Mapping Walmart’s Expansion

I really love maps, especially when they are overlaid with a story. Check out this interesting map documenting the explosion of Walmart stores across the United States. See how slow it starts with a single store in Arkansas in ‘62? Great visualisation.

The Time Deficit

Photo owned by peregrine blue (cc)
Pat tagged me ages ago, in a great post called ‘How Much Are You Worth’. I was just about to move domains, so I’m just getting around to replying now. Apologies.
The question he poses is deceptively easy. Given the situation that Pat is in - managing his own expanding business [...]

Saving your digital life with Put Place

Ever been in the heartbreaking scenario where you watch those precious files and photos accumulated over many years get accidentally deleted? Be it hard drive failure or just plain carelessness, it’s never a pretty feeling. Put Place is an Irish company that offers a service to backup all your digital collateral - those photos and [...]

IntertradeIreland Launches All-Ireland Seedcorn Competition

IntertradeIreland has launched their All-Ireland Seedcorn business competition 2008 for early-stage startups with a prize fund of €280,000.
Background to the competition from the Seedcorn site:
The competition, aimed at companies who have a new equity funding requirement, has a record prize fund of €280,000 and also offers budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to:

Develop your business idea
Improve your [...]

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