Paddy’s Valley, The One Year Reunion

It’s been a year since the Paddy’s Valley trip. We’re older, balder and we’ve lost a few more grey cells. But wasn’t it great? In some ways the trip seems like yesterday, in others a lifetime ago. Breakfasts at the Fountain. The informal huddles in the foyer.

In no particular order and apologies if I miss anyone… Deep breath.

Niall Larkin – Relevant M (Social networking privacy do-hickey)

Anton Mannering  – Udoogoo (One socnet platform to rule them all?)

Ger Hartnett – CoClarity (Organises information flows in business)

Jan Blanchard – Touristr (Travel review site)

Shane McAllister – Mobonode (In your phonez, bluetoothing you)

Marcus Mac Innes – Pixie (Photosharing Mother lode)

Alan O’Rourke – Spoiltchild (Email marketing and slimline Photo-Its)

Heléne Haughey – Nubiq (Zinadoo mobile web friendlyises your site)

And then there were the lone guns..

The photo encapsulates the spirit of the trip in a light-hearted sort of way. I love the American attitude to business. Can-do all the way. More of that please! I hope that somewhere, someone organises another one, if only to expose Irish techie sorts to the kinds of contacts that can be mutually beneficial down the line. The more cross-pollination that happens between these tech business sinks, the better.

Now, where will we all be a year from here?

December 11th, 2008 at 11:50 am • Filed in Brainstrobing, Geekery



Comments

10 Comments to “Paddy’s Valley, The One Year Reunion”

  1. Ger Hartnett Says:
    December 11th, 2008 at 3:23 pm

    I’m feeling more “Can-do all the way” just reading your post. Geeze that was a fast year.



  2. Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Fluffy Links - Friday December 12th 2008 Says:
    December 12th, 2008 at 5:43 am

    [...] talks about the one year anniversary of Paddy’s Valley. Being in the Valley and meeting so many great minds there was an amazing [...]



  3. Alan O'Rourke Says:
    December 12th, 2008 at 10:18 am

    And where is the update for Alexia in that post? :)
    Thanks for that. Agreed Ger, it was a bloody fast year but a great one for everyone it seems. Congrats all.



  4. Niall Larkin Says:
    December 13th, 2008 at 9:38 am

    Nearly there. Just another couple of years now :)



  5. Eoghan McCabe Says:
    December 13th, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    Wow, that was a fast year.

    Nice update, Alexia. I’m feeling quite nostalgic now. Would love to get back to Palo Alto some day soon…



  6. Alexia Says:
    December 13th, 2008 at 11:51 pm

    @Alan Hehe.. that’s for someone else to write :)



  7. Anton Manneirng Says:
    December 15th, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    Thanks so much for this Alexia. I’ll always have very fond memories of that trip. It was an inspiration to me in so many ways. The trip, the guys who went, the people there, the attitudes, the openness, the valley.
    I hope it’s an experience we all look back at and smile in years to come. Preferably from a large yacht in the Mediterranean. :)
    Lets organise a re-run. Anyone would benefit from having the same experience.



  8. Ones we watched in 2008 « Damien Mulley Says:
    December 19th, 2008 at 12:33 pm

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  9. coclarity » coClarity selected for Webmission Says:
    February 25th, 2009 at 8:13 am

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  10. coclarity » Webmission accomplished Says:
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