Iain MacDonald (businessman)

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

Education

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

Career

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
  1. "Iain MacDonald". Irish Independent. 30 November 2012.
  2. "Smurfit millions drive Perlico to new level". The Irish Times. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. "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.


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