The Entrepreneur Experiment

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.

In this week's diary episode, I reveal how the official launch of The Entrepreneur Experiment went. We learn how to start a podcast from scratch when you have no idea what you are doing. My official YouTube channel also launched this week and I give you a behind the scenes insight into how to shoot a YouTube video. In my other business, we are subjected to threats and deal with a client who refuses to pay his bill. It's a very real and honest episode and I hope you enjoy it.

Episode 2 is an in-depth interview with Tommy Courtney. Tommy is the CEO and founder of Prelo, a corporate relocation services platform. A B2B service, Tom’s company helps companies relocate employee’s to new cities around the globe. Every single time that I meet Tommy, I learn something new and his no-nonsense approach is what more startup founders need to adopt. In this episode, we discuss starting on your own versus finding a team, and advice, when to take it and when to ignore it! He reveals how he manages his mental health when juggling the demands of being a startup founder and discusses strategies he uses to stay healthy. We also explore how to keep a perspective in business and Tommy shares a very personal story.

I'm starting a new business. This business has no name, no product and no business plan! Over the next 12 months, I will generate ideas for 5 companies, test the ideas, and then launch the business or businesses that show the most promise.