Can Ireland Incubate Startups?
Their once-thriving IT sector is slipping, but the Irish see opportunity in ET. Ireland earned the nickname of the Celtic Tiger for its digital prowess during the 1990s IT boom. Subsequently bursting economic bubbles left the country looking for new opportunities. Many Irish still look to the multinational IT powerhouses that continue to be a dominating presence in Ireland, like Microsoft, Intel and Hewlett-Packard, for answers. But Tom Collins, the newly appointed President of the National University of Ireland at… Read More › • News | Smart Grid Eric Wesoff: November 5, 2010 • Tweet • Share • Some Comments 21 Khosla on Hype and Opportunity in the Smart Grid Power electronics: yes. Intelligent washing machines: no. You may not always agree with him, but venture investor Vinod Khosla always has something compelling to say. When he spoke at last year’s GreenBeat event, he was the token smart grid skeptic. He’s still a bit of a skeptic, but this year he offered an analytical perspective
