Imagine walking in to a room full of budding entrepreneurs with a vague idea for a new business, then 54-hours later having that idea validated, a team behind it ready to take it to market and it being the winning idea of many that were presented. Well that’s exactly what Joshua Rea just did – who (along with his newly acquired friend and business partner Liam Holmes) won the coveted Startup Weekend Sydney grand prize with a very cool app they’ve called Flixy.
Flixy is a brilliantly simple idea that allows cinemas to sell last-minute tickets to sessions anytime, anywhere. As the tagline says “It’s cheap everyday … not just Tuesday!”
Coming up with a new business idea is tough at the best of times … however it seems that having a 54-hour deadline to get it right can be a useful pressure! In my fireside chat with Josh, he takes us right inside the process from where the idea came from, how he pitched it in order to get the right team and how the team then changed the idea significantly and then researched it, validated it and designed it up.
Flixy’s birth is an inspiring story of raw entrepreneurism and the exciting thing is it’s a work-in-progress which I hope to report back to you on in the weeks and months to come.
PLUS In this episode I answer a listener question about how to attract the right employees in to your business and share the details of my Deep Dive Mastermind.
Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode ..
Startup Weekend Sydney – This is the competetion Josh won.
Flixy – This is the website (still a WIP).
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Deep Dive Mastermind – If you’d like to work with me and other motivated small business owner on improving your marketing ROI then my Mastermind group may well be for you.
The Lean Startup – The book mentioned throughout my chat with Joshua.
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One of the best shows I have heard in a long time. A fascinatingly condensed explanation of starting a business.
One of the best shows I have heard in a long time. A fascinatingly condensed explanation of starting a business.
Paul, those are very kind words. I’ll pass them on to Joshua and Liam.
Is it just me or did Josh call Timbo Tom?
Is it just me or did Josh call Timbo Tom?
Must be my New Zealand accent sorry!
Hmm lost my comment I typed out… basically I enjoyed this interview a great deal and it was very timely for me at the moment, but I wish you had got into more detail on some of the things that Joshua briefly mentioned. Reading lean startup now thanks, sorry I didn’t see your affiliate link… next time I will check!
Please do interview Josh again and get into some more nitty gritty detail.
Hmm lost my comment I typed out… basically I enjoyed this interview a great deal and it was very timely for me at the moment, but I wish you had got into more detail on some of the things that Joshua briefly mentioned. Reading lean startup now thanks, sorry I didn’t see your affiliate link… next time I will check!
Please do interview Josh again and get into some more nitty gritty detail.
Ah yes what he actually called him was “Tum”, which as we all know is the correct way to pronounce it 😉
Let me know what questions I should have asked, Mark. I’m always keen to expand my repertoire!