How I Built a $2 Million Business (you can do it too) | Barrett O'Neill (CEO of OnDemand Storage)

Discover how Barrett O'Neill turned a dorm room hustle into a $2 million business. As the co-founder of OnDemand Storage and owner of Brightline Media, Barrett shares insights on entrepreneurship, building leverage, and career development. Learn how he overcame an injury to pursue his business goals and achieve growth. Don't miss out on valuable tips for turning your own hustle into a successful venture Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:09 - Flipping Losses into Opportunities 00:06:24 - Navigating the Emotional Roller Coaster of Entrepreneurship 00:09:38 - Overcoming the Feeling of Wasting Time 00:12:41 - The Similarities and Differences between Sports and Entrepreneurship. 00:15:57 - The Importance of Micro Iterations and Dealing with Failure in Business and Sports 00:18:55 - The Importance of Taking Action and Trying New Ideas 00:22:04 - The Power of Low-Stakes Bets and Overcoming Fear of Judgment 00:25:06 - Overcoming Fear and Misconceptions about Entrepreneurship 00:28:28 - Think Small, Take Action, and Execute with Speed 00:31:42 - Building Distribution for Yourself: The Importance of Feedback and Evolution 00:34:39 - Don't Listen to Haters, Focus on Your True Supporters 00:37:50 - Who to Listen to and Why, and the Importance of Anonymous Polls on Twitter 00:41:04 - The Four Types of Leverage and Disassociating Time from Money 00:44:40 - The Age of Leverage and Naval's Modern Day Philosophy 00:47:51 - The Power of Concise Communication and Building a Career Specific to You 00:50:53 - Three things to focus on when starting to build leverage 00:53:54 - The Certainty of Uncertainty in Career Paths 00:57:19 - The Risks of Working at Established Companies During Economic Downturns 01:00:20 - The Entrepreneurship vs Employment Debate 01:03:31 - The Overemphasis on Entrepreneurial Geniuses and Steve Jobs outsmarting Amazon 01:06:33 - The Importance of Negotiation in Life and Business 01:09:47 - The Success of Apple's Marketing Strategies 01:12:50 - Apple's Success and Steve Jobs' Superpowers 01:15:56 - Balancing Business Success and Family Life 01:18:59 - Competing at the Highest Level with Free Agency Sponsorship This episode is brought you by Free Agency Sponsor: https://www.freeagency.com/ Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://twitter.com/barrettjoneill