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Irish Tech News
Irish Tech News are Ireland's number one online tech publication and often Ireland's number one tech podcast too.
We aim to cover innovation, entrepreneurs, startups, green tech, clean tech and tech for good that aims to help the planet.
If you have a good story drop us a line.
We aim to cover innovation, entrepreneurs, startups, green tech, clean tech and tech for good that aims to help the planet.
If you have a good story drop us a line.
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Mar 16, 2022 • 26min
How to achieve financial freedom and success, Ken Mack explains more to Martin Eastwood
At the age of 21 with little business knowledge or experience, Ken Mack acquired his first business using none of his own money down. This strategy, which is typically referred to as a leveraged buyout, allowed Ken to inherit a 6 figure income and become the owner of an already successful existing business.
Now with 16 years of business buying and investing experience, Ken Mack works as a coach to help others achieve financial freedom and success. Ken's experience has seen him acquire over 9 figures in deals spanning across countries such as UK, USA, Spain, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. He is also an active investor in cryoptocurrency, precious metals and decrentralized finance platforms.
MARTIN EASTWOOD is an Investor, Entrepreneur, TV & Social Media Personality & Public Speaker. His company Wide Variety manage the online marketing of businesses and brands across Ireland and the world.

Mar 15, 2022 • 11min
Helping Fund the Ukraine, with Crypto Worms, Andrii Vyviurka
Hi I am from Ukraine, I am 25 years old. I work as an IT specialist, I have my own web development team, designers, programmers and other specialists. Now I'm in my apartment, but we sounded sirens all night and we were sitting in bomb shelters, today the Russians dropped bombs on our city again, several dozen people were injured and several died, people are buried in the backyards of their homes, it's very awful in relation to ordinary civilians. You can probably see this in the news. Yesterday in Irpin near Kyiv, terrorists killed a journalist from the United States who worked and showed the truth to the New York Times. Two more of his comrades were injured and are currently in hospital in Kyiv.
Crypto worms is my own NFT project that I started creating six months ago. Most of the NFT from it was sold in the beginning and now people are just trading it. The game itself is for 2 people who play in battle with each other with different skills and weapons (the game is still under development.) These are people who trade NFT for resale and people who want to wait for the release of a game where they can reproduce their NFT to treat others, receive crypto tokens worms and health elixirs. Crypto game is not just a game, you can play it and earn more. 5. pUtin is a small man who is not friendly with the head and creates big problems for the whole world, Ukraine suffers the most in this confrontational people are losing their homes. The city of Mariupol, where 500,000 people lived, has been wiped off the face of the earth. It is scary to look at it. Now everyone is helping the country as best they can, some are volunteering to prepare food for soldiers and refugees, some are defending our land and their city with a machine gun. I, in turn, joined the funds and decided to make a charity project for people who lost their homes and to support our army, our army is many times smaller than the Russian, but our people are much smarter. Pictures for the NFT project are ready now I am working with NFT crypto markets where we will be added.
The project already has the name Strong Ukraine. Each picture of the project is unique and reflects the strength of spirit of the people. The NFT theme has been popular for a year now. I also successfully trade various collections and help with creation. Now there are a lot of videos on YouTube to create a collection in different languages, everyone can understand this. Or write to me if you want to trade or create your own collections, I can help if I am interested in the project. I have 50 unique pictures and the time provided is no longer needed as my collection is created in one style and other creators will find it difficult to understand my style. Now there is a greater need for advertising the project on a large scale not only in Ukraine but around the world. We now buy a lot of helmets and body armor, as well as night vision devices and thermal imagers. All this is needed. Now our volunteers bring us money, we buy it with money donated by people and add our own when needed.
To say what you can help us need to understand what country you are from and how you can help. It is a financial aid whether you can buy the things we need and transfer or accept women with children. Sites such as solsea and solanart help in the quick verification procedure, and I will ask them to post on the main page and on social networks as much as possible. The Crypto worms project has nothing to do with the Strong Ukraine charity project, these are different projects. Soon we will win over and return our territories, and all the partners who supported us and the people who helped financially and in all other ways will celebrate our common victory. Glory to Ukraine!

Mar 14, 2022 • 22min
Connect The Dots: The Art and Science of creating good luck, with author Christian Busch
In this episode, Shane is Joined by Christian Busch, Author of The Serendipity Mind and the recently released Connect The Dots: The Art and Science of creating good luck. Christian starts by explaining his background and how it lead him to where he is now and what the Serendipity Mindset is all about.
Christian goes on to talk about the role technology can have in helping each individual to create their own luck, gives his top bits of advice for someone looking to start creating their own look going forward and finally, he discusses his plans for the future.
About Christian
Prof. Dr. Christian Busch is the bestselling author of Connect the Dots: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck – “a wise, exciting, and life-changing book” (Arianna Huffington) that provides “excellent practical guidance for all” (Paul Polman, former CEO, Unilever) – and an internationally known expert in the areas of innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and serendipity. He is the director of the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University (NYU), and also teaches at the London School of Economics (LSE).
He is a co-founder of Leaders on Purpose and the Sandbox Network and a former director of LSE's Innovation Lab. His work has been featured by outlets such as the Strategic Management Journal, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The Guardian, Washington Post, and the BBC.
He is a member of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Expert Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and on the Thinkers50 Radar list of the 30 thinkers "most likely to shape the future."
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisSerendip
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christianwbusch
Connect the Dots: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Serendipity-Mindset-by-Dr-Christian-Busch-author/9780241402122
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and is studying programming and web development.

Mar 13, 2022 • 31min
How to set up a crypto Cayman fund and a crypto license in Lithuania
Aldemaro Fonseca is an entrepreneur based in Panama. He is currently NTL Wealth´s head advisor for LATAM and Spain Markets.
He originally graduated as an Electronic Engineer and Project Manager but he devoted his entire career to business and has successfully founded and managed several companies which operate in different fields.
He has been dealing with financial licenses processing (Forex, Securities Broker, Banking, E-money, Investment Manager, Asset Management, electronic games, Cryptocurrency Exchange/wallet, Hedge Funds and Money Remittance) and is also a wealth management expert with a global approach in different jurisdictions.
Aldemaro currently offers advice to several family offices worldwide and is also the CEO of a Technology Company based in Panama.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Mar 12, 2022 • 32min
Building the world's premier luxury branded metaverse mall
Serge Gianchandani is the Co-founder of Metamall. Serge is a serial entrepreneur with twelve patents on 3D and VR imagery. He founded Egg Solution Optronics. In 2001 Serge became the leader in immersive technology. The company was initially based in France and later was acquired by a US technology group.
He also co-founded Moksha and scaled from zero to $20 million with 300+ clients across the globe like Amazon,Kmart, Flipkart etc. Serge sold his 1st company to Wave Com (Anant Nahata) the owner of KOOVS.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Mar 11, 2022 • 16min
The Future You: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help You, Harry Glorikian
In this podcast, Shane is joined by Harry Glorikian, author of The Future You: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help You Get Healthier, Stress Less, and Live Longer to talk about his inspiration behind writing the book and discuss how technology is changing healthcare and the overall wellness of each individual.
He also gives his advice on the steps each of us can take to improve our overall wellness and discusses the future of technology and AI in healthcare and what new technologies we can expect to see more of in the near future.
About Harry
For over twenty-five years Harry Glorikian—healthcare entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and company leader—has been at the intersection of the fast-moving science and business of healthcare and biotechnology.
Harry has always been at the forefront, helping invest in and grow innovative healthcare companies that are tackling ground-breaking areas such as precision medicine and the human genome.
Whether growing and selling his own consulting company, Scientia Advisors, or as an entrepreneur-in-residence at GE Healthcare, or as a general partner at Scientia Ventures, Harry’s insatiably curious mind has led him to explore and tackle all sides of healthcare and biotechnology innovation.
Harry is the author of MoneyBall Medicine: Thriving in the New Data-Driven Healthcare Market and the diagnostics textbook Commercializing Novel IVDs: A Comprehensive Manual for Success, and is the host of The Harry Glorikian Show podcast series.
In The Future You, Harry brings his learnings to the general consumer who wants to understand how all this new technology and talk of artificial intelligence can make their lives and those of their family and friends more fulfilling through better health.
The Future You: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Future-You-Artificial-Intelligence-Healthier/dp/1883283825
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HGlorikian
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryglorikian/
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and is studying programming and web development.

Mar 11, 2022 • 24min
Building the metaverse city of Lobsteropolis - the future of lobsters as sentient and metaversal beings.
About Philip Colbert
Graduating with an MA in Philosophy from St. Andrews University, Colbert’s work has received international acclaim in museums and galleries worldwide for his energetic new approach to painting and pop theory. Following on from early Pop painters such as Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist. Colbert’s paintings cross high art themes from old master paintings and contemporary art theory with everyday symbols of mass contemporary culture, all narrated through the eyes of Colbert’s cartoon Lobster alter ego. He has been championed as a contemporary Pop master by art world figures such as Charles Saatchi & Simon de Pury.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Mar 10, 2022 • 32min
We don’t have a pipeline problem; we have a listening problem
How well are women and communities of color being represented in financial services? And how many brilliant ideas don’t get the opportunities they deserve because we are not listening to all the voices? Many people assume that we have a pipeline problem, that there are no women or prominent female leaders in financial services. But that cannot be further from the truth. We don’t have a pipeline problem; rather, we have a listening problem.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Sonya Dreizler and Liv Gagnon, founders of Choir, who are on a mission to change whom the finance industry listens to. You can’t be what you can’t see. Together, we can help change the status quo, one conference at a time.

Mar 9, 2022 • 17min
A Safe Harbor: Helping Ukrainians Find Shelter in Ireland, John Dennehy
Jamil talks to Irish software entrepreneur John Dennehy to learn more about this important initiative.
This project has been launched with the goal of making an immediate and timely action to help in Ukraine. See more on the Safe HarThis positive and practical initiative has been launched with the goal of making an immediate and timely action to help in Ukraine. See more on the Safe Harbour for Ukraine website here and on the gofundme page here.bour for Ukraine website here and on the gofundme page here.
Safe Harbour for Ukraine
A group of friends in Ireland are sending a bus filled with essential supplies to the Polish/Ukraine border and are returning with 40 women and children displaced by war.
The goal is to provide accommodation and integration support for our guests for as long as is necessary. They will be treated with dignity and respect.
This is a community based project with support from Cronin’s Coaches, Dennehy Commercials, and the enormous goodwill of the Irish people.
The bus is leaving on St Patrick’s Day and will return approximately five days later. We are relying 100% on the goodwill of people in Ireland to make this happen. If you can help, especially by providing shelter in your home we’d love to hear from you. If you can’t provide shelter we have a list of urgently needed supplies below. In the coming days we will launch a GoFundMe page so you can make a cash donation.
Our GoFundMe page is here.
OFFERING ACCOMMODATION
Finding suitable accommodation for our guests is the most challenging part. Your help would be greatly appreciated. You might have a spare bedroom you can offer, or even an entire property that’s not fully used. Right now we’re looking for properties in Cork and Limerick city, preferably within walking distance of shops and a bus route.
It’s a big thing to offer a room in your home. Most of our guests do not have fluent, or even any, English. They’ve all been through a horrific experience. None of us know how long this war will go on for but we would ask that if you are making a commitment it is for at least three months.
If you feel you could help, please fill out the form by clicking here
DONATING ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES
Refugees arriving at the Polish/Ukrainian border are tired, hungry and many are sick. We are providing supplies to those who have managed to cross the border and make it safely into Poland.
If you can help we would greatly appreciate it. Please pack goods ideally into cardboard boxes or transparent plastic bags, label them, and deliver them to us at Cronin’s Coaches in Cork (Eircode: T23 A0CX), or Dennehy Motors in Limerick (V94 FYY6).

Mar 8, 2022 • 25min
You have to move with your customers Mathworks Ireland MD, Richard Haxby
Mathworks the US mathematical computing software company is amongst a large number of tech companies that have setup their EMEA offices in Ireland. They recently celebrated their 5th anniversary in Galway and lot has happened in those five years including the pandemic. Ronan talks to Mathworks Ireland MD Richard Haxby about this and more.
Richard talks about his background, what Mathworks does, their work with startups, their biggest selling product and their 5th anniversary. Richard also talks about how the pandemic affected Mathworks and their clients, the new staff they are hiring, and the metaverse.
More about Mathworks:
MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists and, looking ahead to 2022 and beyond, MathWorks Ireland is working towards the establishment of a dedicated Commercial Customer Success Team which will ensure seamless end-to-end customer support for those looking to implement MathWork’s products into their workflows.