THINKING OUT LOUD
Ideas & Articles
Read Stasia Sliusari’s articles on business, ownership, money, global markets and the people and decisions behind meaningful work.
What living between countries taught me about business
The assumptions we call universal rarely survive a change of market.
02 / BuildingWhy your company shouldn’t depend on you
Founder energy can start a company. Founder dependency can hold it back.
03 / OwnershipWhat selling a business taught me about building one
The way you build a business determines what someone else can see in it.
04 / GrowthWhy distribution is an asset
Access to the right people is worth building deliberately.
05 / PeoplePeople > money
The people you build with shape the life that comes with the work.
06 / OwnershipWhy more women need ownership — not just encouragement
Encouragement matters. Access to assets and decision-making matters too.
07 / Global perspectiveWhat different markets taught me about selling
The best sales conversations begin with listening, not a script.
08 / Unfiltered MindsWhat founders say when the cameras stop
The most useful conversations rarely fit into a highlight reel.
09 / BusinessRevenue is not the same thing as enterprise value
Growth means little if it cannot survive its own complexity.
010 / IdeasThe conversations I wish I’d heard at 16
Practical honesty beats polished inspiration.
NOTES FROM STASIA
LESSONS I LEARNED THE EXPENSIVE WAY.
On building valuable businesses, creating wealth, and designing a life worth living.
I started my first business at 16, sold it at 20, and spent the years that followed building, failing, travelling, and learning from people across the world.
Some lessons made me money. Others cost me money, time, relationships, and opportunities. All of them changed how I think.
NOTES FROM STASIA is where I share what I’ve learned and what I’m still figuring out.
START WITH THE FIVE LESSONS I WISH I’D KNOWN BEFORE MY FIRST EXIT.
Five lessons on business, money, ownership, and life that would have saved me years of mistakes.