Why being bored could make you millions

[Mentee] …yeah, you’re right. It makes sense to stick with the thing that’s working here. It’s really hard to say no to new things. But rather than starting this

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Why “brand” newsletters need to grow a pair (of personality traits)

So, Olly’s been banging on about using personality in newsletters. Getting your readers to fall in love with you, and all that. Which led to a rather good

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Content addicts design the WORST business models

There seems to be a general assumption that running a solo business means living on the “content hamster wheel”. Sitting up at 2am, bloodshot eyes, trying to churn

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Personal brands that bore my cat to tears

Over the last few years, I’ve watched every man and his dog start an email newsletter. I’ve seen everyone on Twitter label themselves a “storyteller”. (Who knew?) I’ve

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Exactly what to do from $0 to $3M revenue

After working with 200+ education businesses this year, I’ve noticed that growth tends to break down in three different ways: $0-500k: More $500k-$1m: Better $1-3m: Less Knowing this,

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Annual Business Review from 2024

Welcome to my annual review from the year that was 2024. Here’s the context:My rationale for starting this newsletter business in the first placeHow I made $175k in

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This Is How I Explain Success

Recently, I was looking back over my business career, searching for the key inflection points.I discovered something quite profound:Every “big break” I had was the net result of

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Organic vs Paid Traffic: Which Road Should You Take?

It’s the perennial dilemma for education entrepreneurs…Should I grow my business with paid ads, or stick with organic content?We all know the pros and cons…• Organic channels – they’re

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 A Primer on Angel Investing for Entrepreneurs

Sooner or later in your life as an entrepreneur, you’ll hear these fateful words…“I’ve got this GREAT opportunity!”Somebody’s starting a business…They think you should invest…Go in on it

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Launch Lessons – Business Model Mastery workshop

This is an analysis of my most recent paid workshop - Business Model Mastery.Sales numbers, mistakes made, lessons.Seems you guys REALLY liked the last analysis I did on my hiring

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