Almost every week, John Herlihy (VP of Global Ad Operations, Google Ireland) hosts meetings with interesting people in what’s known as leaders@google. Last week he invited Barry Maloney, Irish businessman and one of four General Partners at Balderton Capital (portfolio includes Bebo, MySQL, Betfair, Yoox & Yingli Solar among other high tech & Internet companies). I’d like to share the main ideas and stories from his Venture Capital firm:
- Balderton is trying to create an entrepreneur hub in Europe, until now most tech & online giants were born in Silicon …