Iain MacDonald (businessman)
Iain MacDonald is an Irish entrepreneur.[1] He 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.[2][3] In its final year of independent operations, Perlico reported a loss of €7 million on revenues of €40 million.[4]
In 2009, MacDonald founded "Weeedle", later renamed SkillPages, a skills-based social network.[5]
References
- ^ "Iain MacDonald". Irish Independent. 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Doubts raised on Perlico worth". TechCentral.ie. ComputerScope. November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Perlico Communications has announced its intention to enter the Irish mobile market". RTÉ.ie. January 26, 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ Errity, Stephen (13 November 2012). "Vodafone acquires Perlico for EUR80m". ElectricNews.Net Ltd. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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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