Real World Entrepreneurship

Burnout is a real phenomenon but its not always well understood: How do you know you are burnt out? What should you do if you are beginning to felt burnt out? How can you see burnout impacting others? In this episode Alan and Bhairav talk candidly about their experiences with burnout, how it impacted them and what you can do to recognise the symptoms of burnout and then avoid them

Marketing is a crucial part of any business and there are hundreds of companies out there that can help early stage founders with marketing, however, the key question is - how do you know they are actually doing the right job for you? In this week's podcast we talk about: What do you need to know or do before you even start marketing What the difference is between marketing and advertising How you...

In this episode Alan and Bhairav discuss their experiences of entering new overseas markets and the different approaches you can take In this podcast we cover: When you should think about entering new markets What kinds of approaches you should take The different approaches they have taken What are the key criteria for a successful foray into a new territory

Founder isolation. It is a real phenomenon and something that can be quite crippling for an entrepreneur during the early stages of starting a new business In this podcast we take a deep dive into founder isolation, how you can suffer from it even though you have a team around you and what we have done to overcome that feeling

In this week's episode Alan and Bhairav go searching for that mythical beast called "Work Life Balance" Is there such a thing? Can you truly switch off as a business owner? Most importantly, how can you get over the feeling of guilt when you do take time off and how do you ultimately take time off and actually enjoy the fruits of your labour...?

In this episode Alan and Bhairav talk with Hassan Peymani who with a group of friends, left school and joined the World Poker Tour Hassan was not a great poker player but travelled the world with his friends who were and as he was touring he had the idea to pick up a camera and record what was going on Fast forward a few years and Hassan had one of the most successful video production companies de...

In this week's podcast we're talking to Robert Flint from Adviserly.io Robert is a lawyer turned entrepreneur and in this podcast we talk to Robert about how the switch changed his opinion of lawyers, what entrepreneurs need to have in place from a legal perspective when they start a business and how he sees the world now that he has made the switch to founder

In this episode Bhairav and Alan discuss the concept of business resilience: What do we mean by business resilience? What is the difference between business resilience and business continuity How do you make a business resilient? What about you as a founder? How can you become resilient? As a company do you have a plan in place for when something goes wrong? Do you know who to call, what to say, h...

In this episode Alan and Bhairav talk about what you need to think about if you are going to seek funding to grow: What do we mean by financing vs funding? Do you actually need funding? What does it make sense to raise funding for? What do you need to have in place in order to raise funding? What types of funding are there out there? How do you monitor spend?

In this podcast Alan and Bhairav discuss the things you need to know before you launch your idea and the steps you need to take in order to test it in the marketplace: Define your proposition/idea by creating a MVP to demo and a sales leaflet that describes its features and benefits Create a persona of your hottest prospect target customer Identify six real prospective customers that fit that prof...

In this podcast Alan and Bhairav talk about the things you need to make sure you keep in mind when bringing a co-founder on board: Start by understanding your strengths and weaknesses Choose co-founders with complimentary operational skills Choose co-founders with complimentary personalities Make sure you share a clear vision for the business Make sure you share a clear modus operandi Make sure yo...

In this episode Alan and Bhairav talk about the top things entrepreneurs should know before the embark on hiring their first employees. The top tips are: Your first hire is the hardest Be honest about your needs Be open about how you work It will take a long time to find the right person Accept that you'll hire the wrong person They get paid first Know your selection criteria Learn how to fire Und...

Yes, you read that correctly, this week we're talking to Ciaran O'Toole, a serial Intrapreneur about what intrapreneurship really means, the different challenges faced by an intrapreneur vs an entrepreneur and how being a generalist has helped Ciaran succeed

In this podcast we run through our top 10 things first time business owners should know when running a business which as as follows: Get the legals in place Only 25% of companies succeed in the long term Hire a good accountant that understands your business Customers aren't loyal A written business plan dramatically increases the likelihood of success Cash is King! Rediscover old contacts Things d...

In this podcast Alan and Bhairav give advice to budding entrepreneurs about what they think they should know before the embark on the journey to start their own business The key points to take away are: Know that it is not all about you - it is about your customers Choose the right business for you, choose the right problem to solve Make sure you understand yourself and your motivations for starti...

In this week's podcast Alan and Bhairav discuss what should be on every entrepreneur's wish list to Santa for Christmas

Join us for the first episode of our new podcast as we discuss business consulting and ask is it broken?

In the second episode of Real World Entrepreneurship Bhairav shares his view for the CTO's seat of Marketing while Alan, with 25years hands on Marketing experience takes umbrage at what he hears.

In this episode Bhairav and Alan discuss their experiences running start-up businesses, and why its not all plain sailing

Pivoting seems almost to be an essential feature of entrepreneurial life. But is it simply symptomatic of a lack of solid strategic planning before taking the plunge?

"Good things come to those that wait", so why do so many entrepreneurs struggle to see beyond the short-term and why does that end up causing so many problems?

In this episode we hear from Emma McConalogue founder of Kesero, a community sharing app for people to share their many and qualities for mutual benefit, to hear her entrepreneurship story and why profit isn't her driving motivation.

In this episode Bhairav and Alan discuss the growing pains that every large business must inevitably endure.

What's it like to grow and international business from Croatia? Join Alan and Bhairav as they meet Svjetlana Vukic and her about her story growing Resonate

Bon Scott may have sang that rock and roll ain't noise pollution, but how do you go about building a business when the people who love your product are few and far between? In this episode we're joined by Moose from Primordial radio to hear of its journey from a passion to a living, breathing business.