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Search every verified Mike O'hanlon interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Mike O'Hanlon, a mechanical engineer and entrepreneur involved in several Perth enterprises, discussed his business experiences and community involvement in September 2015. He described his improvisational approach to business and acknowledged that he initially did not adhere to principles of cash flow and economic reasoning, later merging into that way of thinking after observing the success of a philosophy he attributed to someone named Pet. O'Hanlon stated that if he had listened to similar advice earlier, he would be "4 years ahead" of where he was at that time. O'Hanlon also announced his intention to run for Lord Mayor of Perth, citing a desire to invest a reported 100 million dollars in a term deposit into local opportunities. He expressed excitement about the startup community in Perth, noting the seriousness of people starting companies across retail and tech. O'Hanlon discussed his involvement with an electric motorcycle team, which he sponsored by selling a pub, and described the bike as "nuts" and "far more intimidating" than a 1000 CC road bike, noting the team won 14 from 16 starts and set a lap record. He also mentioned a project taking artists' candid jam sessions and putting them online to generate content linking to events on an app.
“I thought I was magic and I didn't have to adhere to the rules of simple cash flow and finding economic reason to do what you're doing, and with time I guess I just merged into that way of thinking by seeing so many examples of Pet's philosophy being successful.”
“If I'd listened to this kind of advice that you're being presented now, which I've been presented with for the last 5 years, if I'd listened to it all first time around I'd probably be 4 years ahead of where I'm at right now.”
“West Australia has a lot of lithium. I just don't know there's a company that offices the two doors over called Talison with you and they've got a little mine in Greenbushes that puts out 35% of the world's lithium. It's owned by the biggest lithium supplier concentrate with their silver battery; it's a joint owners 51...”
“I've decided that I'm going to run for Lord Mayor which is going to be pretty sick because they've got 100 million bucks sitting in a term deposit that's just earning three and a half percent for Hanna but it's ridiculous. We've got so many bright people and opportunities to invest here.”
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