'Start-ups need to make hay whether sun shines or not'

Summer is the best time to dedicate more resources to devise strategies to take on the opposition, writes Leanna Byrne

Feeling the heat Pic: Getty

There’s two reasons why start-ups should be annoyed about this week’s weather.

First of all, founders rarely get to take a holiday in the first couple of years, so the least the country could do is give you a bit of sunshine between meetings.

Second, with no sun, how are you ever going to get in the summer strategy mode?

For many founders I speak to, some of their most productive months are ...