70% of startups fail for THIS reason.

I’m not sugar-coating this one.

It’s Monday. You’ve got a fresh week, a full calendar, and probably ten fires already burning in your business. So let me give you a dose of truth that could change how the rest of this year looks for you.

I was featured in TechBullion recently talking about something I know far too well…
Why most founders get stuck. And why scaling feels like pushing a boulder uphill.

Here’s the short version, and it’s going to sting:
👉 70% of startups fail because they try to scale too early.
Not because the market hates them. Not because they’re priced wrong.
But because they’re trying to build big on foundations that are still cracked.

🔥 The Real Mistakes I See Every Day

Let’s cut the bullshit:

1. You’re obsessed with getting more clients instead of fixing how you serve the ones you’ve got.
If your systems and delivery can’t handle volume, more clients don’t grow you,
they expose you.

2. You’ve become the bottleneck.
Everything goes through you.
Every decision. Every approval. Every drama.
If your business relies on you to breathe, don’t be shocked when it struggles to grow.

3. You’re not thinking like someone who will one day exit.
Scaling and selling are the same skillset.
Buyers don’t want your graft, they want your predictability.
Systems. Accountability. Repeatable outcomes. That’s where the value is, not in how many hours you grind.

And look, I learned all this the hard way.
I’ve built businesses, blown up businesses, lost millions, made millions, and carried on.
Some of the best lessons came from being punched straight in the face by my own stupidity.

Which is why I put together something simple that founders can actually use…

🚀 THE POWER OF ONE

If your business feels chaotic, start here. Seriously.

One product.
One audience.
One channel.
Executed like your life depends on it.

This isn’t theory.
It’s the exact structure I used to rebuild and scale my companies back into eight figures, after losing everything.

Founders love making business complicated.
This blueprint forces you to grow by simplifying, not by adding more noise to an already NOISY life.

👉 Grab The Power of One here (£27): THE POWER OF ONE
If you’re willing to invest in yourself, this is the cheapest no-bollocks education you’ll ever buy.

🔗 READ THE FULL TECHBULLION ARTICLE

If you want the deeper breakdown of the “messy middle”, founder bottlenecks, and the psychology of scaling, you can read the full article here:
https://techbullion.com/businessman-matt-haycox-reveals-candid-playbook-for-founders-struggling-to-scale/

Have a strong week. And stop trying to scale something that’s not built properly.
Matt