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21-02-2013 11:28pm#1I have been wanting to scream this from the roof tops for the past few weeks but we were putting the final touches to it. I hope people don’t mind me sharing this but in these ****ty economic times it's nice to hear a good story every now and then.
As some of you know I set up Golfgraffix in my bedroom 4 years ago, it was really meant as a hobby but soon enough I decided to pack in my well paid and secure job to try and make a go of it. The first two years were tough, really tough and in the third year there was a small chink of light. In 2011 I managed to get a very small bit of funding from the local enterprise board, along with the 7K they got me in touch with a mentor, who really set me on the right path. His constant thread through all our conversations was to gain some credibility in foreign markets and to try and align ourselves with some name in the golf business.
Well, we have just signed a deal with Nicklaus Design that will see us launch in the US and China not as Golfgraffix but as Nicklaus Design Digital Course Solutions. For a small little outfit from Ireland this is a huge deal, it opens the door to almost 17,000 golf courses. The full launch is not until mid-summer but already we have had interest from so many courses, we have just started on Valhalla (next year’s PGA Championship) and will soon do Muirfield Village for the Memorial.
As someone who started to follow golf in '86 after The Masters, meeting the big man was insane. I had 3 days with him at their offices in Florida, I was seriously star struck, I had to pinch myself. A very surreal experience having lunch with your idol.
So from me in my bedroom in '09 we are now up to 4 staff with a small design office in Clontarf, I hope to have that up to 8 by the end of 2014.
Anyway just thought that seeing as we are all golf nuts I would share, hope it doesn’t come across as "look at me", it certainly not my intention.
J112
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Congrats man, fantastic news.Golfgraffix wrote: »I have been wanting to scream this from the roof tops for the past few weeks but we were putting the final touches to it. I hope people don’t mind me sharing this but in these ****ty economic times it's nice to hear a good story every now and then.
As some of you know I set up Golfgraffix in my bedroom 4 years ago, it was really meant as a hobby but soon enough I decided to pack in my well paid and secure job to try and make a go of it. The first two years were tough, really tough and in the third year there was a small chink of light. In 2011 I managed to get a very small bit of funding from the local enterprise board, along with the 7K they got me in touch with a mentor, who really set me on the right path. His constant thread through all our conversations was to gain some credibility in foreign markets and to try and align ourselves with some name in the golf business.
Well, we have just signed a deal with Nicklaus Design that will see us launch in the US and China not as Golfgraffix but as Nicklaus Design Digital Course Solutions. For a small little outfit from Ireland this is a huge deal, it opens the door to almost 17,000 golf courses. The full launch is not until mid-summer but already we have had interest from so many courses, we have just started on Valhalla (next year’s PGA Championship) and will soon do Muirfield Village for the Memorial.
As someone who started to follow golf in '86 after The Masters, meeting the big man was insane. I had 3 days with him at their offices in Florida, I was seriously start struck, I had to pinch myself. A very surreal experience having lunch with your idol.
So from me in my bedroom in '09 we are now up to 4 staff with a small design office in Clontarf, I hope to have thait up to 8 by the end of
Anyway just thought that seeing as we are all golf nuts I would share, hope it doesn’t come across as "look at me", it certainly not my intention.
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Well done, proving employment for others is most welcomed these days. Head down now for the short and mid term before you exit and make millions
. As someone who has provided business support like this in the past it really is simply making and sticking to an achievable plan with structured milestones.
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