About me

I work as a consultant and advisor for technology and media companies and am an angel investor in startups. I used to be an editor and reporter specializing in business and technology and have 20 years experience of online, newspapers and magazines. This site is where I occasionally scratch the itch to write about my love of cycling. If you're interested in my writing about tech and business check out The Currency.

I moved from media to startups about a decade ago. I became Director of Content at Intercom, where I established the content marketing function and helped build the brand as the customer communication startup grew from $1M to $50M ARR in just 3 years. After that I was Head of Content and Communications at Ramp, the New York fintech, which grew its business 10x during my tenure.

If you're interested in finding out more about my consulting, advising or investing, drop me an email at john@johncollins.cc.

As a journalist I wrote for a range of Irish and international publications and was on the staff of The Irish Times for over a decade, where my roles included Assistant Business Editor, Assistant News Editor and Health Editor. I was also a regular commentator on technology issues for a range of broadcast media including RTE’s flagship Morning Ireland radio show. My reporting from Silicon Valley received the specialist business reporting award from the UCD Smurfit School in 2011.