Entrepreneurial Ambassador with the School of Computer Science

Mark Ennis is a very experienced and successful Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and IT professional. A computer science graduate; Mark also has a Masters in Machine Learning.  

Since he began his career Mark has worked in banking, telecoms, internet service, and stockbroking sectors. He has twenty years’ experience working in CTO roles in a number of business-to consumer start-up companies including in  fintech, ecommerce, and utilities market offerings. His current role is as CTO in PrePayPower - an innovative energy supplier in the Irish market. In each of these roles, Mark created the strategy, built the IT teams and developed the technology required to create successful products. 

Mark is currently interested in machine learning using transformers, internet of things applications, and test driven design. He is a strong advocate for innovation, believing it is essential for enterprise to survive and thrive.

Outside of work Mark enjoys music, YouTube and socialising.

A message from Mark

“There is no magic required to find ideas for start-ups. For example; when you see in your own life that there is an unaddressed problem that no product or service seems to deal with; then that is a potential start-up idea. It is very likely that many other people experience this same issue. The ideas for some of the start-ups I've been involved in came about while chatting in a pub for instance. This 'idea' step represents the vital '1% innovation' of the process.

The '99% perspiration' comes next. Regardless of industry; my philosophy is always the same: build the minimum possible prototype product you can to test your idea; see what works and what doesn't; and then adapt your product to those learnings. This adaptation can include throwing out the original idea if necessary! Defer and minimise the requirement for capital for as long as possible.

Even if you don't want to create a start-up; this same process is needed in established companies also; using the idea of 'start-up within a company'. In this model; a small team within an established company is empowered to create a minimum viable product in order to start the feedback process that is so essential for new products.” 

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The GROWTHhub project is a HEA funded project that is working to build student entrepreneurship competences by linking with the TU Dublin entrepreneurship ecosystem.