The Entrepreneur Experiment

As CEO and co-founder of Buymie, Devan runs a company that is hotly tipped to be one of Ireland's biggest success stories. In just 3 years, he has assembled a heavy-hitting investor panel and a number of high profile board members. Devan is without a doubt, the most methodical entrepreneur that I have met so far on this journey. His analysis and insights into the on-demand economy such as Deliveroo and Uber are incredibly revealing from someone so immersed in the industry.      

In this episode, I reveal how I'm trying to increase my productivity and overcome self-doubt by adopting a new system of working. Missed deadlines and juggling too many tasks lead me to redesign my entire way of working. I am also hiring two new people to help me and I reveal the results from April of The Entrepreneur Experiment. 

At just 23 years old, Karl O'Brien has built his social media company into a global brand employing 8 people. Karl shares his views on selecting your clients, not letting your clients choose you. As a young entrepreneur, Karl started his first venture in his bedroom before using his college years to rapidly grow his business. We chat about habits that help him perform at the highest level and how he seeks mentors to avoid repeating their mistakes.    

I've been neglecting myself and this week, I took action to change that. I invested in attending a mindset seminar by Brian Keane, a fitness entrepreneur, and mindset specialist. In this episode, I share all the lessons I've learned and reveal the changes I'm making to my daily life.  We cover a huge amount of content, so if you are looking to improve your goal setting and mindset, you'll benefit from this week's show. 

Welcome to episode 9 of The Entrepreneur Experiment podcast where I chat with James Murphy, founder of Zest Fitness and BeatBox Gym. Founded 6 years ago in the height of the last economic recession, James has built a business that now earns over 6 figures per year. Despite this, he’s willing to risk it all and start again with his latest venture. James is the epitome of a calculated risk-taking entrepreneur. When we spoke, James was in the middle of a complete renovation of his second gym to convert it into a boxing experience gym. James doesn’t mince his words and speaks extremely openly on the successes he’s had but also the pressure faced by entrepreneurs to keep improving and beating the competition. I hope you enjoy the episode and if you want to chance to win the book recommended by James, simply leave a review on iTunes or share this episode on social media and tag us!

Each month, I am going to share a very honest summary of how The Entrepreneur Experiment project is progressing. I will reveal all the exact stats behind all the content I am producing and also hopefully as the project progress, the businesses that I am working on. This is a snapshot of how many people are consuming my content, the lesson’s I’ve learned and improvements that I’m making for next month, April 2019.

From humble origins as a one-page website with a Paypal button, Funky Christmas Jumpers is now 11 years old and one of Ireland’s most famous e-commerce stories. Fabio is extremely open with his story and reveals how he turned his back on the lucrative world of software engineering to set up his own company. We learn what it takes to start and grow one of Ireland’s most recognisable e-commerce brands. With his window to make sales only running for a few months, Fabio lets us in on the secrets he uses to scale up a business rapidly in a short space of time. From physical threats to having cups of tea with Niall Horan, Fabio lets us in on the secrets to the ultra-competitive Christmas jumper world! Prior to chatting with Fabio, I had no idea he appeared on the UK version of Dragons Den. He reveals the truth behind Dragons Den and what really goes on behind the scenes. He also outlines the tools required to start and scale a successful e-commerce store.

In this week's diary episode, I reveal why I'm forcing myself to fail. To fail and keep failing so that it becomes nothing to fear.   Fear of failure is the number one reason why a fantastic idea never leaves the entrepreneurs brain or notebook. This week I break down the fear of failure and share how I battle to overcome that fear on a daily basis. The Entrepreneur Experiment is almost a month old, and I break down what's been working so far (LinkedIn is awesome) and what I want to achieve in the coming days. It's a packed episode so I hope you enjoy. 

In this week's diary episode, I reveal how the workload from The Entrepreneur Experiment combined with my regular job is pushing me to the limit. I explore new ways of working and plan how to completely overhaul how I approach my work after reading Cal Newport's book, Deep Work. Quitting social media is the hot topic as high profile figures such as Casey Neistat are quitting or reducing their usage, I examine if I should quit altogether? 

Ideas! Everyone has them but few make the leap to make them a reality. In this week’s episode with maker/entrepreneur David Delahunty, we delve deep into the idea generation process. In 2017, David set himself the challenge of coming up with 5 ideas every single day for a year! He shared his journey on social media and the project became a smash hit ebook, and landed on the top page of Product Hunt. If you are seeking your million dollar business idea, you'll learn the secrets of idea generation at scale.