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Iain MacDonald (businessman)

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Iain MacDonald is an Irish entrepreneur.[1] He is the founder of Perlico, an Irish telecommunications company.

Education

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MacDonald studied economics and information studies at Blackrock College and University College Dublin.[2][3]

Career

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MacDonald started his career as a salesman at Intergraph, a software company in Dublin.[2][3]

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Iain MacDonald". Irish Independent. 30 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Smurfit millions drive Perlico to new level". The Irish Times. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Upwardly mobile". The Irish Times. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Doubts raised on Perlico worth". TechCentral.ie. ComputerScope. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Perlico Communications has announced its intention to enter the Irish mobile market". RTÉ.ie. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. ^ Arthur, Charles (24 November 2010). "Irish tech startups: Weedle won't wobble from cataloguing skills". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 December 2012.