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Scale your education business to 7+ figures with your freedom and integrity intact.| Olly Richards
Scale your education business to 7+ figures with your freedom and integrity intact.| Olly Richards
I remember the first time I did something I was truly proud of. Something that made me think: Yes, I did that! I was 19. I dropped out of university and moved to Paris for 6 months. (Long story.) By the time I came home, I spoke French fluently. (I worked hard at it.) I was […] The post The 3 levers that 2X a business in 12 months appeared first on Olly Richards.| Olly Richards
There’s a doubt that’s been lurking in the back of my mind for the last 12 years. A worry that’s been gnawing at me. A concern that I’ve pushed to the deepest recesses of my mind in the hope that it wouldn’t prove to be true: “Did I just get lucky with StoryLearning?” Was it […] The post Did I just get lucky? appeared first on Olly Richards.| Olly Richards
Back in 2015, I was a fresh-faced young entrepreneur, wet behind the ears, not knowing my a** from my elbow. When I say “young”… I was 34. I’d just moved back to London from Egypt. My daughter was 2 months old. I was bringing in $2-3k a month, and even that wasn’t stable. Perilous. So […] The post I did THIS when I was stuck at $3k/mth… appeared first on Olly Richards.| Olly Richards
People have very distorted views of money and success. Often, they get it flat-out wrong. Take the myth of the 7-figure business. Tell the average online business owner that you have a 7-figure business, they’ll instantly peg you as “successful”. But this is a mistake. I call it the next level fallacy. It goes like this: […] The post The 7-figure myth appeared first on Olly Richards.| Olly Richards
Here’s the problem with money… Everyone assumes that “scale” is the only game in town. Growth… scale… 10X baby! True — for many startups, it is all about growth. But, as an online business owner, you might have a different set of goals: Scale? Sure… At any cost? Not so much. Most online business owners would […] The post The problem with money appeared first on Olly Richards.| Olly Richards
About 6 years ago, my business coach gave me some advice that changed how I approached finance forever. I remember we were on our fortnightly call. In fact, I remember where I was – walking through Cherry Tree Woods in East Finchley (North London). Weird how we remember the smallest details. Anyway, I said to […] The post The best financial advice I ever got appeared first on Olly Richards.| Olly Richards
So, last weekend I was sitting in my garden enjoying a relaxing Hobbitshire sunset… When my phone started pinging. (Not literally pinging, because I don’t let my phone ping with anything. I guard my notifications tighter than a bitcoin wallet. So… metaphorically pinging. You get the idea.) It was coming at me from all sides… […] The post Google vs Olly appeared first on Olly Richards.| Olly Richards
You know what gets my goat? People who torch their perfectly good businesses trying to “10x” them. Last week, I had coffee in London with a friend who runs a $2 million online education business. It’s a beautiful operation. He works about 10-15 hours a week. Takes home nearly a million in profit. And he’s […] The post The $2-3m “sweet spot” you’d be wise to heed appeared first on Olly Richards.| Olly Richards
Around 6 years ago, I had a conversation I never forgot. A conversation about business cash. It went like this: Now here’s the bit I remember: I felt smug. That’s right – I distinctly remember feeling smug that we were holding so much cash. Today, this horrifies me! Not because it’s rather distasteful to feel smug, but […] The post Why I used to hoard cash (a confession) appeared first on Olly Richards.| Olly Richards
Let me show you how every morning begins for me at the moment. Here’s how: I wake up, make the coffee, and take a stroll through the garden down to my little writing nook. To be honest, I don’t actually know if this is a “nook”. I have no idea what a nook is. I […]| Olly Richards
People have very distorted views of money and success. Often, they get it flat-out wrong. Take the myth of the 7-figure business. Tell the average online business owner that you have a 7-figure business, they’ll instantly peg you as “successful”. But this is a mistake. I call it the next level fallacy. It goes like this: […]| Olly Richards
So, last weekend I was sitting in my garden enjoying a relaxing Hobbitshire sunset… When my phone started pinging. (Not literally pinging, because I don’t let my phone ping with anything. I guard my notifications tighter than a bitcoin wallet. So… metaphorically pinging. You get the idea.) It was coming at me from all sides… […]| Olly Richards
Last week I held the first meeting of my 2025 mastermind group in London. It was a blast… My mastermind group has 8 entrepreneurs — all online educators. (It’s small by design. More intimate. Better experience.) We meet four times a year in London. It goes like this: I won’t go into the details here, […]| Olly Richards
No. And neither should you. .... Wait, you expected more meat on the bone? OK, here goes… ... Recently everyone seems to be getting on Substack. Weird, I thought. After all, hasn’t Substack been around for a while? Didn’t it already “blow up” around 5 years ago? Hey, even I had a Substack once. True […]| Olly Richards
Greetings from sunny Malta. I’m here for our annual team retreat with my business StoryLearning. It’s the same playbook as ever: It’s hard to underestimate the importance of team gatherings, especially if, like us, you’re fully remote. People sometimes ask how I justify the cost. (Which runs into multiple $10,000s.) And indeed, if the question […]| Olly Richards
Business advice tends to be all about helping you crush it...Smash it out of the park…Kick ass in the morning and take names in the evening.But there's something just as important that I think we should be paying more attention to:How to be completely unattached to your goals.Because, although you have goals, and yes – […]| Olly Richards
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 haven’t made this $1M yet. Today is all about how I think I can make it.Second, there’s […]| Olly Richards
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 go like a rocket […]| Olly Richards
