Entrepreneur, Sharon Keegan, and author, Dan O'Neill, reflect on taking the leap, picking yourself up after failure and not holding yourself back in this mini Innovation Academy alumni reunion!

Key Takeaways

[2:00] Reflections on the Innovation Academy post-graduate course on Innovation, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

[7:20] Don't be afraid of failure, it's all part of the process. Coming up with an idea, trying it and it not working. Dealing with negative thoughts and feeling disheartened. Recovering from that and moving forward. 

[9:09] Balancing entrepreneurship with having children

[13:35] Self publishing through “Create Space” from Amazon and what’s involved in that

[14:30] "Don’t have to be the wolf of wall street or a certain personality type to be an entrepreneur” 

Dan's tips to himself looking back - small goals and small steps help you achieve your bigger goals

[18:56] Going Dragon’s Den with the Seed fund challenge - Selling bananas!

[21:54] Play to your strengths

[22:25] You’re the only person stopping yourselfClick To Tweet

Put one foot in front of another and take the first step, or it’ll never happenClick To Tweet

[25:07] There will always be people who don’t like your idea

[27:00]Find what your passion is, make the decision, take one step and then the next. It'll all come together

[28:10] Just startClick To Tweet

[29:49] It'll never go anywhere if it’s just an idea in your head

 

Links to things mentioned in this episode

UCD Innovation Academy

Dan's Book "The Arc of History: Politics in the O'Bama Years"

Create Space Amazon self publishing

Sharon Keegan instagram

Peachylean.com

Peachylean facebook

Guinness Enterprise Centre

Wind-Up Merchantz comedy sketch videos