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Conor Moules

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843 total appearances

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The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

So there was these kind of little nuggets of things every so often.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

Seeing it was working.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

It's kind of the reason why... Because at the time, I could have done just about whatever I wanted with Bamboo, and it's one of the things a lot of people have asked, like, why didn't you rebrand it?

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

Because I wanted the brand to be seen as a success as opposed to a failure for all of us.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

But also, I knew that, if I'm honest, from a selfish point of view, I knew that enough people in Dublin knew about the story that if it had a happy ending, I would...

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

i want to say get the credit but i would get recognized for putting in that you turned it around turn it around essentially and that i'm capable i'm resilient i'm kind of the key ingredients you need that when i want to do my thing you're building your reputation essentially yeah it's a lot of patience though to to take reputation over money and with no guarantee of an outcome yeah i think money's interesting right i think like

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

Especially if you're working in sales and you're good at it, you can earn money, right?

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

But it's, yeah, it's, I was obsessed with the mission, essentially, as well.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

So where did it go?

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

So I took it over about, I think it's about 20 months after they got approached by a company in the UK.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

for it to be acquired, acquired essentially, if I'm honest.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

And at that point, I had kind of, was at the point where I felt like the mission was finished.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

So I didn't really, I wanted to go do my own thing as opposed to, me and Glenn had met years before, my co-founder in Bear Space, and it was constantly in the back of my head that someone should do this.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

Like,

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

So, yeah, at the time, they kind of got acquired or acquired, as I said, to a company in the UK.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

And it's still alive today.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

Still out there, still operating.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

Yeah, it was unwell.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

But I think it's in regards to.

The Entrepreneur Experiment
EE502 - How He Turned 173 Salon Conversations Into a Startup That Raised €4.9M | Conor Moules

I think everyone just ran out of energy with it to be honest with you.