Peter Tanham

Over the past few years we have been getting very frustrated with the debt that has been loaded onto us in Ireland. Vast sums of taxpayer money – from both Irish and European families and individuals – have been put on the line to “bail out” failed Irish banks, which in turn have been bailing [...]

Yesterday was my last day as a product manager for Vodafone Ireland. After almost 5 years I’m moving on to start up my own company. Although my reasons are ultimately the same as others who make the switch, I’ve written this post to explain my personal thought process that led to the decision. I Could [...]

For reasons that I don’t need to explain, many people are finding they have a lot of free time on their hands these days. If you’re out of work there are many people giving great advice on using social media and the internet to upskill yourself and get back in the game. I think this [...]

I was going to call this post “How Darwin could help us out of this recession” in honour of his 200th Birthday today. Apologies in advance for the length, but I hope it’s worth it. The last book I finished reading was Richard Dawkins‘ The Extended Phenotype. It was fantastic. Although it has given my [...]

Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. That’s one of my favourite Warren Buffett quotes. I’ve learned a lot from him (indirectly, of course), not just about investing but about business and life in general. For those of you who don’t know him, he’s the richest man in the world, [...]