Stories of people who took the leap
Entrepreneurs and experts share where they started, what they did and what changed, in their own words.
Stories from 17 cities
Total: 25 stories. Larger dots mean more stories from that city.
- OdesaUkraine5 stories
- MoscowRussia3 stories
- KazanRussia2 stories
- KharkivUkraine2 stories
- BierazinoBelarus1 story
All stories
WatchProducer’s PlanPrices up 30% and an assistant after two years of postponing
Raised consultation prices by another 30%, and clients kept buying. Began regular live broadcasts and finally hired an assistant.
Viktoriya MelkovaMatrix of Destiny and constellation work · Moscow · Russia
WatchBusiness CodeFirst payments for her first delivery
Received her first payments when she stopped merely discussing an idea and offered acquaintances a specific delivery. Approval turned into paid orders.
Natalya BurenovaEntrepreneur: retail and food service
WatchBusiness CodeHer own shoe business and more sales after video reviews
Agreed terms with a supplier, began selling shoes independently and noticed sales grow after posting short videos on Viber.
Anastasiya AndrienkoWomen's footwear sales
WatchBusiness CodeA lasting sales team and an office growing from 20 to 54 m²
Built a sales department that lasted and moved to a 54 m² office a year later. More inquiries exposed the next bottleneck: the team could handle only part of them.
Ruslan GladilnikovFurniture business
WatchProducer’s PlanLaunching a small group after burnout
Returned to work and sold places in a new small group with deposits paid. Offered five weeks of work for $650.
Olesya TotariEnergy coach in Miami · Miami · United States
WatchBusiness CodeLower hiring costs and sharper focus
Changed recruitment in their water-filter business and reduced its cost. Choosing one main task a day helped them stop spreading themselves too thin.
Veniamin Rudnitskiy and Valentin LubyanetskiyWater filters and purification equipment sales
WatchBusiness CodeEarned his training fee in four days and began writing for customers
Says he earned the amount needed for the program in four days. Then stopped waiting for someone to choose his niche and tried a promotional story as a tool.
Maksim PolishchukEvent host
WatchBusiness CodeTackling long-postponed tasks in two months
Deadlines helped Andrey move from waiting for the crisis to end to working on development. Olga saw more opportunities to take part in change.
Andrey and Olga ReshetnikComputer equipment repairs and sales
WatchBusiness CodeA first video and a finished landing page instead of postponing
Recorded her first video and built a landing page. Deadlines and a partner agreement helped turn unused free time into completed tasks.
Tatyana KashukaModeling in China
WatchBusiness CodeFocusing on her own work instead of several directions at once
Reconsidered how she handled difficult tasks and viewed advertising. Creating a legal company remained a next step.
Yuliya SkakunLawyer; work in children's centers
WatchBusiness CodeSpecific customer questions uncovered missed service details
Called customers herself and received more useful feedback. Saw why launching children's centers required written rules and detailed instructions.
Ekaterina ZaloznayaLaunching and operating children's centers
WatchBusiness CodeReturning to company development after sales difficulties
Reconsidered personal planning and business organization when his old approaches stopped being enough. Did not find every familiar assignment equally useful.
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