Category: Strategy

From: Olly Richards27th October 2023Hobbitshire: Tokyo calling… So, you want to hire an operator for your business? Great! A good operator is the key to unlocking a lot of things in your business: stability new growth happy customers But most importantly… An operator is the key to allowing you, as founder, to step back and […]

When I wrote the homepage of my website earlier this year, I began with: “I run a $10M online education business.” Then… Just before publishing, I added a throwaway line at the last minute: “…working only 6 days a month.” I didn’t think much of it. But then an interesting thing happened. Throughout this year, […]

Well, hello you gorgeous people! Happy 2024! Judging by the emails I’ve been getting saying “Are you ok? What happened to you?”, I conclude that not everyone got my November message about taking the last month off! But take it off I did. And I’m pleased with that decision because I’m back, and raring to […]

From: Olly Richards12th January 2024Hobbitshire: Bring on Summer! (please) Obnoxious. Braggy. Crass. That’s how today’s newsletter may come across. After all, who wants to sit and read about someone on the internet talking about how much moolah they’re going to make? Not me! And yet, here I am. So, a couple of things… First, I […]

At many points during the growth of my business, I felt like I needed a Chief Marketing Officer. Here’s I wanted a CMO: The business was growing just fine, but I couldn’t see the next level. I didn’t know what the next stage of growth would look like. “How do we 10X this puppy?” — […]

Earlier this week, I talked to a friend who wants to scale his business. It’s a pivotal decision for him. Honestly felt like life-or-death. Thinking about it afterwards, I felt like I was able to give my friend very useful advice… because I’d been through the exact same journey myself. More: Any entrepreneur who reaches […]