The Entrepreneur Experiment

Today in the Idea Lab, we break down and analyse the famous tweet storm by Naval Ravikant. This tweet storm was Naval's breakout moment in 2018. He is an entrepreneur and investor based in the US. It led to Naval gaining international notoriety as a modern-day philosopher guiding a new breed of entrepreneurs. We look at what lessons to start applying to our own lives and what ones to avoid. Join the April Accountability Challenge: https://bit.ly/mrgaryfox --- Sponsored by Square - Power your Business with Square Visit Square: https://squ.re/3x8oiOo  Location Partner: Iconic Offices  Claim your free office for a day: https://bit.ly/iconicEE23  Music by Andrew Applepie

Our mentor this week is Mark Cummins who sold both his startups, Plink and Pointy to Google. Pointy was sold for a rumored figure of $160 million. Mark shares with us how he built and sold his first startup to Google in under 12 months while completing his Ph.D. --- Sponsored by Square - Power your Business with Square Visit Square: https://squ.re/3x8oiOo  Location Partner: Iconic Offices  Claim your free office for a day: https://bit.ly/iconicEE23  Music by Andrew Applepie

Joining Gary on the pod today is Ciaran Crean, co-founder & CEO Mick's Garage & WaveOMS. Mick's Garage was founded back in 2004 & was pioneering in the e-commerce space in Ireland. This was led by brothers Ciaran and Mick Crean. Now for the first time, we hear the in-depth story of how it started, how they lost control & had to buy the business back in 2021, and why a chance encounter with a bookshop during Covid has launched a brand new spin-off business, WaveOMS. --- Sponsored by Square - Power your Business with Square Visit Square: https://squ.re/3x8oiOo  Location Partner: Iconic Offices  Claim your free office for a day: https://bit.ly/iconicEE23  Music by Andrew Applepie

We are launching a new series of experiments that will hold you accountable to gain mastery over your business, brain, and body. Starting April 1st, we are running a community challenge to exercise every day for 30 days. You can join my newsletter in the link below to get notified when the challenge is launched in 2 days' time, Thursday, April 16th. This challenge marks the start of a 3-month accountability challenge aimed at helping our listeners build the magic power of compounding into their daily lives. Join the April Accountability Challenge: https://bit.ly/mrgaryfox --- Sponsored by Square - Power your Business with Square Visit Square: https://squ.re/3x8oiOo  Location Partner: Iconic Offices  Claim your free office for a day: https://bit.ly/iconicEE23  Music by Andrew Applepie

Each weekend on the Mentor Moment you get 10 minutes of our most impactful content from our best episodes. Today, we deep dive into the innovation strategies that have evolved the Louis Copeland brand into a modern Irish retailing giant. Louis Copeland dominate the Irish luxury menswear scene and in this episode, you find out how it's done. Contact Gary: https://bit.ly/mrgaryfox --- Sponsored by Square - Power your Business with Square Visit Square: https://squ.re/3x8oiOo  Location Partner: Iconic Offices  Claim your free office for a day: https://bit.ly/iconicEE23  Music by Andrew Applepie

Give the people what they want! And people want hyper-specific topics covered in great detail. That's the bet today's guest is making. Niamh Tallon is the founder of Her Sport, a media business dedicated to covering & promoting female sports. She started the business purely driven by passion and has had to learn the hard way how to generate revenue & scale a rapidly growing empire. Niamh talks to Gary about the challenges faced, the massive growth in female sports, and her ambitious plan to make a major social impact.   -- Contact Gary: https://bit.ly/mrgaryfox --- Sponsored by Square - Power your Business with Square Visit Square: https://squ.re/3x8oiOo  Location Partner: Iconic Offices https://bit.ly/iconicEE23  Music by Andrew Applepie

In today's Mentor Moment, you get a marketing masterclass on how to break into the American market. Gary helped Glendalough scale globally using a combination of clever marketing strategies and tools that you can apply to your business.   Contact Gary: https://bit.ly/mrgaryfox --- Sponsored by Square - Power your Business with Square Visit Square: https://squ.re/3x8oiOo  Location Partner: Iconic Offices  Claim your free office for a day: https://bit.ly/iconicEE23  Music by Andrew Applepie

Ivan Eustace, the co-founder of Tapitag joins Gary Fox on the podcast today. The serial entrepreneur has started and sold businesses to some of the world's biggest companies. I was struck by Ivan's relentless energy & curiosity for life which has propelled him to multiple significant business exits and investments.  His latest venture, Tapitag has created a digital business card that bridges the gap from the digital to the physical world. Among multiple other investments, Ivan works with Olympic gold medalist Alistair Brownlee and Tom Barras on the revolutionary sportswear company, Spatz. -- Contact Gary: https://bit.ly/mrgaryfox --- Sponsored by Square - Power your Business with Square Visit Square: https://squ.re/3x8oiOo  Location Partner: Iconic Offices https://bit.ly/iconicEE23  Music by Andrew Applepie

In the Lab today, I reveal the books I'm rereading in 2023. The 6 books I share today are some of the best I've read. If you want to level up your brain and discover some great new book recommendations, this episode is for you. -- Contact Gary: https://bit.ly/mrgaryfox --- Sponsored by Square - Power your Business with Square Visit Square: https://squ.re/3x8oiOo  Location Partner: Iconic Offices  Claim your free office for a day: https://bit.ly/iconicEE23  Music by Andrew Applepie

In today's Mentor Moment, we go way back in the time machine to episode 4!  We revisit my chat with David Delahunty and he teaches us that creativity is a muscle that can be trained and improved. All good businesses start with an idea and David is the most prolific idea machine I have ever met. If you are struggling to come up with a new idea for your business, this episode will inspire you. -- Contact Gary: https://bit.ly/mrgaryfox --- Sponsored by Square - Power your Business with Square Visit Square: https://squ.re/3x8oiOo  Location Partner: Iconic Offices  Claim your free office for a day: https://bit.ly/iconicEE23  Music by Andrew Applepie