Design Talk (dot IE)

This talk was recorded on November 4th 2020.In this episode I talk with Dermot Casey about the growth of digital start-ups in Ireland and supporting that crucial period of early stage business development.At the time of recording Dermot had been working for the previous five years as a venture leader at the NDRC, Ireland’s National Digital Research Centre’s accelerator programme for digital start-ups. He has since co-established Resolve Partners, a venture consulting partnership, and then moved on to become the CEO for IRDG, a non-profit, business-led Innovation Network for member companies and colleges.-----OPENING -----Q: What does a venture leader’s working day look like?Q: How does the NDRC support entrepreneurs and start-ups?Q: Do start-ups use dev jams and design sprints to punctuate the business development cycle or  do they end up doing rapid prototyping and development all the time?Q: Does Ireland offer any unique advantages for start-ups? Is this a good time to start a digital savvy  business?Q: How do we deal with failure? How do we resolve that conflict between the desire for success and the almost inevitability of failure?Mentions:Des Traynor from Intercom reflecting on the transitions you make when scaling from being a start-up to being a company.https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/lessons-learned-from-scaling-a-team/Eamon Leonard, one of Ireland's most experienced tech founders:https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/eamon-leonard-named-irelands-net-visionary-2012IxDA Dublinhttp://ixda.ieSamuel Beckett quote “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.Web Summit: Founded in 2009, by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly and Daire Hickey, Web Summit was originally held in Dublin, Ireland, until 2016, when it moved to Lisbon.https://websummit.comThe Gini index for Irelandhttps://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=IEGini index (World Bank estimate – smaller may be read as less inequality. The Gini index is a measure of statistical dispersion of income inequality or wealth inequality within a nation or any other group of people. The measure was developed by the Italian statistician and sociologist Corrado Gini)Thirty-Two Words for Fieldhttp://manchan.com/32-words-for-fieldAcknowledgementsMusic Title: “It was just cold”Artist: Andrew CodemanSource: https://bit.ly/2Msarcj​License: “CC BY 4.0”Cover Art Title: Adapted from “After weeks of frozen numbness, Roger and Bon sensed the tentative beginnings of a creative thaw.”Artist: “Caroline (The hills are alive*)” *https://www.flickr.com/photos/hills_alive/Source: “https://flic.kr/p/8AwtWe”[Composite image, multiple sources. See credits]License: “CC BY 4.0”The `Design Talk (dot IE)’ podcasts are released under the “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike version 4.0 creative commons license aka CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Show-notes for cross-pod for The Blind Spot with Tina LowePodcast -14/Mar/2022 (publish sequence Jan 22 2021)Title: 0054- 13 - Assistance Dogs for Neurodiverse Children and TeenagersSubtitle: With Eimear KenneallyLink: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieSeason: 2Episode: 0054 For more information see “The Blind Spot” on Spotify for notes and descriptions of episodes. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieCredits and LicenseMusic Title: Modern Jazz Samba Artist: Kevin MacLeodSource: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-sambaLicense: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-licenseCover Art Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.Artist: AgencyX and Allen HigginsSource: Cross-PodLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseBlind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show-notes for cross-pod for The Blind Spot with Tina LowePodcast -14/Mar/2022 (publish sequence Jan 21 2021)Title: 0053- 12 - Actor and Autism ActivistSubtitle: With Eleanor WalshLink: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieSeason: 2Episode: 0053 For more information see “The Blind Spot” on Spotify for notes and descriptions of episodes. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieCredits and LicenseMusic Title: Modern Jazz Samba Artist: Kevin MacLeodSource: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-sambaLicense: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-licenseCover Art Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.Artist: AgencyX and Allen HigginsSource: Cross-PodLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseBlind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show-notes for cross-pod for The Blind Spot with Tina LowePodcast -31/Jan/2022 (publish sequence Jan 20 2021)Title: 0052- 11 - Behind the Scenes of Creating The Blind SpotSubtitle: With Conor Reid, Jessica Viola & Allen HigginsLink: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieSeason: 2Episode: 0052 For more information see “The Blind Spot” on Spotify for notes and descriptions of episodes. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieCredits and LicenseMusic Title: Modern Jazz Samba Artist: Kevin MacLeodSource: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-sambaLicense: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-licenseCover Art Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.Artist: AgencyX and Allen HigginsSource: Cross-PodLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseBlind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Show-notes for cross-pod for The Blind Spot with Tina LowePodcast -13/Dec/2021 (publish sequence Jan 18 2021)Title: 0050- 09 - Accessible TechnologySubtitle: With Sean Doran & Kyran O’MahoneyLink: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieSeason: 2Episode: 0050 For more information see “The Blind Spot” on Spotify for notes and descriptions of episodes. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieCredits and LicenseMusic Title: Modern Jazz Samba Artist: Kevin MacLeodSource: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-sambaLicense: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-licenseCover Art Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.Artist: AgencyX and Allen HigginsSource: Cross-PodLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseBlind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show-notes for cross-pod for The Blind Spot with Tina LowePodcast -13/Dec/2021 (publish sequence Jan 17 2021)Title: 0049- 08 - Irish Guide DogsSubtitle: With Zita O’Brien, Lean Kennedy & Tim O’MahonyLink: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieSeason: 2Episode: 0049 For more information see “The Blind Spot” on Spotify for notes and descriptions of episodes. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieCredits and LicenseMusic Title: Modern Jazz Samba Artist: Kevin MacLeodSource: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-sambaLicense: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-licenseCover Art Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.Artist: AgencyX and Allen HigginsSource: Cross-PodLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseBlind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show-notes for cross-pod for The Blind Spot with Tina LowePodcast -29/Nov/2021 (publish sequence Jan 16 2021)Title: 0048- 07 - The Built EnvironmentSubtitle: With Orla Hegarty & Lorraine GallagherLink: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieSeason: 2Episode: 0048 For more information see “The Blind Spot” on Spotify for notes and descriptions of episodes. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieCredits and LicenseMusic Title: Modern Jazz Samba Artist: Kevin MacLeodSource: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-sambaLicense: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-licenseCover Art Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.Artist: AgencyX and Allen HigginsSource: Cross-PodLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseBlind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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