Best Leanstartup Podcasts (2025)

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EE464 - Mentor Moment: Pádraig Ó Céidigh — From Teaching to Buying an Airline

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How does a schoolteacher from Connemara end up buying his own airline? In this Mentor Moment, Pádraig Ó Céidigh, former owner of Aer Arann, shares how instinct and courage led him to take one of the boldest entrepreneurial leaps in Irish business — remortgaging his home to keep a vital island service alive. 🎙️ Listen to the full conversation in Epi…

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EE464 - The Hidden Industry Powering the World’s Biggest Events

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary sits down with Mark Breen, co-founder of Safe Events Global, the Irish team behind some of the world’s most ambitious events - from Dublin Zoo’s Wild Lights to Formula 1 in Qatar and mega-city festival sites across the Middle East. Mark shares the real, behind-the-scenes story of how a student “h…

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The Department of War Just Shot the Accountants and Opted for Speed 30:48

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The Department of War Just Shot the Accountants and Opted for Speed by Steve BlankBy Steve Blank

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EE463 - Mentor Moment - Building the Biggest Media Brand in Dubai with Richard Fitzgerald

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When opportunity knocks, sometimes the smartest move is to just say yes and figure it out later. Richard Fitzgerald, founder of Augustus Media - the company behind Lovin’ Dubai, Lovin’ Saudi and more — reveals how 100 days of relentless work and curiosity helped him build one of the Middle East’s leading media companies from scratch. 🎙️ Hear the fu…

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EE462 - How To Build a Brand the World’s Best Athletes Trust (in Just 3 Years)

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Ryan Casey, the founder of C11 Recovery — one of Ireland’s fastest-growing performance and recovery brands. From spending his days as an electrician to working with Rory McIlroy, Manchester City, Munster Rugby, and the DP World Tour, Ryan’s journey is a masterclass in turning g…

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EE461: Mentor Moment - From Student Debt to Premier League Clients with Greg Bradley

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From his parents’ house to supplying the world’s top athletes, Greg Bradley’s journey is pure entrepreneurial grit. In this Mentor Moment, the founder of BLK BOX shares how he went from teaching himself manufacturing to building a global fitness equipment brand trusted by Premier League clubs. 🎙️ Go back to Episode 406 of The Entrepreneur Experimen…

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EE460 - The 4 Pillars of Elite Performance: Dan Lawrence’s Blueprint for Founders

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with elite performance coach Dan Lawrence — the man behind some of the world’s top athletes and executives, including boxer Conor Benn. From his roots in London to building a thriving high-performance business in Dubai, Dan reveals what it really takes to operate at the highest leve…

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It only took 20 years, but the Strategic Management Society now Believes the Lean Startup is a Strategy 14:54

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I’ve always thought of myself as a practitioner. In the startups I was part of, the only “strategy” were my marketing tactics on how to make the VP of Sales the richest person in the company. After I retired, I created Customer Development and co-created the Lean Startup as a simple methodology which codified founders best practices – in a language…

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EE459 - Mentor Moment - Is AI Really Coming For Your Job? With Brian O'Rourke

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Is AI really coming for your job — or is that just the hype talking? Brian O’Rourke, co-founder and CEO of CitySwift, shares his grounded view on the real role of AI, the importance of founder-market fit, and why celebrating your wins along the way matters just as much as chasing the next goal. 🎙️ Catch the full story in Episode 367 of The Entrepre…

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EE458: How I Bought a Business Without Spending a Cent – Jenny Johnston’s Story

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Jenny Johnston, CEO and owner of Azure Communications — a print, packaging, and marketing company based in Dublin. Jenny’s story is a masterclass in courage, negotiation, and belief. After joining Azure as CEO, she pulled off a leveraged buyout to acquire the business outright—…

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EE457 - Mentor Moment - Oonagh O’Hagan: Shaping the Future of Healthcare

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What does it take to grow from one pharmacy to a nationwide network, and redefine what healthcare means along the way? In this Mentor Moment, Oonagh O’Hagan, founder of Meagher’s Pharmacy, shares how curiosity, courage, and a willingness to step outside your comfort zone can spark incredible innovation. 🎙️ Listen to the full conversation in Episode…

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EE456 - £25M ARR and Zero Gimmicks: The Heights Story with Dan Murray-Serter

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Dan Murray, co-founder of Heights, the brain health and wellness brand redefining supplements through science and transparency. From building a startup after insomnia and burnout to scaling Heights to over £25 million ARR, Dan’s story is a masterclass in resilience, product int…

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EE455 - Mentor Moment - Aimee Connolly: The 19-Month Journey to Launching Sculpted

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In this Mentor Moment from episode 403 of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Aimee Connolly shares the behind-the-scenes story of building Sculpted by Aimee: from 19 months of figuring out formulation, logistics, and packaging on her own, to spray-painting roses gold for her first press drop. She opens up about what it really takes to bring an idea to li…

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EE454 - He Quit Pro Rugby at 26 - And Started a Sauna Revolution

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Steve Crosbie, former professional rugby player turned founder of Fad Saoil Saunas — one of the pioneers of Ireland’s sauna movement. After years playing for Leinster, Munster, and Connacht, Steve walked away from his dream rugby career at just 26. The transition from athlete t…

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How to Sell to the Dept of War – The 2025 PEO Directory – Now with 500 more names 2:07

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The October 2025 PEO Directory – Update 2.The Department of War (DoW) is one of the world’s largest organizations. If you’re a startup trying to figure out who to call on and how to navigate the system, it can be – to put it politely – challenging.By Steve Blank

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No Science, No Startups: The Innovation Engine We’re Switching Off 21:41

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Tons of words have been written about the Trump Administrations war on Science in Universities. But few people have asked what, exactly, is science? How does it work? Who are the scientists? What do they do? And more importantly, why should anyone (outside of universities) care?By Steve Blank

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EEE453 - Mentor Moment - Nature vs Nurture: Are Entrepreneurs Born or Built? With Sean Blanchfield

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In this Mentor Moment, tech founder Sean Blanchfield, best known for building and scaling Demonware (acquired by Activision, now part of Microsoft), PageFair, and now Jentic, shares his take on the age-old question: are entrepreneurs born or made? From being the “willing geek” in college to helping shape Ireland’s startup ecosystem, Sean reflects o…

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EE452 - The 5-Year, £60m Fragrance Empire with Connor Martin, The Essence Vault

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Connor Martin, founder of The JAQ Group, home to the viral fragrance brand The Essence Vault, as well as Thomson Carter and Liquid London. From selling wax melts at a Saturday market to building a £60 million e-commerce empire in just five years, Connor’s story is a masterclass…

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EE451 - Mentor Moment - Hiring Only A-Players with Dan Hobbs & Ciaran O’Mara, Protex AI

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In this week’s Mentor Moment, Protex AI founders Dan Hobbs and Ciaran O’Mara share how they maintain an incredibly high bar when hiring, and why resilience, not just skill, is the real marker of top talent. They reveal how take-home exercises, structured culture frameworks, and a transparent interview process help them find and grow people who thri…

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EE450 - From Market Stall to 75 Employees: The Rise of Oishii Sushi

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Ciara Troy, founder of Oishii Sushi, to uncover the 19-year journey of building Ireland’s most recognisable sushi brand. From her first Saturday market in Greystones to supplying nationwide through Lidl, Aldi, Tesco, and Spar, Ciara shares the grit, resilience, and fearless nai…

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EE449 - Mentor Moment - Consistency Over Brilliance: Colin Harmon on Building Trust at 3FE

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In this Mentor Moment, Colin Harmon, founder of 3FE Coffee, reveals why consistency beats occasional brilliance when it comes to building lasting brands. He shares the lesson that changed how he thought about coffee forever: customers don’t need the “best cup ever” - they just need it never to be bad. By raising the floor instead of the ceiling, Co…

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EE448 - The $72 Million Blueprint: Thinking Bigger in Dubai with Colin Meagle

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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 …

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EE447 - Mentor Moment - The Secret Sauce of Social with Nadia Adan & Michael Corcoran

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This week’s Mentor Moment dives into how Nadia Adan built her brand through bold, disruptive content, and why testing, learning, and finding a repeatable format is the secret to scaling on social media. Michael Corcoran shares why standing out often means doing the opposite of everyone else, and how brand storytelling, even with its raw ups and dow…

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EE446 - The Retreat Episode: Let This Be Your 30-Minute Reset

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In this solo episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox takes us behind the scenes of the very first Entrepreneur Experiment Retreat — a transformative five-day experience in Marbella, Spain that brought together a select group of founders to focus on their body, brain, and business. Gary shares how a spontaneous idea in 2024 turned into a fu…

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When Sh!t Hits the Fan – Founders in a Crisis 5:44

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Great founders shine in a crisis.By Steve Blank

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EE445 – Mentor Moment with Mary Sadlier: Nobody’s Coming (Ask the Right Questions)

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This Mentor Moment with Mary Sadlier (from Episode 398) dives into why digital is the great equaliser for entrepreneurs. Mary shares the art of getting products on and off shelves, why persistence matters, and the hard truth that nobody’s coming — unless you ask the right questions. A powerful reminder that value creation and resourcefulness win in…

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How To Sell to the Dept of War – The 2025 PEO Directory 9:36

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How To Sell to the Dept of War – The 2025 PEO Directory by Steve BlankBy Steve Blank

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EE444: Paul Buckley (Multi-Exit Founder): $0 to $84M in 3 Years and The Exit That Nearly Broke Me

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Paul Buckley — the fiercely honest and deeply reflective founder behind C2O Group. From nearly going pro in golf to blowing his savings in a poker room, to scaling and selling one of Australia’s fastest-growing engineering companies, Paul shares his rollercoaster journey throug…

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EE443 - From Side Hustle to €10M: The Mystery Shirt Story

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Rory, the 22-year-old founder of Shirt in a Box, the mystery jersey startup on track to hit €10 million in revenue. What began as a lockdown side hustle selling vintage shirts has exploded into a full-blown e-commerce machine — with 200,000 shirts sold, 2,500 US subscribers, an…

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EE442 - Mentor Moment with Keith Barry: Why Going Against the Algorithm Works

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When everyone else is chasing trends, mentalist and hypnotist Keith Barry goes the opposite direction. In this Mentor Moment, Keith reveals how leaning into long-form content—when everyone else was focused on short-form Reels—helped him go viral and land major event bookings. He also shares how he uses platforms like LinkedIn in unconventional ways…

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EE441 - From 0 to 5 Million Views in 1 Week: The Adults-Only Café That Went Viral

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary sits down with Alan Andrews, the unapologetically honest founder behind Old Barracks Roastery and Guji Coffee Bar. Known for his bold social content and Ireland’s most controversial coffee shop (no kids allowed, dogs welcome, €15 cups of coffee), Alan lifts the lid on the real cost of starting an…

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EE440 - Mentor Moment: Redefining Success Beyond Money With Sahil Bloom

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In this Mentor Moment, Gary Fox speaks with Sahil Bloom — investor, writer, and creator — about how his definition of success has transformed. Once focused purely on financial outcomes, Sahil now measures success through time, people, purpose, and health, seeing money as a natural byproduct rather than the goal. He also shares a refreshing take on …

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EE439 - From 5 Cafés to 800 Locations: How Bobby Kerr Built and Sold Insomnia Coffee

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with one of Ireland’s most recognisable business voices, Bobby Kerr — founder of Perk, former CEO and Chairman of Insomnia, investor, broadcaster, and champion of Irish enterprise. Bobby shares his remarkable journey from starting his first business at 39 — remortgaging his house wi…

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EE438 - 2 Startups, 2 Exits: Áine Kerr’s Blueprint for Purpose-Driven Success

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Áine Kerr, the award-winning journalist, serial entrepreneur behind startups including Storyful (acquired by News Corp), and Kinzen (acquired by Spotify). From teaching in Dublin classrooms to building Storyful alongside Mark Little, leading global journalism partnerships at Fa…

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EE437 - The €100M E-Commerce Blueprint: Fran Quilty on the Data Every Brand Needs 1:29:40

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Fran Quilty, co-founder and CEO of Conjura, the analytics platform powering the world’s fastest-growing e-commerce brands. From spinning out Wayflyer to building one of Ireland’s most exciting SaaS companies, Fran shares the unfiltered reality of transitioning from a services b…

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EE436 - Mentor Moment: From Trading Phones to Powering Teslas: Barry Napier’s $1Bn Story

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Barry Napier didn’t follow the typical founder path. In this bite-sized Mentor Moment, he shares how trading phones around the world laid the foundation for building Cubic Telecom - the company he’d go on to sell 51% of for €473 million. From street smarts to striking deals with Tesla, it’s a story of grit, vision, and relentless execution. To list…

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EE435 - From €1M in Debt to 1,000 Clients: Inside Ireland’s Quiet Tech Giant 2:11:29

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary sits down with Kevin O’Loughlin, founder and CEO of Nostra, one of Ireland’s leading IT services and cybersecurity companies. From being €1 million in debt and living on pasta, to building a company helping 1,000+ businesses across Europe, Kevin shares the deeply personal story behind his mission…

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EE434 - Mentor Moment: The Mindset Behind Raising $26M with Conor Sheridan, Nory 6:01

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In this weekend's Mentor Moment, Conor Sheridan, founder of Nory, shares the mindset shift that helped him go from startup operator to scaling a global restaurant tech company. From embracing boldness in a culture that often discourages it, to mastering the underrated power of “the next logical step,” Conor breaks down the thinking that led to rais…

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Blind to Disruption – The CEOs Who Missed the Future 15:22

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How did you go bankrupt?”Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.”Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also RisesEvery disruptive technology since the fire and the wheel have forced leaders to adapt or die. This post tells the story of what happened when 4,000 companies faced a disruptive technology and why only one survived.…

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EE433 - Raising €4M To Automate the Painful Side of Business 1:22:13

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox is joined by Ross and David, the powerhouse duo behind Outmin, a game-changing AI bookkeeping platform. What starts as a conversation about longevity, biohacking, and raw vegetable breakfasts quickly evolves into a masterclass in building a deep-tech startup from scratch. From rejecting vanit…

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EE432 - Mentor Moment: Why E-Commerce Didn’t Kill the Supermarket 7:33

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In this Mentor Moment from Episode 372, David O’Meara, CEO of Greenman Group, unpacks the surprising reality of post-COVID retail: traditional supermarkets aren’t just surviving—they’re evolving. While many predicted the death of brick-and-mortar retail with the rise of e-commerce, David explains why food retail continues to thrive, especially in G…

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Why Investors Don’t Care About Your Business 10:20

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I’ve been having coffee with lots of frustrated founders (my students and others) bemoaning most VCs won’t even meet with them unless they have AI in their fundraising pitch. And the AI startups they see are getting valuations that appear nonsensical. These conversations brought back a sense of Déjà vu from the Dot Com bubble (at the turn of this c…

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EE431 - €0->€4 Million in 4 Years 2:07:47

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Cait and Cillian, the powerhouse duo behind Luxury Exchange - the Irish-born fashion resale platform that’s redefining pre-loved luxury. From humble beginnings selling designer pieces on Instagram between her shifts at Brown Thomas, Cat grew her side project into a business pro…

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EE430 - Mentor Moment: Luke Joyce: Disrupting a Traditional Industry Through Smart Systems 6:16

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In this Mentor Moment from The Entrepreneur Experiment Episode 378, Luke Joyce shares how he’s transformed the traditional window cleaning business using technology, subscriptions, and automation. Luke reveals his vision to scale nationwide, break into the UK, and ultimately build systems that could apply to any home service — all while solving pai…

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EE429: The Future of Food: How Gousto Delivers 100 Million Meals a Year 1:08:17

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Timo Boldt, the visionary founder and CEO of Gousto, the UK’s leading homegrown meal-kit company. From humble beginnings hand-delivering recipe boxes and knocking on doors, to building a data-powered food business that serves millions of dinners annually, Timo shares his 13-yea…

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Lean Launchpad at Stanford – 2025 9:09

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We just finished the 15th<>annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford. The class had gotten so popular that in 2021 we started teaching it in both the winter and spring sessions.During the 2025 spring quarter the eight teams spoke to 935 potential customers, beneficiaries and regulators. Most students spent 15-20 hours a week on the class, about doubl…

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EE428 – Mentor Moment: Stephen Kinsella on How and When the Next Economic Crisis Will Hit 9:01

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In this Mentor Moment, economist Stephen Kinsella joins Gary Fox to break down the patterns behind economic booms and busts - and why the seeds of the next crisis are often sown during the good times. Stephen explains the theory of financial instability, the role of credit, and how euphoria can quickly turn to fear. He also explores what could trig…

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EE427: 100,000 Customers with Zero Marketing Budget: The Story of Seed Golf 1:31:31

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In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Dean Klatt, the Australian founder of Seed Golf, who built a global direct-to-consumer golf brand… from Carlow. Dean shares the story of how he reverse-engineered premium golf balls, bootstrapped his way to international markets, and took on billion-dollar brands without a cent…

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2025 – Lessons Learned Presentations 12:58

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We just finished our 10th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford.What a year.Hacking for Defense, now in 70 universities, has teams of students working to understand and help solve national security problems. At Stanford this quarter the 8 teams of 41 students collectively interviewed 1106 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, pr…

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EE426 - Mentor Moment: Working With Your Brain, Not Against It: DC Cahalane on ADHD & Entrepreneurship 7:14

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In this bite-sized Mentor Moment, DC Cahalane shares how a late diagnosis of ADHD transformed his understanding of himself — and his work. From battling procrastination to embracing what he once saw as flaws, DC opens up about the mental health rollercoaster that led to a powerful realization: ADHD wasn’t a limitation, it was a lens. He unpacks why…