The Entrepreneur Experiment EE448 - The $72 Million Blueprint: Thinking Bigger in Dubai with Colin Meagle
In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Colin Meagle, serial entrepreneur, venture builder, and founder of Continuous Ventures. Colin has built, scaled, and exited multiple businesses: from creative agencies to international tech ventures, and now operates out of Dubai, where he helps founders and corporates spin up disruptive businesses at scale.
Colin shares his candid insights on what it really takes to spot opportunities, harness talent, and scale globally. From exiting Irish agencies to launching a venture studio in the Middle East, Colin talks about why saying no is a superpower, how to avoid AI-driven obsolescence, and why Ireland must think bigger if it wants to compete on the global stage.
If you’re a founder, investor, or anyone curious about building in fast-changing markets, this episode is packed with hard-won lessons on talent, focus, and disruption.
Show Notes –
In this episode, we cover:
🌍 Why Colin moved to Dubai and how it reshaped his entrepreneurial vision
🚀 The evolution from running agencies to building a global venture studio
💡 How to spot patterns, talent, and opportunities others miss
🤖 AI disruption: which industries are safe—and which are already gone
🔑 Why saying “no” is one of the most powerful skills for founders
🏗 The difference between building vs. running a company (and why Colin prefers one over the other)
📉 Why traditional VC is contracting and how venture studios are changing the game
🇮🇪 Colin’s honest take on Ireland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem—and what needs to change
⏳ The importance of 60-month windows when building ventures
🧠 Why judgment, creativity, and EQ will define the winners in the AI era
“Failure is a currency. You should be failing every single day. That’s how you develop the reflexes to succeed.” – Colin Meagle
Links & ResourcesContinuous Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/continuousventures/about/
Follow Colin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinmeagle/
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