From Selling Fake IDs to Building a €10.000.000 Business - Ryan McDaid | E71

Ryan McDaid is the co-founder of Fonez, an Irish electronics store which he took from 0 to €10M in revenue. He recently took a back seat and decided to instead focus on his property business and life coaching.

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In this episode, we talk about:
- Ryan’s first (illegal!) business
- When is it ok to break the rules
- How Ryan discovered the opportunity that led him to found a €10M brand
- Opening physical shops
- How to compete with large corporations
- How to build a strong brand
- Working in the business vs working on the business
- Startup Home and how Ryan and I met
- Why Ryan is now focusing on his property business
- Personal growth through business
- Does money matter in life?

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