Introduction — Growth Shouldn’t Cost Your Sanity “Scaling” has become one of those startup buzzwords that everyone loves to say — but few define.For many founders, it simply means “bigger, faster, more.” But let’s be honest — not every business is ready to scale, and not every entrepreneur should. In my journey, I’ve learned [...]
Introduction — When the Dream Starts to Crack Every entrepreneur starts with hope.A clear plan, a dream, and the drive to make it work. But somewhere along the journey, the spreadsheets stop smiling, the invoices slow down, and that quiet thought creeps in: “Are we in trouble?” If that’s where you are — take [...]
Introduction — Building Smart, Not Just Hard When I started my first company, I made the same mistake most founders do — I tried to do everything manually.Invoices in Word, contracts in email threads, and notes scattered across a dozen apps. It worked… until it didn’t. Eventually, I realised that tools don’t replace hard [...]
Introduction — Turning Purpose Into a Legal Entity Starting a business is exciting — that mix of purpose, possibility, and (let’s be honest) a bit of panic. But there’s a big shift that happens the moment you register your business officially.That’s when your idea becomes real. It’s not just paperwork — it’s commitment.It’s saying, [...]
Introduction — Why Purpose Still Matters When I started my first company, I thought entrepreneurship was mostly about building something clever, something profitable — a way to prove that an idea could work.But as the months went by, and the long nights stretched into years, I realised something deeper: if your work doesn’t have [...]
Introduction “Did you know that over 90% of startups fail within the first year? As a new entrepreneur, how can you ensure you're in the successful 10%?” Being a new entrepreneur is exhilarating—but it’s also a rollercoaster of challenges. I’m Michael Hamilton, author of The Purposeful Entrepreneur, and I’ve been there: the sleepless nights, [...]
Introduction Starting a business is thrilling—but it’s also a minefield of mistakes waiting to happen. As a new entrepreneur, I made plenty of them (like pitching my eco-friendly app to a trucker—yep, true story!). In my book, The Purposeful Entrepreneur, I share the lessons I learned the hard way so you don’t have to. [...]
