THRIVING IN CHAOS, BY VICTORIA PREW 10 Lessons About Life & Entrepreneurship From 2025 Read time: 4.5 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 This morning I sat down with my coffee and did something I don’t do often enough. Taking a second to stop and reflect. 2025 has been one of those years that quietly changes how you think. About work. About risk. About what actually matters when you’re building a business. So today’s email is my attempt to zoom out. Below are ten lessons I’ve taken from building,...
12 days ago • 4 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS, BY VICTORIA PREW Mastering the 10/90 Rule Read time: 2 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 Here are three ideas to start your week:• The Shift: Only ten percent of life is what happens to you, the rest is how you respond.• The Insight: Founders who master emotional discipline outperform those who rely on reactivity or speed.• The Takeaway: Calm is a strategy. 💡 The Advice: The 10/90 Framework This idea originally came from Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective...
19 days ago • 2 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS, BY VICTORIA PREW 2026 Belongs to the Bootstrapped Founder Read time: 2 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 Here are three ideas to start your week:• The Shift: Bootstrapping is no longer the scrappy route. It is becoming the dominant path for modern founders.• The Insight: Control, clarity, and cash discipline are outperforming speed at all costs.• The Takeaway: The next wave of standout companies will be built by founders who stay lean, own distribution, and protect autonomy from...
26 days ago • 3 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS - BY VICTORIA PREW The buzz from Founder Mode 2.0 Read time: 3 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 Here are three interesting ideas (business, entrepreneurship and personal growth) to start your week: The Reflection: Your network matters more than your net worth The Milestone: Sub 5% of businesses reach £1M ARR The Advice: So many founders all have the same challenges 🤝 The Reflection: This weekend, Founder Mode 2.0 took place in London, and I’m still buzzing from it (here's a quick...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS - BY VICTORIA PREW “The average millionaire has 7 streams of income” Read time: 4 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 Here are three ideas to carry into your week:• The Advice: Don’t juggle two companies too early, build one then scale into streams• The Categories: The seven categories of income• The Case Studies: Modern multi-stream founders who did it right 💡 The Advice “The average millionaire has 7 streams of income.” It’s a quote we’ve all heard a hundred times before....
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS - BY VICTORIA PREW Fundraising: "Ask for Advice, Get Money Twice" Read time: 4.5 minutes Happy Monday team 👋 Here are three ideas to start your week:• The Story: Curiosity converts faster• The Framework: Ask → Add → Align• The Case Study: Harvard on building social capital 💡 The Story Good morning! Kicking off today's newsletter off with the best fundraising advice I’ve ever received:"If you ask for advice, you get money. If you ask for money, you get advice." I often talk...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
THRIVING IN CHAOS, BY VICTORIA PREW Your Next Big Idea Is Hiding in a One-Star Review Happy Monday team 👋 Here are three ideas to start your week:• The Idea: Every review is a business plan in disguise• The Insight: Trust scales faster than advertising• The Takeaway: The smartest founders start with customer proof, not assumptions 💡 The Idea We have entered what I call the Review Economy. It's no longer enough to have the best product or the biggest budget. The most trusted brand wins. A...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
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...
2 months 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...
2 months ago • 2 min read