Michael Lim | Solopreneur Launch
đ x 5 Award-Winning Entrepreneur. Sold my first one-person business at 28. Living and working across Southeast Asia. Sign-up below for my daily emails documenting my journey
LAST CALL: 24 hours left đ
Gâday Gâday friends, Somewhere in Southeast Asia, thereâs a vendor shouting. An older Asian man stands with top half-way rolled up in his body. A potbelly sticking out, cigarette in his mouth, shouting: âLAST CALLâ A small crowd of eager durian lovers swarm: Musang King D24 Black Thorn XO Everyone points. Everyone rushes. Everyone wants one more before the tarp comes down. And yet, Thereâs always someone who arrives five minutes too late. They hover. They ask nicely. They say things like:...
this workshop could change your life đ
G'day G'day Friends, Every week, I gather a group of solopreneurs in community. These are all people who are: Highly skilled. Years of corporate experience. Documented results, experiences, and network. Now, they are all building their one-person business. During our calls, we gameplan to solve our business problems. One of the recurring problem is sales, marketing, and offers. Thatâs the thing with ex-corporate solopreneurs: They donât struggle with the technical aspect of their job. Theyâre...
stop trying to be đ
Gâday Friends, I often get asked: Whatâs a good business idea? My response: One thatâs boring and profitable. People look at me like an alien. They expect me to say: AI Crypto Blockchain Or some other sexy industry. But while sexy sounds cool, itâs unproven. The more cool something sounds, the less there is a viable business model for it. Uber is cool. But it spent 14+ years not making profit. It burned through VC money to make the model viable. Even now, itâs still shaky. Could you go 10...
learn the language of solopreneurship đŁď¸
Gâday Gâday friends, For the last 6 months, Iâve been learning to speak Indonesian. I have weekly lessons with a tutor. Do my daily Duo Lingo. Why? Iâm based in Bali, Indonesia. My mum and grandma can speak Malay (which is similar to Indonesian). My first language was actually Indonesian when I was briefly raised in Singapore. Learning Indonesian felt like reconnecting with my roots and culture. Itâs been fun seeing my progress and being able to speak to more locals and putting more complex...
lessons from a 10m founder đ
Gâday Gâday friends, Last week, I went to a talk given by the CEO of HeyReach. This is a software that reached $10m annual revenue in 29 months. A packed house to learn from the best I love Bali for this reason. You get to hear from other successful solopreneurs. The island is full of them. Here are the lessons I took: 1/ overnight success took 5 years, They were on the verge of bankruptcy 3 times. Required 2 big company pivots just to survive. They went through countless false starts and...
the big corporate lie đ¤Ľ
Gâday friends, I spent years trying to become a corporate Director. I worked long days and even weekends. I took on more responsibility. I managed high value projects with difficult clients. I had the highest sales figure of my team. But despite all of this, I was overlooked for the promotion. They hired some externally. The real kicker? I was asked to train the new director. Yes, you heard that right. I had to train the person they had hired for a role I wanted. You could not make this stuff...
the success fast lane đď¸
Gâday Gâday friends, On my flight back to Bali from Singapore, I had a realization. Success can be hacked. Now, Iâm not talking about cheap self-improvement cliches. We all know that waking up early, reading, and writing are great. But while they are necessary, they arenât sufficient. I know many self-improvement addicts whose lives are the exact same year after year. Iâm talking about real actions that produce real results. There is a slow lane to success.There is a fast lane to success. If...
I got caught cheating, ops đŚ
G'day friends, This weekend I attended a wedding in Singapore. This was a close family member that was getting married. The happy newlyweds! It was a beautiful event at one of the nicest Italian restaurants in Singapore. Over a hundred guests attended, and it was a very traditional Chinese wedding. One of the key themes of marriage is commitment. This got me thinking: Why do most people apply this marriage mindset to things that shouldn't be applied to? It's absolutely fine to get married to...
Never get stuck again đď¸
Gâday Gâday friends, Quick one from me today. Iâm flying from Bali to Singapore to celebrate a wedding. Took a Grab bike and got to the airport in 30 minutes from Canggu. Anyone familiar with Bali will know how fast that is. I've got more time to enjoy this Latte and read a good book before boarding. Hereâs a 10 minute video on how to solve any business problem you have. CLICK HERE TO WATCH Happy viewing my durian loving friend :) Letâs Launch Together, Michael âbike bikeâ Lim. *** P.S -...
the year of brutal tech layoffs â°ď¸
Gâday Gâday friends, In 2025, Crunchbase reported there were 126,000+ tech layoffs. Massive companies such as: Intel. Google. Amazon. Verizon. Microsoft. Salesforce. Laid off staff thousands of staff despite reporting skyrocketing profits. This is insane numbers. But behind every number is a real person. This could be someoneâs daughter, uncle, mother, brother, father. (Hell, this could even be you). Someone with a real story. Someone with hopes and dreams. Someone who believed they did all...
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