THRIVING IN CHAOS, BY VICTORIA PREW My 10-Step Plan to Launch Any New Business Using AI Read time: 4 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 Here are three ideas to start your week:• The Idea: AI isn’t replacing founders, it’s replacing friction• The Framework: Validate → Build → Automate → Scale• The Takeaway: You don’t need more people. You need better systems. 💡 The Idea A few years ago, starting a business meant late nights, spreadsheets, and small armies of interns. You needed capital, patience, and...
10 days ago • 2 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS - BY VICTORIA PREW Curiosity Is The Business Model Read time: 3.5 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 Here are three ideas to start your week:• The Thought: Curiosity compounds like interest• My Curiosity List : From X to YouTube• The Case Study: Netflix, when curiosity becomes a system 💡 The Thought: I'm convinced that the best founders are the most curious. A few weeks back I watched Barack Obama talk at the 02, captivating tens of thousands of people. It made me think - you have...
18 days ago • 2 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS - BY VICTORIA PREW Why Right Now Is The Best Time To Be A Founder Read time: 2.5 minutes I know that sounds bold.... but hear me out... I still remember the day I quit my job. I was 25, and on paper, everything looked fine. A stable role. A good salary. A clear path ahead. I felt uninspired, didn't see anyone around me whose life I admired and I sat there thinking to myself...there must be more to life than this? Everyone told me not to do it. Stay another year. Wait until...
24 days ago • 1 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS, BY VICTORIA PREW Can your business survive without you? Read time: 2.5 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 Last week I sat on a panel with Elfried Samba and Lauren Spearman, and Elf said something that’s been playing in my head ever since: “Build a business you could work at forever, but structure it so you could sell it tomorrow.” It’s one of those deceptively simple lines that captures years of lessons in one sentence. For founders, it’s also a reality check. Because most of us...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS, BY VICTORIA PREW Who’s In Your Pond?: Why Environment Shapes Entrepreneurial Growth Read time: 5.5 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 You’ve probably heard the phrase: “You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Recently, I came across something called the Frog Pond Effect, and it hit me hard. It’s the idea that we feel more confident when we’re the big fish in a small pond...even if that pond is quietly holding us back. When I was 25, I raised my first...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS - BY VICTORIA PREW Founder Mode 2.0: Saturday 22nd November Read time: 1.5 minutes Here we go again! If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know I dropped a hint last week. After a sold-out first run of Founder Mode, I’ve managed to squeeze in one more live event before the end of the year. Same location, same energy, and a format I’ve refined based on feedback from the first group of founders. I’ll be honest, I loved every second of presenting and sharing the lessons I wish...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS, BY VICTORIA PREW Want More Loyal Customers? Introducing the IKEA Effect Read time: 5 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 One of the best lessons I’ve learned building HURR is this: your customers will love what they help you create far more than what you hand them perfectly polished. Idea: Co-creation as a USP Concept: How to engage your community My Challenge To You: Build with your customers 💠The Idea: I recently came across a concept that made me reflect on my own journey as an...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS - BY VICTORIA PREW Founder Memo Live: what I learned from 50+ builders in one room Read time: 3 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 Here are three interesting ideas (business, entrepreneurship and personal growth) to start your week: Advice: Why chaos is a growth signal, not a failure Slides: 3 frameworks that woke up the room Stat: Only 4% of businesses ever reach £1M revenue (here’s how to change that) 🤝 The Idea: Yesterday, I hosted my first-ever Founder Memo Live. A sold-out...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS, BY VICTORIA PREW My Monthly “Think Day” Ritual Read time: 2 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 💡 The Idea At the start of 2025, you might remember I started blocking out one day a month for something I call a “Think Day.” No meetings, no tasks, no deliverables. Just a bit of time to sit and think. I didn’t plan for it to become a mini-ritual. I just knew I was feeling reactive, always answering, never thinking. And I wanted a way to zoom out, regularly, without waiting for a...
2 months ago • 2 min read