Why Northern Ireland for Silicon Valley Startups - Brian Glynn - InvestNI - Feb 4 2013

Burton Lee
Burton LeeLecturer - European Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Why Northern Ireland?
Great People
•   Young and educated: 55% of population under 40. Over 74% of school leavers go
    on to higher education

Competitive Costs
•   Operating costs average 20-30% cheaper than the rest of the UK & Europe

Track Record

•   Concentrix – Multi-lingual 650 person sales team; 26 languages supported
•   NYSE – European development HQ and customer support
•   HP 3Par – European HQ (engineering and outbound sales/customer support)
•   Seagate – Key R&D and manufacturing base; 1 in 5 computer drives globally has a
    part created in NI.



Invest Northern Ireland San Jose Office                  brian.glynn@investni.com
You’ll be in good company…




Invest Northern Ireland San Jose Office   brian.glynn@investni.com
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Why Northern Ireland for Silicon Valley Startups - Brian Glynn - InvestNI - Feb 4 2013

  • 1. Why Northern Ireland? Great People • Young and educated: 55% of population under 40. Over 74% of school leavers go on to higher education Competitive Costs • Operating costs average 20-30% cheaper than the rest of the UK & Europe Track Record • Concentrix – Multi-lingual 650 person sales team; 26 languages supported • NYSE – European development HQ and customer support • HP 3Par – European HQ (engineering and outbound sales/customer support) • Seagate – Key R&D and manufacturing base; 1 in 5 computer drives globally has a part created in NI. Invest Northern Ireland San Jose Office brian.glynn@investni.com
  • 2. You’ll be in good company… Invest Northern Ireland San Jose Office brian.glynn@investni.com