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Oct 7, 20243 min read

The (16 year) overnight success.

I started a business and sold it 4 years later. Maybe you've seen the posts on social media of people promising you a fast-track to £10k...

Aug 27, 20244 min read

Clients come and clients go.

I'd bet that anyone running a business would enjoy it a bit more if they didn't need to have clients. Yeah sure, the bottom line wouldn't...

Jul 2, 20245 min read

The Linkedin posts that made a millionaire.

As I mentioned in a previous blog (here), Linkedin was instrumental to the success of my previous business. I would go so far as to say...

Jun 11, 20245 min read

Going from employee, to freelancer, to founder, to employee, to founder.

Surely that blog title is going to win me some decent SEO results. But it's not just about the organic traffic potential. That title sums...

Jun 4, 20244 min read

The myth of 'Founder Freedom'.

Guest blog by Greg Freeman, Founder of Data Literacy Academy. “I’m really jealous. I’ve always wanted to have my own business, so I can...

May 29, 20244 min read

How to dream small.

Guest blog by Jess Brookes, Founder of Jab. I always knew I wanted to run my own business. Even at a young age, I couldn’t think of...

May 14, 20246 min read

The Molzi Story, day minus-240.

In my opinion, your business only launches the day that you have your first client. Obviously there are exceptions, for companies that...

May 7, 20244 min read

Show me the money... (investment, money off the table, acquisition).

During the 4 years that I ran my business, I 'took money' 3 times. None of the times did I need to take the money, but each time I did...

Apr 30, 20248 min read

How I used Linkedin to scale my business to a 7-figure exit.

I'd guess that this isn't the first article you've seen giving advice on how to 'do' Linkedin. In fact, I'd bet it's probably not even...

Apr 23, 20247 min read

Hiring your way from start up to exit.

I'm not sure if I can think of anything that can be more positive or negative to your business than a hire. Get it right and it makes...

Mar 18, 20245 min read

The 9 most common challenges facing agencies in 2024.

At the beginning of 2024 I started offering a free business advice call to any agency owners that had a challenge or opportunity they...

Feb 13, 20245 min read

My failed business ideas. Driven by life, not need.

Always good for a morale boost when I do these blogs about mistakes and failures from my past. But, they also seem to be the most...

Jan 23, 20245 min read

Tech. Why it was a money pit and what I'd do next time.

Coming in second place, just behind HR (see here), tech was my weakest area of running an agency. Even now, over two years on from...

Jan 16, 20245 min read

5 businesses I would start tomorrow (if I had time).

I have a busy brain. Usually busy with things I don't need it worrying about. More often than not, some kind of plan to make money. So,...

Nov 28, 20233 min read

What I would do differently in my career if I was 18 again.

I regretted writing this blog within 20 seconds when I stopped to work out how long ago it was that I was 18. Safe to say those 21 years...

Nov 21, 20233 min read

To co-founder or not to co-founder. That is the question.

You've just sold your business for £5m. You're rich, congratulations. Now, what can you buy for £5m? Possibly any house you want,...

Oct 30, 20233 min read

Is the role of the employee dead?

I'll say a word and you tell me the first thing that comes into your head. Yeah, you didn't realise that this weeks blog was interactive....

Aug 25, 20234 min read

Things that already-rich people will tell you to do.

Strange title for a blog. But it's something that's been bugging me for a while. In life, and particularly on social media, you will find...

Jul 13, 20234 min read

What you can prepare in advance of day one

There is no bigger leap during your journey as a founder than that very first leap from the safety of employment to the chaos of a...

Jul 11, 20232 min read

How to think of an idea for your business

Sometimes the curse of the entrepreneur is the fact that they have too many ideas. Constantly. Hands up the people who have A4 paper...