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ScaleUp Stories

ScaleUp Stories is a business podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs, creators, and future founders who want to build something bigger than themselves.

Each episode explores the real stories behind startups, brands, marketing strategies, business psychology, and modern growth. From powerful ideas and scaling lessons to failures, comebacks, and success systems — ScaleUp Stories brings practical insights and inspiring conversations designed to help you think bigger and grow smarter.

Whether you're starting your first business, building a personal brand, or scaling your next venture, this podcast delivers the mindset, strategies, and stories behind real business growth.

🎧 New episodes every week.

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  • #67
    Saturday · 4 min

    The Silent Killers of Small Businesses: Hidden Mistakes That Destroy Growing Companies

    Your business is failing and you don't know why. Revenue looks good. Team seems fine. But something is slowly destroying your company from the inside. In this episode, Daisy reveals the hidden mistakes that destroy small businesses. Not obvious mistakes. Silent killers. Things that seem fine until they're not. We explore the mistakes she's seen destroy companies. The patterns that precede collapse. And most importantly, how to avoid them.

  • #66
    Saturday · 5 min

    The Silent Killers of Small Businesses: Hidden Mistakes That Destroy Growing Companies

    Your business is failing and you don't know why. Revenue looks good. Team seems fine. But something is slowly destroying your company from the inside. In this episode, Daisy reveals the hidden mistakes that destroy small businesses. Not obvious mistakes. Silent killers. Things that seem fine until they're not. We explore the mistakes she's seen destroy companies. The patterns that precede collapse. And most importantly, how to avoid them.

  • #65
    Saturday · 4 min

    The Silent Killers of Small Businesses: Hidden Mistakes That Destroy Growing Companie

    Your business is failing and you don't know why. Revenue looks good. Team seems fine. But something is slowly destroying your company from the inside. In this episode, Daisy reveals the hidden mistakes that destroy small businesses. Not obvious mistakes. Silent killers. Things that seem fine until they're not. We explore the mistakes she's seen destroy companies. The patterns that precede collapse. And most importantly, how to avoid them.

  • #64
    August 20 · 6 min

    EPISODE 49 - PART 2: "BUILDING AND LAUNCHING YOUR PRODUCT"

    EPISODE 49 - PART 2: "BUILDING AND LAUNCHING YOUR PRODUCT" Most founders are trapped in service work. They trade time for money. Work harder, earn more. Work less, earn less. Digital products change everything. You build once. You earn forever. In this episode, Daisy shares her framework for creating digital products that generate passive income. From courses to software to communities. We explore the economics of digital products, the psychology of choosing this path, and the exact steps to build your first product.

  • #63
    August 20 · 6 min

    EPISODE 49 - PART 1: "THE DIGITAL PRODUCT FRAMEWORK"

    : Most founders are trapped in service work. They trade time for money. Work harder, earn more. Work less, earn less. Digital products change everything. You build once. You earn forever. In this episode, Daisy shares her framework for creating digital products that generate passive income. From courses to software to communities. We explore the economics of digital products, the psychology of choosing this path, and the exact steps to build your first product.

  • #62
    August 20 · 6 min

    Build Once, Earn Forever: Creating Digital Products That Generate Recurring Income

    Most founders are trapped in service work. They trade time for money. Work harder, earn more. Work less, earn less. Digital products change everything. You build once. You earn forever. In this episode, Daisy shares her framework for creating digital products that generate passive income. From courses to software to communities. We explore the economics of digital products, the psychology of choosing this path, and the exact steps to build your first product.

  • #61
    August 10 · 5 min

    "The Business of Trust: Why Customers Buy From Brands They Trust"

    "The Business of Trust: Why Customers Buy From Brands They Trust" Episode: 48 (Part 1 of 2) Title: The Business of Trust (Part 1: Building Trust) Welcome to Episode 48. This is about the most valuable currency in business. Not money. Not attention. Trust.

  • #57
    August 5 · 5 min

    "From AI to Augmented Teams: Building the Hybrid Workforce"

    "From AI to Augmented Teams: Building the Hybrid Workforce" Welcome to Episode 47. This is about building teams that actually win. Not AI replacing humans. Not humans competing with AI. But humans and AI working together.

  • August 5 · 4 min

    TRAILER: "From AI to Augmented Teams"

    TRAILER: "From AI to Augmented Teams"AI doesn't replace your team. It augments it. In this episode, Daisy reveals how to build teams where humans and AI work together seamlessly. You'll learn which roles to keep, which to automate, how to retrain people, and how to build culture that embraces AI rather than fears it. This is the next frontier: Not AI vs. Humans. But Humans + AI.

  • #55
    August 2 · 5 min

    "AI Employees: Your New Competitive Advantage"

    "AI Employees: Your New Competitive Advantage"How AI is fundamentally changing the way businesses operate. From customer service to content creation to data analysis, AI is becoming the employee that never sleeps, never takes vacation, and scales infinitely. In this episode, Daisy shares how she's integrated AI into her businesses to 10x productivity and reduce costs by 60%. We explore the shift from hiring humans to deploying AI. The competitive advantage you get today will be baseline requirement tomorrow.

  • #54
    August 1 · 21 min

    "AI Employees: Your New Competitive Advantage"

    How AI is fundamentally changing the way businesses operate. From customer service to content creation to data analysis, AI is becoming the employee that never sleeps, never takes vacation, and scales infinitely. In this episode, Daisy shares how she's integrated AI into her businesses to 10x productivity and reduce costs by 60%. We explore the shift from hiring humans to deploying AI. The competitive advantage you get today will be baseline requirement tomorrow.

  • August 1 · 5 min

    AI Employees: Your New Competitive Advantage

    How AI is fundamentally changing the way businesses operate. From customer service to content creation to data analysis, AI is becoming the employee that never sleeps, never takes vacation, and scales infinitely. In this episode, Daisy shares how she's integrated AI into her businesses to 10x productivity and reduce costs by 60%. We explore the shift from hiring humans to deploying AI. The competitive advantage you get today will be baseline requirement tomorrow.

  • #52
    July 27 · 26 min

    "The First Million: What Successful Founders Do Differently"

    "The First Million: What Successful Founders Do Differently" Episode: 45 (Part 1 of 2) Title: The First Million (Part 1: The Habits of Successful Founders) Host: alex Guest: Daisy (continued from Episodes 43-44) Runtime: ~50 minutes (Part 1 of 2) Format: Deep exploration of habits and psychology of seven-figure founders Topics: Daily habits, mental models, compounding success, founder psychology, accountability systems

  • #51
    July 22 · 46 min

    "The First Million: What Successful Founders Do Differently"

    "The First Million: What Successful Founders Do Differently" The First Million (Part 1: The Habits of Successful Founders) Host: Sakil Guest: Daisy (continued from Episodes 43-44) Runtime: ~50 minutes (Part 1 of 2) Format: Deep exploration of habits and psychology of seven-figure founders Topics: Daily habits, mental models, compounding success, founder psychology, accountability systems

  • July 21 · 18 min

    The First Million: Habits and Decisions That Create Seven-Figure Founders

    You want a real, earned first million — not luck or a lucky break. In this episode Sakil and Daisy break the journey into two parts: the daily habits that compound (talk to customers, ship fast, track the right numbers, protect focus, sell daily) and the practical decisions that create leverage (when to say yes, when to say no, when to hire, when to pivot). Short, actionable checklist: talk to one customer a day, do one sales activity, improve one part of your offer, review core numbers weekly, and protect deep work. The first million is a system built from consistent, often unglamorous choices.

  • #49
    July 11 · 8 min

    The $0 Startup Blueprint: 12 Tactical Strategies for Success

    The $0 Startup Blueprint: 12 Tactical Strategies for Success . In this episode of Scaleup Stories, host Sakil and guest Daisy dive into the practical execution strategies for launching and scaling a startup with zero budget. They discuss 12 specific tactics, from building in public to leveraging no-code tools, and how to acquire customers and grow effectively. With actionable insights and real-life case studies, this episode empowers aspiring entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into reality without needing significant financial resources.

  • #48
    July 2 · 11 min

    Execution Strategies for $0 Startups: Tactics for Success

    In this episode of Scaleup Stories, host Sakil and guest Daisy delve into practical tactics for effectively executing a $0 startup. They discuss 12 actionable strategies ranging from building in public and leveraging community platforms to creative customer acquisition methods and bootstrapping techniques. Listeners will gain insights on how to grow their startup with minimal spending while maximizing impact, making this a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs.

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