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THURSDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 1987
Scale your business.
Currently it's you, a laptop, and your mum, who bought one candle out of pity.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "manifesting abundance". The only thing abundant is your payment reminders.
- A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway. Written down…
- The spark never fades. It gets downgraded to bin bags, then to a joint…
- Your toddler has stronger opinions about sock seams than you've had about anything since…
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Your back now goes out when you sneeze. It goes out more than you…
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