Iain MacDonald (businessman) explained

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Iain MacDonald . Irish Independent . 30 November 2012.
  2. News: 15 December 2006. Smurfit millions drive Perlico to new level. 2020-08-05. The Irish Times. en.
  3. News: 23 November 2007. Upwardly mobile. 2020-08-05. The Irish Times. en.
  4. Web site: Doubts raised on Perlico worth . TechCentral.ie . . November 26, 2007 . 2012-12-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406171015/http://www.techcentral.ie/article.aspx?id=11544 . April 6, 2012 .
  5. News: Perlico Communications has announced its intention to enter the Irish mobile market. RTÉ.ie. January 26, 2007. 2012-12-17.
  6. News: Arthur. Charles. Irish tech startups: Weedle won't wobble from cataloguing skills. 18 December 2012. The Guardian. 24 November 2010. London.

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