5 Steps To Make Your First Million - Simon Krystman and Harry Sardinas

Meet Simon Krystman, a dynamic entrepreneur and startup mentor from London, on a mission to help aspiring founders smash through the million-pound milestone. With high-impact coaching and razor-sharp insight, Simon breaks down the essentials of startup success: validate your idea before building, obsess over customer needs—not just your product—and don’t even think about launching without a rock-solid strategic plan. He’s all about traction before funding, AI-powered market research, and the kind of stage-specific mentorship that transforms chaos into clarity. For Simon, entrepreneurship isn’t just a dream—it’s a skill, sharpened by action, strategy, and relentless learning.

About The Guest

I've been launching businesses for over 35 years with varying degrees of success. I've mostly founded tech startups although, I'm not a coder. During my journey I've realised that I'm more suited and enjoy the early entrepreneurial stage of a business rather than managing and growing it. I'm happy to advise and mentor people looking to launch a business. Entrepreneurship is a career choice!TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Introduction to Achieving Your First Million

00:02 Guest Introduction: Simon from London

00:19 Simon the Business Coach

00:28 Five Steps to Make Your First Million

00:35 Welcome to Unstoppable Podcast

00:54 Step 1: Validate Business Idea

03:52 Step 2: Avoid Early Investment

05:55 Step 3: Importance of Planning

08:48 Step 4: Building a Team

10:25 Step 5: Delayed Launch

11:59 Learning through Entrepreneurship

13:32 Challenges in Entrepreneurship

28:19 Importance of Mentorship

32:59 Introduction to Product Development

33:48 Minimum Viable Product Concept

35:16 Spending on Product vs Marketing

35:54 AI and Internet in Business

36:20 Testing Business Ideas

37:23 Customers and Market Research

40:26 Product Market Fit

45:43 Avoiding Common Founders' Mistakes

47:22 Finding the Right Mentor

49:33 Promoting Entrepreneurial Networks

51:22 Conclusion and Next Steps

About The Host

Harry Sardinas is an Exponential Business Growth Strategist, Empowerment, Leadership, Public Speaking and Business Coach living in London, Influencer with 283,000+ followers, Events Organizer-connecting investors and entrepreneurs with opportunities. Harry helps companies to turn their products into global brands from the stage and he mentors tech companies and businesses to Get Pitch Ready and Investment Ready.Feel free to connect with me here: to explore events, speaking, branding and marketing solutions for entrepreneurs and influencers. I am launching a collaborative book for entrepreneurs who have sold at least 1 million pounds. Message me (Harry) +447775596554 to collaborate.

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