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.
Episodes
"From AI to Augmented Teams: Building the Hybrid Workforce"
Welcome back. Part 1 was mindset. Part 2 is execution.
Daisy, how do you actually build an augmented team?
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 ...
"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. ...
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 b...
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 b...
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...
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 empowe...
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-lis...
The $0 Startup Blueprint: Scaleup Stories Ep. 44
This two-part episode features serial entrepreneur Daisy, who reveals how to build a profitable startup without any initial funding. Learn the mindset and tactics for launching with zero dollars, including free tools,
"Start Before You're Ready: Why Waiting Kills Business Growth"
Episode 43 (Part 2) of Scaleup Stories features host Sakil and guest Daisy sharing actionable strategies for launching a startup before you're fully prepared. The episode covers a 7-step launch framework, finding early
"Start Before You're Ready: Why Waiting Kills Business Growth"
Daisy — Serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, studied 500+ failed and successful startups. Started 12 businesses (6 succeeded, 6 failed). Discovered that timing of launch correlates with success more than readiness. Reveals that most founders wait 2-3 years too long. By then, market has moved, momentum is lost, competition has launched.
If you’ve been sitting on an idea, this episode exposes a common trap: waiting for “ready.” Daisy, a serial entrepreneur who’s studied 500+ startups and founded 12 businesses, argues timing often matters more than perfection. Waiting two to three years to polish an idea lets markets change, competitors move, and momentum disappear.
Starting sooner isn’t about rushing — it’s about testing, l...
"Your Personal Brand Is Your Real Resume" Your Personal Brand Is Your Real Resume — Career strategist, personal brand architect, founder of $8M personal branding company. Built her own personal brand from zero followers to 500K+. Studied how personal brands impact career trajectory, income, and opportunities. Reveals that traditional resumes are increasingly irrelevant. Your actual resume is your digital presence, your reputa...
Episode 42 trailer — "YOUR PERSONAL BRAND IS YOUR REAL RESUME"
elcome back. If you're still with us, you're in the extended segment — the deep dive. This is where we go further and slower. We're picking up right where we left off and I want to start by zooming out geographically, because so far we've been talking a lot about the US context, and the picture looks really different in different parts of the world.
Welcome, welcome, welcome back to Scaleup Stories — the podcast where we dig deep into the stories, the strategies, the stumbles, and the straight-up breakthroughs of entrepreneurs and innovators who are building something real in a world that never stops changing. I'm your host Sakil, and as always I'm joined by my brilliant co-host Marnie. Marnie, how are you doing today?
Episode: 39 Title: How Algorithms Control Consumer Behavior Host: Sakil Guest: Elodie — AI researcher, behavioral economist, founder of an algorithm auditing firm that studies how recommendation systems manipulate human behavior. Built tools to detect algorithmic bias and manipulation. Studied 10,000+ consumers across 50+ platforms. Reveals that algorithms don't just recommend—they control. They predict your desires, ma...
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