Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it.

The thing you’re avoiding? That’s probably the real opportunity.Most people look for easier paths – but in my experience, the real shift happens when you face the hard problem head-on.That’s the one that moves the needle. → Keep going. That’s the wor...

One of my favourite ways to use AI? As a thinking partner. When I’m stuck on a structure, unsure how to frame something, or want to test a few angles – I drop it into ChatGPT. It helps me think faster. I still choose the answer, but it speeds up the...

→ Automate onboarding→ Improve supply-demand matching→ Reduce churn→ Cut operational costs But here’s the danger: AI won’t fix a broken platform model. I work with founders to apply AI where it matters — after the fundamentals are right. 

Most platforms don’t fail because of the idea. They fail because of what comes next:→ No supply or demand→ Users don’t stick around→ Cold start, poor matching, or zero liquidity Platforms + marketplaces live or die on traction, not features. If you’r...

Discipline and Consistency.

I’ve seen it a few times now – platforms celebrating how many sellers they’ve signed up. But without buyer demand, that supply turns cold. One founder had over 100 professionals listed….. but only a handful of jobs coming through. We had to pause onb...

The first time I used ChatGPT seriously, I overthought it. Long prompt. Complex instructions. Mixed results. Then I stripped it down to the basics. Clear goal. Short context. Specific ask. The result? Way better. Faster too. AI tools don’t need perfe...

A marketplace founder I’m advising was drowning in user feedback — support tickets, reviews, long emails. We plugged it into AI to summarise and cluster the insights. What emerged was gold: patterns, pain points, language users actually use. That cla...

If you’re dreaming of starting your own business or becoming a one-person operation, here’s the truth: Stop consuming and start creating. It’s so easy to get lost in endless articles, videos, and motivational talks about entrepreneurship. Trust me, I...