Tech start-up of the week
“KonnectAgain exposes the hidden value of your alumni base by providing your institution, club, alumni chapter or association with up-to-date, real-time and relevant statistics, contact and career information.”
The market
At present, KonnectAgain is targeting Ireland, the UK and the US.
“With institutions brought on board from each of those countries so far, we’re looking to build on the recent success through ‘sprinting’ and scaling at a quick pace by reaching out and spreading our mission to each association that realises the importance and value of alumni, ” Ronayne said.
The founders
KonnectAgain founders Jayne Ronayne and Helen Flynn brief Taoiseach Enda Kenny on their start-up KonnectAgain
Ronayne worked on the EY Entrepreneur of the Year programme before taking on the role of University College Cork (UCC)’s first female Auditor of the Entrepreneurial Society, Ireland’s largest student society with more than 8, 000 active members.
This is Ronayne’s second start-up company, the first of which was UrYearBook that emerged from the UCC Ignite programme.
Ronayne was recently accepted by the Sandbox community, which describes itself as ‘a mobile society of the world’s most extraordinary millennial game changers’.
Ronayne is also a co-founder of BuiltInCork, as well as graduate founder, alongside Datahug co-founder Connor Murphy.
Helen Flynn, co-founder and CTO of KonnectAgain, is a first-class honours business information systems graduate from UCC.
Flynn spent six months working for Fidelity Investments in Rhode Island as part of a BIS placement.
In her final year, Flynn helped increase engagement and build connections at events through development of a mobile app, CorporateConnect.
As a result of her work and dedication, Flynn won the Student of the Year award and continues to make an impact in the tech community.
The technology
“We use a socially integrated platform that utilises the APIs of various social networks, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, ” Flynn explained.
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Q&A
How many hours do founders of tech start-ups typically work per week? - Quora
No, 2am work sessions are to be used sparingly, if ever. You need some downtime, including full vacations, if you are to keep yourself healthy and avoid burning out. Depending on the week, 30 hours may be appropriate. 60 hours may be more appropriate other weeks. But don't fall into the trap of working 18 hour days 7 days a week. That's a recipe for disaster.
