Dylan Collins on the perils of 'passive' investing

Tech entrepreneur says his biggest losses were in Irish property investments

Dylan Collins's 'safest' investments were the most disastrous. Pic: Feargal Phillips

Renowned tech entrepreneur Dylan Collins has spoken candidly about failure and disappointing investments.

Collins, chief executive of kid-tech company SuperAwesome, said that while he deliberately does not talk about failures, his biggest losses were in Irish property investments.

“The safest investments that I was ever making have been the most disastrous,” saidCollins in an interview with this newspaper.

Before the Irish property collapse, investments in the property market were considered to be safe. ...