1. TELLING OUR
STARTUP STORY

2. THE TEAM
Jamie Cudden
Billy Linehan
Carol Cregg
Noreen O’Hare
David Orfortd
Ailbhe Roche
Cillian O’Higgins
Alison Hackett
Visualizer: Kelsey McColgan
Facilitator: Ruth Dowling

3. OUR TASK
what is Dublin’s
startup story
what more can
Dublin do to compete

4. OBJECTIVE
moving from
good to great,
making Dublin the
city of choice
for startups

5. Dublin is the city with the best
HUMAN CAPITAL
(Economist Intelligence Unit, 2012)

6. 8 of the top 10
Global ICT Corporations are
LOCATED IN
IRELAND
(IDA, 2012)

7. “Dublin is cosmopolitan...
[but] small enough that
EVERYBODY KNOWS
EVERYBODY”
(Karl James, CEO of Owjo.com in Wired Magazine, 2011)

8. Ireland ranked number 1
TO DO BUSINESS
IN EUROPE
(Forbes, 2011)

9. IDEAL ECOSYSTEM
COHESION OF
BUSINESS
SUPPORT
FUNDING
PROTOTYPING
ECOSYSTEM
SUPER-CONNECTED
TALENT
VIBRANCY

10. OUR STRENGTHS
VIBRANT SUPER-CONNECTED
TALENTED

11. A LIVING BRAND

12. THE OPPORTUNITIES
VIBRANCY
SUPER-CONNECTED
COHESION OF
BUSINESS
SUPPORT
FUNDING
PROTOTYPING
ECOSYSTEM
TALENT

13. IMPLEMENTATION
COHESION OF
BUSINESS SUPPORT
PROTOTYPINGTOTYPING
FUNDING
INTERNATIONAL
STARTUP
COMPETITION
CRITICAL REVIEW
OF STRUCTURES
BUILDING ON
DCC BETA
CROWDFUNDING
FOR EQUITY
COORDINATION
FOR FUNDING
DIASPORA
FUND
MAP CURRENT
SUPPORTS
CITY PROTOTYPING
COORDINATOR
ENGAGED
BUSINESS
NETWORKS
INTERNATIONAL
PROTOTYPING
COMPETITION
SKILLS
EXCHANGE
FAB LAB
+ LIBRARY
LAUNCH
PORTAL
APPOINT
STARTUP
TSAR
MONEY FOLLOWS
SUCCESS

14. IMPLEMENTATION
COHESION OF
BUSINESS SUPPORT
PROTOTYPINGTOTYPING
GFUNDING
INTERNATIONAL
STARTUP
COMPETITION
CRITICAL REVIEW
OF STRUCTURES
BUILDING ON
DCC BETA
CROWDFUNDING
FOR EQUITY
COORDINATION
FOR FUNDING
DIASPORA
FUND
MAP CURRENT
SUPPORTS
CITY PROTOTYPING
COORDINATOR
ENGAGED
BUSINESS
NETWORKS
INTERNATIONAL
PROTOTYPING
COMPETITION
SKILLS
EXCHANGE
FAB LAB
+ LIBRARY
LAUNCH
PORTAL
APPOINT
STARTUP
TSAR
MONEY FOLLOWS
SUCCESS

15. IMPLEMENTATION
COHESION OFHESION OF
BUSINESS SUPPORTSUPPORT
PROTOTYPINGTOTYPING
GFUNDING
INTERNATIONAL
STARTUP
COMPETITION
CRITICAL REVIEW
OF STRUCTURES
BUILDING ON
DCC BETA
CROWDFUNDING
FOR EQUITY
COORDINATION
FOR FUNDING
DIASPORA
FUND
MAP CURRENT
SUPPORTS
CITY PROTOTYPING
COORDINATOR
ENGAGED
BUSINESS
NETWORKS
INTERNATIONAL
PROTOTYPING
COMPETITION
SKILLS
EXCHANGE
FAB LAB
+ LIBRARY
LAUNCH
PORTAL
APPOINT
STARTUP
TSAR
MONEY FOLLOWS
SUCCESS

16. IMPLEMENTATION
COHESION OFHESION OF
BUSINESS SUPPORTSUPPORT
PROTOTYPINGTOTYPING
FUNDING
INTERNATIONAL
STARTUP
COMPETITION
CRITICAL REVIEW
OF STRUCTURES
BUILDING ON
DCC BETA
CROWDFUNDING
FOR EQUITY
COORDINATION
FOR FUNDING
DIASPORA
FUND
MAP CURRENT
SUPPORTS
CITY PROTOTYPING
COORDINATOR
ENGAGED
BUSINESS
NETWORKS
INTERNATIONAL
PROTOTYPING
COMPETITION
SKILLS
EXCHANGE
FAB LAB
+ LIBRARY
LAUNCH
PORTAL
APPOINT
STARTUP
TSAR
MONEY FOLLOWS
SUCCESS