A short sweet post. These are the kind of stories that keep everyone going. A lot of hard work finally paying off. Dublin-based company behind  Hostelworld.com has been bought by a US private investment firm. Web Reservations International, founded 10 years ago, sold €350m of accommodation online last year. Hostelworld.com sold to US firm Bookmark [...] Continue reading →

I attended an advisory board meeting yesterday and it reminded me that we all need some independent advice on our strategies and businesses, no matter what size they are. We all try to see the upside of our businesses and get emotionally entangled whether it be with our 5 year business plan or a domain [...] Continue reading →

You may have heard the joke about two men faced by a hungry lion. One starts putting on running shoes. The other says “Those shoes won’t help you outrun the lion”. He answers back “I only have to outrun you”. With a difficult business environment, it is easy to hang on every news report about [...] Continue reading →