Entrepreneurship
AI Is Rewriting Marketing And My Job
Marketing isn’t magic. It’s a system. Years of building brands taught me that most leaders don’t need more jargon—they need a clear playbook. That’s why I wrote a simple...
7 ways “just one more month” spending quietly traps early-stage founders
Every founder has had this conversation with themselves: Let’s keep the tool for one more month. Let’s extend the contractor for another four weeks. Let’s see if the ads...
4 numbers every founder must understand before hiring anyone
Hiring your first employee feels like progress. It feels like validation. After months or years of doing everything yourself, the idea of finally bringing someone on can feel like...
Simplicity Beat Novelty When I Wrote My Book
Modern marketing is not a mystery. The truth is simple: the basics still win. The playbook that built Hawke Media and scaled brands works because it is clear, repeatable,...
7 reasons sustainable founders obsess over net revenue retention
Most early-stage founders spend their first years chasing growth. New users. New customers. New revenue. The adrenaline of acquisition feels like progress, especially when investors and Twitter timelines celebrate...
7 ways to build a business that doesn’t burn out your relationships
In the early days of building a company, the grind can feel noble. Late nights, constant Slack notifications, weekends that quietly turn into workdays. Many founders wear that intensity...
8 ways to make tough decisions without losing sleep
At some point in your founder journey, you realize entrepreneurship is mostly decision-making under uncertainty. Hire or wait. Pivot or push through. Raise now or extend the runway. The...
ComfortDelGro introduces new temporary driver fee, increases meter fare amid rising fuel costs
[SINGAPORE] Taxi operator ComfortDelGro (CDG) will roll out a temporary driver fee for ride-hailing bookings and raise metered taxi rates, as part of measures to support cabbies grappling with...
China clamps down on key route to Hong Kong IPOs after deal boom
Most Chinese-related entities need to file with the China Securities Regulatory Commission before listing in the cityPublished Tue, Mar 17, 2026 · 01:50 PMBEIJING is restricting Chinese companies incorporated...
7 ways to sound credible without overselling yourself as a founder
Early-stage founders walk a strange line when talking about their companies. If you undersell, people assume the idea lacks traction. If you oversell, you sound like every pitch deck...
