Seán Greif talks to us about how his experience living with a tribe in the Amazon rainforest inspired him to create an innovative approach to teaching the Irish language to kids. His award-winning startup, Moontour, combines his passion for the Irish language with adventure learning for an Irish class like no other.

(In case you were wondering, "Is maith liom cáca milis” means "I like cake"!)

Key Takeaways

[1:49] The problem and Moontour's solution

[6:14] The advantage of having the flexibility to test and try things out quickly. Test something as cheaply as possible and learn from it. 

[8:14] The challenges faced along the way, including forming a team and creating a culture in line with the vision

[10:39] Building a team and supporting them to enable them to deliver

[12:00] What he would like to have known at the start, about handling uncertainty and the unknowns

[13:16] Winning the European Language Label Award 

[14:33] Advice for would-be entrepreneurs, how you can test your market 

[15:39] Developing an online teaching model

 

Tweetables

Go for it and try it out on a small scale..then scale up from thereClick To Tweet

Minimize initial investment to test the watersClick To Tweet

 

Links to things mentioned in this episode

Moontour.ie

Moontour on facebook

Moontour on YouTube

Moontour on Twitter

Moontour on Google+

European Language Label Awards