As startups grow, product teams often find themselves caught between speed and structure. In this episode of The Product Experience, Charlotte King, Lead Product Manager at eBay, shares practical insights from her work leading teams through this transition at companies including Moonpig, Flipdish, and ThoughtWorks. Charlotte unpacks how to define product's role during scaleup, build team structure around strategic value, and use tools like Wardley Mapping and Team Topologies to support organisational change. She also introduces the DHM model (Delightful, Hard to copy, Margin-enhancing) and discusses how to make strategy tangible for cross-functional teams. This conversation is especially useful for product leaders, heads of product, and founders navigating scale.Chapters1:13 – Charlotte's background2:36 – Product's role in startups, scaleups and enterprises4:35 – What product teams need to succeed during scale6:42 – Defining product's role as the company grows9:00 – Using Wardley Mapping to assess team maturity14:30 – Creating and communicating guiding principles20:30 – Using the DHM model to prioritise value25:48 – Structuring teams with Team Topologies29:03 – Multidisciplinary collaboration in practice30:41 – Lessons from leading transformation32:30 – Final reflections and takeawaysFeatured Links: Follow Charlotte on LinkedIn | eBay | Wardley Maps | What we learned at #mtpcon London 2025' feature by Kent McDonald and Louron PrattOur HostsLily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. She's currently Chief Product Officer at BBC Maestro, and has spent 13 years in the tech industry working with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. She's worked on a diverse range of products – leading the product teams through discovery, prototyping, testing and delivery. Lily also founded ProductTank Bristol and runs ProductCamp in Bristol and Bath. Randy Silver is a Leadership & Product Coach and Consultant. He gets teams unstuck, helping you to supercharge your results. Randy's held interim CPO and Leadership roles at scale-ups and SMEs, advised start-ups, and been Head of Product at HSBC and Sainsbury's. He participated in Silicon Valley Product Group's Coaching the Coaches forum, and speaks frequently at conferences and events. You can join one of communities he runs for CPOs (CPO Circles), Product Managers (Product In the {A}ether) and Product Coaches. He's the author of What Do We Do Now? A Product Manager's Guide to Strategy in the Time of COVID-19. A recovering music journalist and editor, Randy also launched Amazon's music stores in the US & UK.
Irish start-ups, Risso AI and Persuva AI have achieved a significant milestone by securing €100K each in Pre-Seed investments from Growing Capital. This announcement follows their successful applications to Enterprise Ireland's Pre-Seed Start Fund (PSSF), where they also raised €100K each in investment. This brings the total Pre-Seed round to a total of €200K for each of these respective start-ups. Risso AI utilises AI technology to monitor and report on noise pollution, addressing critical environmental concerns. Persuva AI specialises in creating audience-specific ad copy across all funnel stages, from cold to hot leads. Founded by Gianni Matera, Growing Capital is an early-stage investment firm specialising in supporting start-ups rooted in Ireland. Since 2015, Growing Capital has invested over €6 million in pre-seed and seed investments in 30+ companies, including Flipdish, Glofox, and Siren. Gianni Matera said: "Since the start of the Enterprise Ireland's PSSF I have now completed investments in 4 pre-seed startups. These startups share a remarkable dedication to innovation, resilience, and a deep understanding of market dynamics. We've chosen to invest in these ventures not just for their promising ideas, but for the passionate teams driving them forward and their unwavering commitment to solving real-world problems." Reacting to the news of this latest funding for Risso AI, founder Luca Marchesotti said: "The financial supports we have now received from both Enterprise Ireland and Growing Capital are critical to validating and bringing our exciting product to market, progressing our business plans, while accelerating our growth and ambition to succeed in global markets." Enterprise Ireland's Pre-Seed Start Fund (PSSF) provides start-ups with critical early-stage funding up to the value of €100k to test the market and progress their business plans for the global marketplace. The fund allows companies to progress key technical and commercial milestones required to attract future seed funding within six to 18 months. Enterprise Ireland's AnnaMarie Turley, Department Manager of Entrepreneurship and HPSU Operations, welcomes Growing Capital's initiative to match fund the PSSF investment of €100K, increasing the total pre-seed round to €200K for each of these companies. "The Pre-Seed Start Fund, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland's broader range of services for start-ups, responds to current market needs and provides entrepreneurs with a financial offering to help accelerate their start-up business plans. "The finance provided can then be ring fenced for critical requirements including product development, recruitment and developing channels to market. Matched funding of PSSF for early-stage start-ups by investment firms such as Growing Capital is a positive development and provides a great boost of support to pre-seed start-ups Risso AI and Persuva AI ." Each of these start-ups were supported by Furthr, Ireland's largest business innovation centre, throughout the funding journey to date, assisting them in preparing their successful Pre-Seed investment fund applications, business mentoring and engaging with both Enterprise Ireland and Growing Capital. Peter Horvath , CEO and Founder at Persuva AI said: "Support from Furthr in particular, in getting us investor ready has been transformative, not just in the application process but in guiding how we structure the business to scale. This enabled us to secure both Enterprise Ireland and Growing Capital funding and has given us confidence that we were getting timely and accurate mentorship on our business growth approach." Julian Seymour, Head of Acceleration at Furthr, who worked closely with each of the start-ups in getting them investor ready stated: "Our acceleration team of consultants have worked intensively with these two companies in supporting their applications. We are delighted to see the successful outcomes of our work resulting in each of them raising €200K. Th...
Numra, an AI-powered financial automation platform, today announced it has raised €1.5 million to help finance teams drive productivity and profitability. The round was led by Elkstone (Manna, Flipdish, LetsGetChecked). Numra - formerly Autonifai - provides finance and accounting teams with the tech infrastructure needed to scale. Powered by AI, the integrated and intuitive solution streamlines complex financial workflows to save time and eliminate errors to reduce costs. By offloading time-consuming tasks such as data entry, reconciliations, and error investigations, Numra's technology increases team capacity to better support clients and business development. Chartered accountancy firm providing services for Irish and international markets, BDO, are participating in the Pilot. Founded in 2023, by David Kearney (co-founder of Peblo acquired by Wayflyer) and Conor Digan (ex-Wonder, GerYourGuide] Numra today also announced the launch of its new AI-powered accounts assistant. Managed through the Numra platform, the AI Assistant improves the teams productivity by 30-50% by allowing it to manage collections, 3-way matching, payments, process invoices, and perform reconciliations and detailed cost allocations. Users can also interact with the tool over email, Microsoft Teams, Slack and other chat software to further streamline operations. "AI will have a transformative impact on the role of accountants and finance departments everywhere. The advent of LLMs means that what was once unimaginable is now possible. At Numra, our AI's capability to ingest and process vast amounts of unstructured data enables us to redefine the boundaries of productivity and transform how finance departments operate," said David Kearney, Co-Founder and CEO of Numra. Inefficiencies continue to plague the finance profession at a time when productivity and morale are more important than ever. A recent report by Gartner shows that 73% of accountants have seen their workloads surge over the past three years. Additionally, 69% of CFOs are struggling to recruit for vacant positions, while nearly one-third of finance leaders citing staff turnover and dwindling morale as major obstacles to growth. By bringing intelligent automations to finance, Numra aims to empower CFOs and their teams to modernise processes and access growth. "Numra is the perfect example of how Irish innovators are leveraging artificial intelligence to address the current and future challenges in sectors such as finance. At Elkstone, we are proud to be a part of Numra's journey from such an early stage, and to support them with the launch of their AI power accounts assistant," said Niall McEvoy, Venture Partner at Elkstone. Numra will use the additional funding to hire across product and engineering, drive further product development, and expand to the U.S. market. See more stories here.
This week Chris meets Gaurav Malik,Vice President - International Expansion, UrbanPiper. "Urban Piper helps you manage your food delivery channels on one dashboard, no more juggling multiple tablets. With UrbanPiper's integrations you can manage orders from Deliveroo, Just Eat, UberEats, Flipdish & others straight from your ePOS or our delivery manager dashboard." During the chat we discuss: How delivery is still a relatively new revenue stream to many and how to make that business profitable whilst still maintaining quality. Gaurav's advice to brands looking to either start their delivery journey or grow it, extending you reach and increasing your turnover How to overcome operational barriers such as managing menus, human error, managing stock & most of all, maintaining quality & control of the customer journey. How data can teach us a lot in terms of customer behaviour through their delivery channels & how to ensure that the data you display is actionable & useful to the restauranteurs. How Ghost kitchens and dark kitchens have shot up during the pandemic and how he still sees growth in this market And much more..... The Tech on Toast podcast is powered by REMS Hospitality. Benchmark your restaurant across other venues securely and gain market share.
In this week's Mentor Moment, we revisit episode 55 with Alan Merriman, founder of Elkstone. Alan has cemented a reputation as one of Ireland's best investors. The man with the Midas touch for picking startup investments after backing unicorn companies LetsGetChecked & Flipdish. In this episode, you'll hear how he made the leap & became his own boss. He also tells me the exact traits he looks for in founders & entrepreneurs before he invests. Enjoy this insight and many more on today's Mentor Moment. Contact Gary: https://bit.ly/mrgaryfox --- Proudly Partnered with Sage Visit Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE Location Partner: Iconic Offices https://bit.ly/eeiconic Music by Andrew Applepie
Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, has announced that life insurance and pensions company Irish Life has chosen Stripe as its strategic payments provider for its Smart Invest app. The partnership will make it easier for Smart Invest users to initiate one-off and top-up payments within the app. Irish Life launched Smart Invest in 2021 to make it easy for people to invest and track the performance of their investments. The app makes investing more accessible by allowing users to get started with as little as €100 in their accounts. Smart Invest also appeals to people who want to invest more responsibly by providing access to investment funds that support the planet. Stripe will facilitate investments through its payments platform and Stripe Billing while safely storing the payment details of Irish Life's Smart Invest customers. Stripe Radar will detect and prevent fraud using machine-learning algorithms that train on data across billions of global transactions. Smart Invest will also use Stripe Connect to enable client fund segregation, which will simplify its core financial operations. Irish Life joins tens of thousands of Irish businesses that are using Stripe to help grow their revenue and operate more efficiently. Those companies range from tech unicorns like Flipdish and Wayflyer to heritage brands like Foxford and McNutt of Donegal. “Our partnership with Stripe helps give our customers a world-class payment experience with a wide variety of payment methods including card payments and digital wallet integration. This will help us to further enhance our market-leading customer experience for our Smart Invest app and to continue to grow our business,” said Shane Carroll, digital product lead at Irish Life. “We're proud to be partnering with Irish Life on Smart Invest to help them enhance both their user experience and their operational efficiency. In the current macroeconomic climate, we are more focused than ever on helping Ireland's leading businesses increase their revenue and innovate faster,” said Eileen O'Mara, global head of sales at Stripe. See more stories here.
A review of the cross-technology event This week there was a spring in the step of folks heading to ‘Dublin Tech Summit' at the RDS centre on Dublin's southside. It was a 2-day affair on the 15th and 16th of June, where face-to-face meetings, networking and tech talks were the order of the day. Dublin Tech Summit 2022 Reviewed The bustle of chatter, talks kicking off and a very full conference space led me to Detectify where Frederico talked about the external security service his company provides. Continuous automation of pre-pentest testing such as port scanning is a valuable service to provide independently of any internal security resources deployed. My journey moved around the busy event hall to Zoom where Harry Mosley, CIO and Matthew Kenny, Systems Engineer, showcased the new smart features on their product. This included PABX integrations and internal optimizations for a better user experience. The range of booths, talks and opportunities to meet folks was impressive indeed. I chatted with some entrepreneurs who requested secrecy around their products in the pre-launch stage noting the venture capital community was well represented at the summit making it an ideal networking opportunity for both parties concerned. The legal industry was also there in the form of Sarah Wilson and her colleagues from Cleaver Fulton Rankin located in Belfast city. Sarah and her legal colleagues are specialists in data compliance and governance in the tech space. The second day started off in a less populist manner but did fill up to a respectable degree where one was wary of getting too close to people in certain parts of the summit. Talks by many companies including Mastercard Foundry (the new design/R&D divisional merger), were in full swing. I visited the Foundry booth and was brought through some projects by James Conway and Stephen Elder. The use of Mastercard apps for making payments and opening up hotel doors based on existing products was an interesting product adaptation that Stephen was working on and immediately useful in my view. James was on the data side using IBM's quantum machine to run advanced algorithms on fraud detection and mapping of fraudulent transactions across Mastercard-enabled networks identifying previously unknown cash points in the journey of the fraudulent transaction. This investigative gap can now be swiftly resolved by quantum computing innovations such as this. I went into the Lenovo booth where Antonia brought me through the complimentary service and solutions innovation from Lenovo allowing Lenovo customers to gain value from this enhanced support solution. My journey then led me to a talk on AI and ‘How humans can co-exist with AI' as a panel discussion led by Laura Ellis. I was heartened by the great point made on how repeatable task elimination gives rise to new job opportunities for those willing to learn new things and take advantage of new opportunities. The second day's afternoon saw me attend talks such as ‘From Startup to Scale up' where experiences were shared by Stephen Crowley of Flipdish and Eileen O'Meara of Stripe. Both leaders commented extensively on the COVID challenges of remote working. This included catchment areas to an office for recruitment, the requirements of leadership based on knowing your people and the prioritization around managing company culture through adverse times. I also stopped off at the ThreatLocker's booth where Eoin McGrath brought me through their scalable agent-based service that materially enhances your fleet's security posture at the application level with their managed security solution. My final stop of the day was with Michal Sukiennik of Airnauts. I chatted with Michal for some time about development challenges in today's web 2.0 world and his company's outsourcing capabilities providing an integrated service that covers the product rather than just part of the project. This is now seen as the new best practice approach to web development of digital...
eDesk, the e-commerce platform that reduces the complexity of customer support for businesses as they scale into new sales channels, has announced that it is creating 150 new jobs over the next 18 months. This growth will facilitate further expansion into the US and EMEA, bringing the total headcount to 250. The jobs will be based out of eDesk's Dublin HQ, Derry, Skibbereen, and the east coast of the US. The roles will be created across a number of functions; Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success and Customer Support. eDesk operates a hybrid workplace model, offering remote working as well as office space for the current 97 employees at its headquarters in Dublin and other offices in Derry and Skibbereen and the UK. eDesk was founded as xSellco by Ray Nolan in 2012 and rebranded as eDesk in 2021. Customers include Superdry, Pitstop Auto, Right Deals UK and they count Amazon, eBay, and Shopify amongst key marketplace partners of the eDesk product. The product supports over 14 million conversations every month, resulting in billions of dollars of eCommerce transactions every year with 40% of these based in the US. eDesk is a customer support solution built specifically for online retailers – regardless of where they sell online. Whether they sell via marketplaces like Amazon or eBay, via their own branded webstore, social channels or across all, eDesk consolidates all customer support interactions into a single unified inbox enabling agents to work remotely and seamlessly across all sales channels. Unlike other help desk solutions, eDesk is built specifically for eCommerce. With more than 300+ native integrations, eDesk is the only product on the market to give brands and sellers the ability to truly support their customers 1:1 across all their sales channels. The board recently appointed Dermot O'Connor as CEO, Dermot previously co-founded personalization & customer data company, Boxever which was acquired in March 2021 by US customer experience provider Sitecore, as well as co-founded a rapidly growing resource compliance & training management solution in 2017, Skillko. “I'm delighted to bring my experience from Boxever to eDesk. eCommerce is so hot right now and eDesk as a product has seen significant growth in recent years so we are delighted today to announce the growth of our team over the coming months with these new open roles. eDesk was created to ease the complexity of customer service so that companies can focus on growth. These new hires will continue to support our growth by creating new updates and top tier products to ensure that our customers truly support each individual customer across all of their sales channels, allowing them to more effectively grow their own businesses.” eDesk continues to attract top talent to their rapidly-growing team. In recent months, eDesk has made a number of senior hires, including Ross Keating, VP of Sales, Courtney Graham, VP of Customer Success and Mats Forsgren, VP of Operations. Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment commented on the news to say: “eDesk's creation of 150 new jobs over the next 18 months in Dublin, Derry, Skibbereen and the US is a testament to the company's ongoing commitment to Ireland. The company's incredible growth shows how Irish eCommerce and Business to Business firms like Flipdish, Intercom, and Wayflyer continue to take on global markets and grow from here in Ireland. I wish the company every success with this expansion.” Ray Nolan, Founder of eDesk stated: “I'm so proud of our team for getting eDesk to the point where we can double our headcount, creating 150 new jobs. Dermot brings with him to eDesk over two decades of experience in founding, building, and scaling successful SaaS businesses out of Ireland. I have every faith that he, and the eDesk team will take the company to the next level of growth. I'm looking forward to the next chapter in eDesk's journey, and can't wait to see what we achieve under the...
Flipdish is an online directory of Irish restaurants and food businesses designed to act as an alternative to food marketplaces. The company was founded by brothers Conor and James McCarthy and is one of the latest Irish tech companies to earn unicorn status. They join us to tell their story.
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with John DiLoreto, president and general manager North America at Flipdish about digitally connecting restaurants to their customers. DiLoreto leads the business for North America at Flipdish. It is a digital technology company focused on the hospitality industry. DiLoreto says, “Specifically what we focus on at Flipdish is what we call the digital consumer experience and what that means is we focus on everything between the brand meaning the restaurant and their customers and helping restaurants better engage directly with their customers and so what that can mean is, we build websites, we build mobile apps, we build kiosks, we run digital advertising for our customers. We've got loyalty programs, marketing programs, engagement, you name it everything that exists that connects the restaurant and their customers. That's our specialty and our focus. We do that in about thirty countries today and are proud to work with thousands of business around the world.” Frischling shares that Flipdish just completed a one hundred million dollar raise in their Series C round led by Chinese tech giant Tencent. Flipdish reached a valuation of $1.25 billion, making it a “unicorn” in startup speak. It follows a $48.5 million investment. DiLoreto said when asked what Flipdish will do with that investment, “I think you know it's just a testament to our mission and our focus on building the technology that our industry needs and that ultimately that consumers are looking for. When it comes to interacting and engaging with their favorite brands and restaurants in terms of what we are going to do, we're going to do what we've always done which is strictly just focused on our customers.” He adds, “what we're going to do is continue to invest in our customers.”DiLoreto talks about what convenience technology is bringing to hospitality and says, “ultimately the way I think of it is as an operator, you know what's most important to you is your customer in meeting your customer where they are and where their needs are and I think from a macro perspective there have been significant investments that have shaped and changed the way that the customer views convenience.” To hear DiLoreto talk more about Flipdish meeting the customer's demands, QR codes growing in the United States, and his thoughts on where ghost kitchens are heading, tune into this episode of Hospitality Hangout on Spotify.
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with John DiLoreto, president and general manager North America at Flipdish about digitally connecting restaurants to their customers. DiLoreto leads the business for North America at Flipdish. It is a digital technology company focused on the hospitality industry. DiLoreto says, “Specifically what we focus on at Flipdish is what we call the digital consumer experience and what that means is we focus on everything between the brand meaning the restaurant and their customers and helping restaurants better engage directly with their customers and so what that can mean is, we build websites, we build mobile apps, we build kiosks, we run digital advertising for our customers. We've got loyalty programs, marketing programs, engagement, you name it everything that exists that connects the restaurant and their customers. That's our specialty and our focus. We do that in about thirty countries today and are proud to work with thousands of business around the world.” Frischling shares that Flipdish just completed a one hundred million dollar raise in their Series C round led by Chinese tech giant Tencent. Flipdish reached a valuation of $1.25 billion, making it a “unicorn” in startup speak. It follows a $48.5 million investment. DiLoreto said when asked what Flipdish will do with that investment, “I think you know it's just a testament to our mission and our focus on building the technology that our industry needs and that ultimately that consumers are looking for. When it comes to interacting and engaging with their favorite brands and restaurants in terms of what we are going to do, we're going to do what we've always done which is strictly just focused on our customers.” He adds, “what we're going to do is continue to invest in our customers.”DiLoreto talks about what convenience technology is bringing to hospitality and says, “ultimately the way I think of it is as an operator, you know what's most important to you is your customer in meeting your customer where they are and where their needs are and I think from a macro perspective there have been significant investments that have shaped and changed the way that the customer views convenience.” To hear DiLoreto talk more about Flipdish meeting the customer's demands, QR codes growing in the United States, and his thoughts on where ghost kitchens are heading, tune into this episode of Hospitality Hangout on Spotify.
Menu inflation is at an all-time-high and Christine and Keith give tips on how to deal with this crisis. They also share their thoughts on the mask mandates and outdoor dining sheds as NYC nears the end of the pandemic. [00:38] Bill de Blasio [02:40] Mask Mandates [09:03] Joe Biden's State of the Union [10:42] Restaurant Inflation [16:21] How to Deal with Inflation Costs [24:25] NYC Getting Rid of Outdoor Dining Sheds How to Deal with Inflation Menu prices hit a 39-year high inflation rate last November 2021, food-away-from-home index rose 0.6%, and prices for limited-service restaurants have risen by 7.9% over the past year. Flipdish gives tips on how to deal with inflation, but Christine and Keith share how they can sneak in subtle price increases to combat the rising costs. One is to look at your menu pricing and inventory every six months and run your numbers, another is to limit core items and write your menu accordingly to what deals you're getting and what you can find at the moment by subtly decreasing portions, and to try to redesign their menu to sell more profitable items to drive the bottom line and less on increasing sale. Where to Find Them: Facebook - DeVita & Hancock Hospitality Group Inc. Instagram - @devita_hancock_hospitality YouTube - Behind the Counter with DeVita & Hancock TikTok - Behind the Counter with DeVita and Hancock Official Website - DeVita and Hancock Hospitality Group Christine DeVita on LinkedIn Keith Hancock on LinkedIn connect@dhhospitalitygroup.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/behindthecounterdhh/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/behindthecounterdhh/support
Tencent helps serve up $100m for Flipdish Internet and gaming group Tencent led a funding round for Flipdish, the Ireland-based developer of a customer experience software platform, sized at approximately $100m, highlighting the steady digitalisation of the hospitality industry. Roche rounds up $290m for Freenome Pharmaceutical firm Roche invested $290m in US-based cancer detection technology … Continue reading "17 January 2022 – Tencent Helps Serve Up $100m for Flipdish" The post 17 January 2022 – Tencent Helps Serve Up $100m for Flipdish appeared first on Global Venturing Review.
My guest for this episode is, Simon Curran, Co-Founder & CEO @ Noloco. Prior to Noloco, a product manager @ Shazam, TripAdvisor, Revolut & Flipdish.https://noloco.io/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonalexcurran/#----------------------------------------------------------------------------Maximize your exit potential – click here.Build a robust & scalable business – click here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this episode, I chat with Fionn Hart - UK Country Manager at Flipdish. A Dublin-based digital food-ordering platform. We discuss the challenges of remote hiring, taking on the big food delivery apps, the power of customer advocacy, their recent €40m investment round, predictions for DTC food in 2021 and getting comfortable with worst-case scenarios.
Earlier this week the finalists were announced for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards. 'Down to Business' has had a long association with the awards and has had the inside track when it comes to seeing what previous finalists have had to offer. To get a sense of this year’s finalists Bobby was joined by: Roger Wallace, Partner Lead with EY for the Programme James McCarthy, of Flipdish - a finalists in the Emerging Category Vanessa Creaven, of Spotlight Oral Care - a finalist in the Emerging Category Brody Sweeney, a finalist in the Industry Category. Listen and subscribe to Down to Business with Bobby Kerr on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
Monday sees the opening of pubs and the restart of international travel. Ian King talks to a pub Landlord and Fionn Hart from Flipdish, an app which helps pubs and restaurants remain Covid compliant.He also speaks to David Tyler, the Chairman of Domestic and General and former chairman of Sainsbury's - he's an advisor to the campaign "Good Business Pays" which is trying to get suppliers paid on time.He'll talk to John Hitchcox, Chairman of Yoo Capital, which is behind the £1.3 billion regeneration project of Olympia in west London.Elsewhere - Ian chats to Steve Hare, Chief Executive at Sage, one of the UK's biggest software companies, after it reported a 30% fall in half year operating profits to £203million.And he also takes a look at the history of company boards with the renowned economist and author Dambisa Moyo.
Adam Cox is joined by Fionn Hart from FlipDish to discuss the challenges the hospitality industry will face as the indoors is reopened to the public. They look at how digital ordering systems will aid in this transition and how FlipDish are playing a part in this. https://www.flipdish.com
According to a study by digital ordering platform Flipdish, the takeaway foods that Irish consumers have been craving most during Ireland’s third lockdown period have been revealed. Head of Brand Marketing at Flipdish, Claire Sweeney spoke to Fran on Tipp Today about how eating habits have changed.
This week it's rapid Covid testing for restaurants, the biggest dishes from the NYT, seafood on TV and more.
This episode features John DiLoreto, the current President of Flipdish North America. He and host Zack Oates discuss Flipdish and showcase the importance of restaurants establishing their own digital presence by looking at what happened to companies that didn't.
This week I'm joined by founder and CEO of Flipdish. Born out of a frustration with food portal usability, the platform was developed to act as an online ordering system for restaurants. Talking me through the initial start up process to present day operations and future projects including self service kiosks and even food delivering drones, here’s what it’s like to be Conor McCarthy.
Ian chats with Conor McCarthy one of the co-founders of Flipdish, one of Europe's fastest growing startups who provide online ordering solutions for over 1000 takeaways across the UK, Ireland and Europe. Flipdish have raised over €7M from leading venture capital firms. Ian & Conor discuss; Challenges faced to raise money Scaling the company Differentiating from the competition Working with investors Negotiating on equity Keeping focused on future trends Show Sponsors:- Far North Sales & Marketing Far North Sales & Marketing Consultancy are all-encompassing Business Development specialists, our aim is growth, your growth. We understand that the overhead of permanent experienced members of a team may be a step too far, maybe you would like to take a product to market, run a fresh pair of eyes over the sales process or just get over a lean period, we can help.
There are so many things to consider when opening a restaurant in Ireland. Like starting any new business though, it is good to get as much information as you can from people with experience of the industry you’re investing your time and money into. Many experts in the restaurant industry come from different perspectives and you can always leverage something from their advice. James McCarty co-founder of Flipdish has experience of talking and working with literally 1000s of restaurant owners over the last few years. For flipdish contact details and the full article check out Inc60.com As always let us know what you think on facebook/inc60, twitter (@incSixty) or Linkedin.
Ronan Mahon is heavily involved in companies such as Flipdish and Tiny Islands. He also lived and worked in Australia for several years working with companies such as EMI and LinkedIn. Ronan tells his story from his earliest memories as a pupil and college student to how he started up his own companies. Flipdish Website - http://www.getflipdish.com Tiny Islands Website - http://www.tinyislandsevents.com Rallen's Rant iTunes Link : itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/ralle…d1232538503?mt=2 Rallen's Rant YouTube Link : www.youtube.com/user/Richieallen2