Iain MacDonald (businessman)
Iain MacDonald is an Irish entrepreneur.[1] He is the founder of Perlico, an Irish telecommunications company.
Education
MacDonald studied economics and information studies at Blackrock College and University College Dublin.[2][3]
Career
MacDonald started his career as a salesman at Intergraph, a software company in Dublin.[2][3]
MacDonald founded Perlico in 2003, an Irish consumer telecommunications company, and later sold it to Vodafone Ireland in a 2007 deal reportedly worth €80 million contingent on subsequent earnings.[4][5]
In 2009, MacDonald founded "Weeedle", later renamed SkillPages, a skills-based social network.[6]
References
- ^ "Iain MacDonald". Irish Independent. 30 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Smurfit millions drive Perlico to new level". The Irish Times. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Upwardly mobile". The Irish Times. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Doubts raised on Perlico worth". TechCentral.ie. ComputerScope. November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ "Perlico Communications has announced its intention to enter the Irish mobile market". RTÉ.ie. January 26, 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ Arthur, Charles (24 November 2010). "Irish tech startups: Weedle won't wobble from cataloguing skills". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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