From the title, you can probably tell that I am getting back into the meat of the class. Not necessarily learning new materials but writing reports and finishing up the presentation. In addition the class had a guest speaker in the morning and a site visit in the afternoon. The guest speaker was Steven Dillion. …
Tag: Summer 2018
Innovation Inspired by Airbeds
By working for a big employer, a part of control over your life may be lost. Without holding high stakeholder power, the employer can drop you at any time. Our guest lecturer, Stephen Dillon, quit his full-time retail job for this exact reason. He wanted to be his own boss to keep that control over…
Making Magic
Our morning session featured guest speaker Stephen Dillon, who is an Irish entrepreneur with an interesting history. He actually went to school for French business but developed an interest in the wine and spirits industry through a part-time job. He emphasized the importance of finding your passion and exercising ways to explore it, which for…
Day 24: #airbnb
Today, we started later in the day with our final guest speaker, Stephen Dillion. He is the founder of Startup.ie which is a not for profit website that connects entrepreneurs to the resources they need to help them succeed. It is the leading resource for startups and entrepreneurs in Ireland and gives out awards annually for…
Startups.ie and Airbnb
For our last day before our presentations, we had our final guest speaker. Stephen Dillion, founder of Startups.ie. Startups.ie is a forum based website where entrepreneurs can connect with all types of experts in certain fields to help start up or grow their business. Additionally, Mr. Dillion is an organizer for the Startup Awards, where…
Experiencing Airbnb
Our second to last day in Ireland was another eventful one. We started the day off with breakfast per usual, and then got to hear from a guest speaker, Stephen Dillion, the founder of Startups.ie, and finished off our day with a visit to the Airbnb EMEA headquarters. To start off the day, we were…
Goodbye Prague
I believe I am a little late on this post, traveling and returning home after such a long absence can really make time move in strange ways. But nonetheless I have some final reflection to do on my summer! First and foremost, I must say that this has been an incredible experience, far too often…
A Garden and a Feast
Today was another relaxed day in Ireland, similar to the ones we have had the past few days. After attending class, we only attended the National Gallary of Ireland and the Irish Botanical Gardens. One of the best things about today was being able to have another girls day. Since we are not in the…
The Blooms of Ireland
Today was another relaxing day here in Ireland. This morning, my group and I worked on our final presentations for about two hours. I researched more statistics about Ireland and how the economics of Ireland will affect our product: StageShare. I used the CIA World Factbook and other business websites to find general data and…
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