Mia Jones

Lead designer, business owner, film-buff and taker of walks. Got something you want to share with us? Reach out at hello@wearefounders.uk.

London, United Kingdom

38 Articles

Scaling

How To Expand Your Business Quickly And Effectively

Expand faster: listen to customers, hire smart, and collaborate wisely

By Mia Jones Jun 2, 2025 2 min read

The Unofficial Guide to Winning Bolt’s $1M Hackathon

Want to win Bolt’s $1M Hackathon? Start here

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By Chris Kernaghan May 27, 2025 7 min read

From "Nonsense" to $1M ARR in 14 Days: The OpusClip Story of Finding Gold in the Wreckage

From "nonsense" to $1M ARR: OpusClip's stunning 14-day pivot

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By Mia Jones May 26, 2025 8 min read

Entrepreneurship

Justin Welsh: From Corporate Burnout to Solopreneur Sage

Chased prestige, hit a wall, chose freedom over status instead

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By Mia Jones May 20, 2025 4 min read

Mental Health

Llama Life: How Building a Calm Productivity Tool Started a Quiet Revolution

Marie built Llama Life in public, finding community and feedback

By Mia Jones Apr 25, 2025 5 min read

From Startup Graveyard to $50k MRR: How JotBot Used Absurdly Long Domains and Viral Hacks to Win

Absurd domains, viral videos fueled JotBot's rapid $50k MRR growth

By Mia Jones Apr 18, 2025 4 min read

Failures

RankAtom Shuts Down: When Good Tech Meets Bad Timing

RankAtom is closing. Google broke it. AppSumo helped bury it

By Mia Jones Apr 17, 2025 2 min read

Analytics

How Baremetrics Built in Public, Hit $100K MRR, and Burned Out Anyway

Baremetrics: Transparent growth, faced challenges, founder burnout led to sale

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By Mia Jones Apr 14, 2025 5 min read

SaaS

Sketch: How Focus, Community, and Saying 'No' Built a Design Disruptor

Bootstrapped success, funded by sales, later shifted to subscription model

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By Mia Jones Apr 3, 2025 6 min read

Productivity

Simple Ways to Streamline Your Business Operations

Streamline tasks, automate routines, communicate clearly, market smart, improve continuously

By Mia Jones Apr 2, 2025 2 min read

Failures

67 Startup Statistics Every Founder Should Know in 2025

90% of startups fail, but these 67 statistics reveal why

By Mia Jones Apr 2, 2025 9 min read

SaaS

How SaaS Founders Can Book More Demos That Actually Convert

Book fewer demos but make each one count toward revenue

By Mia Jones Apr 1, 2025 2 min read