Richard Forde
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VP Startup Relations & Special Projects @WebSummit , Comms guy, Consigliere to founders | Work hard, play harder!
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As the dust has settled on what was an incredible
@WebSummit
2023. I just want to thank and raise awareness to the 340+ people who work tirelessly to put on an amazing show for our 70k + attendees. You all are absolute pros. Well done
#websummit
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The person who loops in your boss on cc so “everyone has visibility” and leads with “as discussed previously”
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I’ve decided to grab the bull by the horns and ive booked my first trip for 2021 this morning 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻I am off to Iceland in February.
If that goes well probably I’ll look at Dunnes in March and Tesco in April.....🤣
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Last month we lost our dear friend Andy to cancer. Andy would be 29 this week. He was a pro at splitting the E on a Pint of G in his honour, his brother Dave set up a comp, split the E on a pint of G and donate 4e by texting CANCER to 50300
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One of my prouder moments as a PR
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And that’s a wrap
@WebSummit
an amazing week with 6 clients speaking across multiple stages. Well done to all the team
@beachhutpr
#WebSummit2021
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That’s a wrap. An amazing three years at
@WebSummit
. Onto new challenges now. Thanks for everything, an amazing bunch of people
#WebSummit
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Delighted to feature in the
@sundaybusiness
30 under 30
#connected
alongside
@annaohare
and
@FinnMurphy12
thanks for the inclusion
@emmetjryan
!
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Just before more media catch onto this story and awesome achievement by
@MannaAero
. I'd like to claim
@realBobbyHealy
as one of our own, just like
@mescal_paul
@KatieTaylor
and
@Sammmy_Be
, before the UK start to report differently.
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Since everyone has a podcast these days. Im going to launch one, it will Bi-weekly, where I’ll invite famous people on to interview me, about my life.
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Personal Klaxon: After five incredible years at
@beachhutpr
working incredible clients and people. The time has come to move on to pastures new. I'll be joining
@SilverCloudH
my first client when I joined Beachhut and who's mission that I am very passionate about.
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Selling two seated PCR tests for cork for this Friday (NYE) dm
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I’d nearly charter a flight to Moscow for this. Maybe stop off somewhere and get a vaccine while I’m at it
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Had to meet up with
@paulhayesman
to collect a few bottles of office supplies 🍷
Lockdown is after ageing him something terrible. He always has a smile on his face though, in fairness.
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Made my first angel investment today with
@ChMurphy
in a super company. missed out slightly on a board seat. Might just bring my own chair
#buildingbridges
🚀
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Finally found out that Nphet means = No Pubs, Hospitality, Entertainment or Travel
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personal news: After running
@StartupGrindDUB
and pivoting from physical to virtual it’s time to find a successor. DM if interested.
Big thanks to
@marklittlenews
@AlyssaNewcomb
@fionaalston
@arcurn
@patphelan
@MTayenthal
@LizMacKerry
@ConallLaverty
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Who needs enemies when you’ve friends who try get you drunk during lockdown 🥴
@DylanKehoe
@BrewDog
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Congrats to my wonderful friend
@Aoils
and her husband Mark, great to be part of the celebrations.
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Speaking on GDPR - “For me, as someone who’s technical, I read through it and it’s just incomprehensible garbage that makes no sense” he says. “I thought why can’t I just reduce this to a couple of lines of code on a software.”
@arcurn
of
@evervault
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I guess the cat is out of the bag now! I’m heading back to
@WebSummit
soon to take on the new role of VP of Startup Relations. Looking forward to supporting our ecosystem and bringing Irish tech to a global audience.
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Hiring for my team at
@beachhutpr
. lots of fun and you get to meet
@paulhayesman
before he gets old and ends up in a museum! Interest in technology vital
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best of luck to all the team at
@CollisionHQ
today.-
@ThePadman
@SeanieTweets
@Aoils
@hughgallagherrr
@annaohare
@cjquinners
@kkFarrell
@_EleanorMcGrath
@_MikeSexton
@curranbrian
@paddycosgrave
and all the rest of the team.
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We are delighted to welcome our 23 Irish Startups to our Irish Hub in Lisbon next week. We are especially proud of the m/f founder ratio. 44% female-founded.
Thanks for the coverage
@VishGain
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Regularly, this time of year I’d be packing my bag and ordering my taxi for an early AM flight to Lisbon for
@WebSummit
. 😫
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We are live with our March speaker for
@StartupGrindDUB
The one and only
@patphelan
serial entrepreneur and businessman. founder of
@sisuclinic
Looking forward to this one for sure!
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What a way to celebrate seeing friends and the opening up of the hospitality industry spending the afternoon with the wonderful Danny and Ross at the chef’s table
@ChapterOneDub
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Nearly ordered a taxi to get me to the top. But made it nonetheless. Fair dues to our tour guide
@SeanieTweets
and mr. Motivator
@jostigan
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Well done to every single player involved in today’s win. It’s been a long road from fielding our first team. Seeing this crowd develop over the last 12 months is a testament to their hard work. Well done
@NaGaeilAeracha
👏
@MannaAero
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Heading to
#websummit
who wants to grab a coffee/drink? I’ll be MC’ing pitch and PandaConf. Drop me a line or hit me up on the app.
@WebSummit
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Best of luck to the amazing crew at
@WebSummit
Missing the buzz, but good to be on the other side too!
@ThePadman
@SeanieTweets
@DanMeijer
@deckelly
@ChMurphy
@hughgallagherrr
@yvonneredmond
@annaohare
@Aoils
@paddycosgrave
and the rest!
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Landed in Helsinki for
@SlushHQ
the cold is nearly as bad as 2am outside coppers with no jacket.
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When a client who doesn’t stick to the messaging turns and says to you “I think that interview went well”
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It's national support a local coffee shop day today and today, I'm choosing
@NicksCoffeeCo
in Ranelagh. Not just a coffee shop but part of the community.
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This Story has really taken off!!
@verge
are by far one of the hottest technology publications in the US.
Samsung’s new partnership offers another glimpse of a drone delivery future — in only one Irish town - The Verge
@MannaAero
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The adult version of waiting to be picked for football in school and hoping not to be picked last, is sending out a press release to journalists and hoping a journalist covers it.
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That’s a wrap
@CollisionHQ
cheers
@paddycosgrave
wherever we are we’ll find a rooftop
@deckelly
@ChMurphy
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Send in the drones: ‘I think we are going to build the biggest company Ireland’s ever seen’ -
@realBobbyHealy
@MannaAero
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Nearly a year to the day of
@MannaAero
first operation in a rural village, now to over 10k people, scaling to 40k in expansion.
Well done
@realBobbyHealy
and team. Here’s to the future.
Manna Raises Cash for U.S. Expansion, New Services -
@nat_droz
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Whopper list of incredible companies and founders.
@evervault
@arcurn
@realBobbyHealy
@MannaAero
@andopen_
@CiaraFlood_
and of course,
@marklittlenews
@AineKerr
@wearekinzen
and more!
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Did I mention that I'm hiring?
Come work with some of the best tech companies and founders.
#jobfairy
#prjobs
#technology
#communications
#publicrelations
@beachhutpr
@PadraigMcKeon
@paulhayesman
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I feel sorry for all the people in Dermot Bannon designed houses this weekend. Must feel like an oven.
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"We'll replace 100% of road based deliveries in suburban communities"
@realBobbyHealy
chatting with
@NikkiMcClaff
at
#slush2021
Super talk.
@MannaAero
@MoltenVentures
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In 2018 a crack commando unit went to prison for a PR crisis they didnt commit.These men escaped a maximum security stockade to Rathmines. still wanted, they survive as PRs of fortune.If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire...
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What i'd do to visit home, have a cheese toastie and a cup of tea with the parents and a pint outside
@kehoesdub
with the crew.
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We've launched our Irish Hub at
@WebSummit
with the aim to be constant resource for Irish startups and our VC Community. We are hosting events across Ireland for the month of October, if you want to attend have a look below.
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Huge congrats to
@dogpatchlabs
on winning the NDRC contract, super news for regional partners
@portershed
Galway,
@republicofwork
Cork and RDIHub Kerry. Looking forward to seeing the results!
@1250
@pwlsh
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nice to see names like
@andopen_
@MannaAero
@wayflyerapp
@workvivo
@Flipdish
and more all get recognised by LinkedIn Top Startups list.
@VishGain
@siliconrepublic
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The Hottest Startups in Dublin, I may even go to say Europe too. 😉 Congrats
@MannaAero
@realBobbyHealy
@arcurn
@evervault
@wearekinzen
@marklittlenews
@AineKerr
@WiredUK
@GregWilliams718
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Counting down the days until I get to interview Mark Little, for the last
@StartupGrindDUB
of the year. Get your tickets here.
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My Christmas covid mask has arrived just in time. Machine washable.
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Jesus, Mary and holy saint Joseph, what you’d do for a mustard packed toastie out of
@GrogansPub
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Spoke briefly to CNBC
Not just a U.S. phenomenon — the Reddit investing frenzy has spread overseas
@CNBC
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Fair play to
@RTELateLateShow
super innovations from Irish companies, shop Irish 👍
#LateLateshow
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Delighted to be called a
@MannaAero
spokesperson, suppose I could be called worse!
@realBobbyHealy
@AlyssaNewcomb
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Much respect for
@mcuban
but an outdated image of PR, maybe his exp?I work closely with my clients to transfer my relationships to them, to help them with strategy, narrative, and be an objective adviser. I’m sure they would say the same
@drake_baer
.
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I am now free for all media opportunities. Somebody get me an agent!
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Today is a very important day globally. Make sure we all stop, take a breath and appreciate International Sandwich Day
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GOLD
@Askaudreylike
and I went to the Mon AG.
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Spotted in Dublin airport.
@sisuclinic
launches a media vertical (back page of
@RSVPMagazine
)
@patphelan
Photo cred:
@KateDevvers
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delighted to be speaking at South Summit in Madrid in October. along with Alan Coleman of
@SWEEPR_
and
@BrianCVC
.
@beachhutpr
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when working from home, companies should encourage their employees to log off from 4pm onwards to save on electricity...
PS (I've been doing it for years, don't tell
@paulhayesman
)
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Like a dodgy version of the avengers. Looking forward to seeing this in 2035.
via
@IrishTimes
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And we’re live,
@MoneyConfHQ
launch
@huckletree
Dublin.
@paddycosgrave
#MoneyConf
#technology
#tech
#Dublin
#WebSummit
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Drone delivery startup Manna boosts seed funding ahead of launch in Ireland via
@techcrunch
@MannaAero
@realbobbyhealy
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Great to see so many Irish startups big and small getting recognised by
@Siftedeu
@MannaAero
@evervault
@scurri
@wearekinzen
@Buymie_IRE
@provizio_ai
@tines_io
@teamwork
@weareglofox
@andopen_
@Flipdish
and many many more
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thanks Mom
@caroforde10
x
Happy 30th birthday to this gorgeous guy so proud of the person he is 🥂🥂 cheers to the celebrations
@RichardMForde
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