DocuSign:  in preparation for your site visit to DocuSign, DocuSign is a start-up from Silicon Valley in California that has evolved into one of the world’s leading e-based document signing technology companies.  As the linked article shows, DocuSign has serious expansion plans for the Dublin office and hopes to hire 1,000 additional workers.  Based on…

Your First Impressions of Ireland:  For our first blog post in Ireland, let’s focus first on your initial impressions of Dublin from our first day in town.  What caught your attention during this first day in Ireland and in the city? The energy of the city was very interesting to see. There was a lot…

I’m very excited to be heading to Ireland. I’m not going to lie though, airplanes are not my favorite. So, looking past my nerves of sitting in a plane for about seven hours, I can’t wait to touch down and start exploring Dublin. I’ve been to England and Scotland, and I’m eager to see how…

My interest in my family history lies largely in my great grandfather, Amelio Venturini. He was born in 1912, and he lived to be 101 years old. He is obviously of Italian descent, and he lived there until WWII when he came to a better life either in refuge or in search of a better…

There’s a lot of tension between the Ireland and Great Britain in the past. Obviously, the tragic event known as “Bloody Sunday” is the most recent, notable affair to cause strife between the new nations. Great Britain recently voted to leave the EU; an organization Ireland is a part of. That was their last tie…

I really don’t have many connections to Ireland. I think my dad said one time that we were like 5% Irish, but outside of that, I don’t have any direct ties. This class, however, is going to put me directly into the heart of Ireland. I found this to be a very intriguing proposition, which…

Real Estate and Opportunities for Commercial Development:  The interesting aspect of Andrew’s real estate career is that he was born and raised in Eastern Pennsylvania near Philadelphia (ask him if he grew up near Doylestown).  While at Pitt Business, he started to see potential in Pittsburgh’s real estate market, which has led him to build…

Positive Advertising Experience in a Targeted Market Segment:  Similar to my Lady GaGa “Something about my cool Pittsburgh guy….” example, describe a time when an advertising campaign did a compelling job appealing to you as a member of a targeted market segment. I was at a basketball tournament a year or two ago and Nike…