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SE1EP4 Serial failures

42 min · 2 de may de 2026
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Welcome to what might be the most relatable entrepreneurship episode you will ever hear, because nobody here is pretending they got it right the first time. In this episode Josi is joined by Dejan, a software engineer and serial entrepreneur who has been living in London for thirteen years, originally from Split, Croatia via Belgrade, Serbia. They are old friends. They are both failed entrepreneurs. And they are both still going. The episode starts with a confession. This is actually the second recording. The first one was so slow and flat that Dejan himself said it would put listeners to sleep within five minutes. So they scrapped it and started again. Which is honestly the most on brand way to open an episode about never giving up. Josi shares how it all started, selling lingerie and watches from eBay in Facebook auction groups at sixteen years old, before dropshipping even had a name. Then how a desperate Facebook post during a difficult London chapter led to a job cleaning Dejan's flat and a friendship that has lasted ever since. What Josi didn't know until this episode was that she had also helped Dejan through one of the hardest periods of his life without even realising it. Dejan talks through his own entrepreneurial journey, a Chrome extension for price tracking, a telemetry platform that now has three thousand registered users, and his current project Style Rush, a booking app for salons, nail bars, tattoo studios and beauty businesses that challenges the industry standard by removing the punishing commission model that breaks new business owners. Between them they have tried, failed, pivoted and tried again more times than they can count. Gugugaga, children's interactive toys, did not make it. Gift boxes lasted a few months. A two year business partnership ended. And yet here they both are, still building. The conclusion is not a neat motivational speech. It is something more honest than that. If you have a passion for something, do it. Even if it fails. Because every failure points you somewhere. And sometimes that somewhere is exactly where you were always supposed to end up. Dejan also has something for listeners. If you know anyone in the beauty or wellness industry looking for a booking system, he is offering a commission for referrals. Details in the episode. 🎙️

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S1 EP7 They are 10, BUT...

No studio today. No desk. No microphone stand. Just Josi, Sel and Pari sitting in Regent's Park on a picnic blanket, snacks out, sunshine cooperating, having the most honest and entertaining conversation about attraction, personality and the things that can make someone go from a 10 to a zero faster than you can blink. They are 10. But... You know the concept. Someone is objectively attractive, successful, everything looks good on paper and then they do that one thing. Or have that one trait. And suddenly the whole image shifts. In this episode, the three of them go through the personality habits, lifestyle choices and everyday behaviours that are instant red flags or icks, whether you are dating someone, have just met them or have known them for years. From hygiene and money habits to social behaviour and personality traits that are just genuinely hard to overlook. No guests with agendas. No script. Just three people in a park, completely unfiltered, laughing and occasionally cringing at how relatable every single point is. This is No Weak Links Club at its most relaxed, most honest and most fun. 🎙️

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NWLC Approved 16th May- 31st May

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episode S1 EP6 My rant: What is going on with the internet?! artwork

S1 EP6 My rant: What is going on with the internet?!

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16 de may de 202631 min
episode SE1EP4 Serial failures artwork

SE1EP4 Serial failures

Welcome to what might be the most relatable entrepreneurship episode you will ever hear, because nobody here is pretending they got it right the first time. In this episode Josi is joined by Dejan, a software engineer and serial entrepreneur who has been living in London for thirteen years, originally from Split, Croatia via Belgrade, Serbia. They are old friends. They are both failed entrepreneurs. And they are both still going. The episode starts with a confession. This is actually the second recording. The first one was so slow and flat that Dejan himself said it would put listeners to sleep within five minutes. So they scrapped it and started again. Which is honestly the most on brand way to open an episode about never giving up. Josi shares how it all started, selling lingerie and watches from eBay in Facebook auction groups at sixteen years old, before dropshipping even had a name. Then how a desperate Facebook post during a difficult London chapter led to a job cleaning Dejan's flat and a friendship that has lasted ever since. What Josi didn't know until this episode was that she had also helped Dejan through one of the hardest periods of his life without even realising it. Dejan talks through his own entrepreneurial journey, a Chrome extension for price tracking, a telemetry platform that now has three thousand registered users, and his current project Style Rush, a booking app for salons, nail bars, tattoo studios and beauty businesses that challenges the industry standard by removing the punishing commission model that breaks new business owners. Between them they have tried, failed, pivoted and tried again more times than they can count. Gugugaga, children's interactive toys, did not make it. Gift boxes lasted a few months. A two year business partnership ended. And yet here they both are, still building. The conclusion is not a neat motivational speech. It is something more honest than that. If you have a passion for something, do it. Even if it fails. Because every failure points you somewhere. And sometimes that somewhere is exactly where you were always supposed to end up. Dejan also has something for listeners. If you know anyone in the beauty or wellness industry looking for a booking system, he is offering a commission for referrals. Details in the episode. 🎙️

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