Darius Classic | What Does Success Look Like After Starting 21 Businesses

The Greatness Machine

Darius Mirshahzadeh

Entrepreneurship, Education, Business

5.0 • 135 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Ever wondered what the path to success looks like after launching a string of business ventures? Today I am flying solo to look back and take you through how I started my entrepreneurial journey with a candy business that my brother and I launched in fourth grade, converting a one-pound block of chocolate into a lucrative enterprise. Over the years, I have initiated or invested in 21 businesses, resulting in $46.272 million in investments and generating over $1.4 billion in revenue, adjusted for today's values. After years of venturing into business, I have learned invaluable lessons that extend beyond dollars and cents. In this episode of The Greatness Machine, I challenge conventional notions of success and encourage you to reflect on what success truly means to you as you navigate the opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship. Furthermore, this episode discusses the concealed value in the wisdom gained through struggles, emphasizing that lessons from failures serve as stepping stones to future success. Topics include: Darius reflects on his entrepreneurial journey and the concept of success and failure The importance of considering the value of your time when evaluating the success of a business venture Darius shares an exercise tracking each business venture, including investments, inflation-adjusted revenue, staffing, and success status Darius discusses how the lessons learned from failures contribute to long-term success Darius explains how struggles can be seen as paying the tuition for success And other topics… Connect with Darius: Website: ⁠https://therealdarius.com/⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine⁠ Book: The Core Value Equation ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Sponsors: Timeline - Timeline is offering 10% off your first order of Mitopure. Go to timeline.com/GREATNESS. Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/darius. Quince - Go to Quince.com/greatness for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Indeed - Get a $75 sponsored job credit at Indeed.com/DARIUS. Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This murder was a savage crime.
0:02.1	From legendary director Clint Eastwood.
0:04.8	I got calls for jury duty.
0:06.3	What's the problem?
0:07.3	Starring Nicholas Holt.
0:08.5	I hit something.
0:09.3	I figured it was a deer.
0:10.6	Tony Colette, J.K. Simmons, and Kiefer Sutherland.
0:13.9	What are you telling me?
0:14.9	Maybe I didn't hit it here.
0:16.9	Juror number two in Cinemas Now, book tickets.
0:19.9	Disney Plus proudly presents rivals.
0:23.5	Counter the Coswolds.
0:25.7	Based on the best-selling novel by Dame Jilly Cooper.
0:28.8	Sneaking around, lying, betrayal.
0:31.2	It's genius.
0:33.4	Starring David Tennant.
0:35.1	I'm going to destroy you.
0:36.9	You know you're dancing with the devil.
0:39.1	Everyone wants to get on top.
0:41.5	Game on.
0:42.4	Rivals.
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