Where you wake up determines your success

Do you have founder-geography fit?

Sep 9 • 

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June 2025

What losing delusional self-belief did to my startup

A story about fear, fire, and finding my way back to myself.

Jun 16 • 

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May 2025

9 things I wish I knew as a founder 10 years ago

All the things I learned from not going to Harvard.

May 12 • 

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April 2025

The importance of self-love in entrepreneurship

What are the negative beliefs you have that stop you from being you?

Apr 28 • 

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10 painful lessons from being first to market

Why you shouldn’t do something no one has done before unless you have a pile of cash. Red flags from blue ocean strategy.

Apr 14 • 

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March 2025

Our Journey to 1M ARR at eWebinar: Full Podcast

Binge all 27 episodes of ProfitLed, Our Journey to 1M in 36 months.

Mar 31 • 

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The unexpected benefits of failing to raise VC

The painful reality of pitching VCs with my non-venture scalable idea and how I found product-market fit as a result.

Mar 17 • 

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February 2025

Founders, what are you most proud of?

If you weren’t so hard on yourself, what would you be most proud of?

Feb 24 • 

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Why cofounders should not split 50/50

Not all cofounders are made equal.

Feb 10 • 

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January 2025

How I guested on 99 podcasts for free in 2 years

Why every bootstrapped founder should get on podcast marketing NOW.

Jan 27 • 

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How I went from chasing unicorns to bootstrapping

How I came to realize bootstrapping is better than raising venture capital.

Jan 13 • 

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December 2024

How losing purpose led me to rediscovering it

What happened after my “year of YES” in personal life turned into my “year of NO” in work life.

Dec 23, 2024 • 

Melissa Kwan

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