{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/668417dd4cb273e4613fe2e9/6aeb7fcd4e103f04dedb8a27?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Money Making Expert: Build Your First £1M Business! Start, Fund, Hire & Scale | Daniel Priestley","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/668417dd4cb273e4613fe2e9/1793818424724-efe5296f-151b-4a9a-8fda-36618f811b10.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Daniel Priestley is a world leading entrepreneur and business coach who has spent 25 years building businesses.</p><p><br></p><p>He has started seven companies that went from zero to more than one million in their first 12 months, completed six acquisitions and four exits, written seven books on entrepreneurship and worked with more than 5,500 business owners.</p><p><br></p><p>So we asked him to break down the practical journey of building a business.</p><p>How do you know if your idea is good? </p><p>When should you leave your job?</p><p>Who should you build with?</p><p>How do you fund it? </p><p>And how do you create something that can scale without depending entirely on you?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, you will learn:</p><p>• <strong>Why you should validate an idea before risking your career or savings, and the most effective way to prove demand</strong></p><p>• <strong>Why pre-sales is one of the strongest ways to fund an early business, and why you should be cautious about investing your own money</strong></p><p>• <strong>How to choose a co-founder, why healthy conflict matters and the “lock antlers” rule to make disagreement safe</strong></p><p>• <strong>Why you shouldn&#39;t hire from large corporates in the early stages of a company and who to hire instead</strong></p><p>• <strong>Why culture, not people, is your greatest asset</strong></p><p>• <strong>How to build systems that allow a company to perform without constant micromanagement</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We also explore personal branding, marketing, AI, passive income and how teams of four can now compete with companies of 400.</p><p>But towards the end, Daniel shares the side of entrepreneurship that rarely appears in the playbooks.</p><p>Losing one of his closest friendships through business. Spending five years under enormous financial pressure. Watching his father suffer a devastating stroke. And during that period, discovering that someone he trusted inside his company had stolen from him.</p><p>After 25 years of chasing opportunities, Daniel&#39;s definition of success has become much simpler:</p><p>Moving towards a compelling future, at a speed you enjoy, with people you love.</p><p>Because there is little point building something extraordinary if you destroy everything else along the way.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Daniel: </p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielpriestley/</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/c/KeyPersonOfInfluence/videos</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/dentglobal</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/dpriestley</p><p>https://twitter.com/DanielPriestley</p><p><br></p><p>#ThrivingMinds #AlbertoZandi #DanielPriestley #Entrepreneurship #BusinessSuccess #HospitalityIndustry #StartupLife #Mindset #Purpose #Fatherhood #WealthMindset #ScalingBusiness #SuccessMindset</p>","author_name":"A&D Media"}