John Purdy was not just a great entrepreneur. He was decent, and a lot of fun. He was generous with his time and supportive of many people when they started out in business.  Purdy knew what it was like to have his back against the wall. He’d been pursued by his bank, AIB, post the crash, so he understood what facing failure was like, despite his incredible later success.  As co-founder of IT services business Ergo in 1993, he turned a two-man operation selling toner for printer cartridges into a business with revenues of €216 million in 2024, and more…

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