Isn’t It Patently Obvious? NEPP Navigates The Path To Success

New guest post from NEPP graduate, Edward O’Gorman of PatentNav Ltd.:

“I got the call from Garrett Duffy that confirmed my place on the NEPP 2009 to 2010 program which was the start of an interesting and very useful journey of commercial development.

“Apart from the useful classes I attended, which ranged from marketing and company identity as well as focus, what I found best of all was the interaction between classmates.  The criticisms and comments were frank and at times tough but if I couldn’t explain my services and vision to them, it was going to be a struggle with the general public.  I have also ended up collaborating with some class members which is leading to real innovation, synergy between normally separate unconnected technologies and services.

“This is a great program and would recommend it to any start up.”

NEPP: A Springboard To Digital Excellence

The next installment in our excellent series of guest blogs from NEPP graduates is from Peter Mee of meedja:

“Working for yourself is a liberating experience. Of course, there are never enough hours in the day or days in the week but being in control and master of your own destiny is a fantastic position to be in. But it can be a lonely spot as well.

“When I left employment to set up meedja ltd. I had mixed emotions. Happy to be getting off the treadmill and away from the daily commute to Dublin but anxious as well about the viability of the business and always questioning my own decisions.

Peter Mee of meedja and Damian Purcell of RecordIt

“Participating in the NEPP at DKIT with the help of an Enterprise Ireland CORD grant provided an excellent transition from full-time employment to self-employment, helping in the initial stages of an R&D project and plugging me in to the local support infrastructure.

“However, as with any good programme, you end up learning as much from fellow participants as you do from the course content itself. The single main benefit I gained from participation was access to both participants and tutors who all had a similar mindset. This group became a support system; a group or, sometimes, individuals, that I could bounce ideas off, that would contribute and comment, and help in validating those critical decisions.

“And it doesn’t stop at the end of the programme. I was fortunate enough to graduate to office space at DKIT where infrastructure and supports are second to none and continue even beyond tenancy.

“If you’re thinking about starting a business and need time, space and support to develop your ideas, you can’t do much better than NEPP.”