“Never waste a good recession” was a platitude that started to circulate widely in Irish business circles during the financial crisis of 2008-2012. Similarly, it’s become a bit of a truism in tech circles that there’s never been a better time to found a startup than in the teeth of a downturn. If it worked for Airbnb (founded 2008), Dropbox (2007), Uber (2009), and Pinterest (2010), surely it will work for you as well? So what is the outlook for the current crop of tech start-ups on the island? Should we expect something like the heady days of the late…

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