Pat Phelan: Bits, bytes and telecomsA little bit of everything

The last 12 months have been pretty manic. Lots of stuff I couldnt make including Techcrunch 50 and now looks like Le Web is going to go the way of Techcrunch 50. This year has been short on events, I made it to Simply Zesty winter camp for two hours, great bunch of people and [...]

Want to know how to stay in luxury in San Francisco for under $100 per night? VRBO A bunch of us Irish guys are off to TC50 next week and with decent hotels running to a couple of hundred bucks per night it was time to return to the old faithful VRBO. I really dislike [...]

Well I wasn’t hugely out on last year, one huge success though, my two buddies Loren and Michelle got hitched. So I will give it another go. Florian WILL buy that DB9. Mulley communications will be a huge hit. Qik will be acquired by a mobile manufacturer. Android will blow away iPhone, this I will [...]

I can’t believe its almost a year gone by. MAXroam launched last year at Techcrunch40, it was an amazing experience from a tough beginning to a fantastic outcome. The reason I am mentioning it at all is an email this morning from Heather Harde informing me that as MAXroam is a Techcrunch50 alumni and offering [...]

I have just returned from CTIA Las Vegas and kind of rushed a post regarding the launch of Techcrunch50 and the DEMO debate. Firstly a disclaimer I am a friend of Mike’s and my company MAXroam was a successful participant in Techcrunch40 last year. Firstly on DEMO, one of the most noticeable things from the [...]

As a finalist last year and a huge supporter of techcrunch50 I wanted to give Mike, Jason and Heather a few thoughts. Firstly great idea to clash with DEMO, kill your opposition. Second great idea to move, The Palace just wasn’t suitable. Now for the final touch Turn him into him No seriously guys, you [...]