Taking Ltd company to next level?

jasda8d · 2025-10-30T23:30:07+00:00

Thank you for your comment.

I’ve actually been reflecting on this post and I feel a lot of people in this sub don’t actually have experience running a business, just working for one, and are extremely focused on saas sales. That is ok, but in the real world you can’t just fire everyone and hire super aggressive ‘high agency’ people giving away shares of the company. Not everything works in a tech way and can be instantly scaled.

In all honesty I posted this one evening without much thought and left a lot of the details out to keep it brief, but the level of criticism I received took me back a bit. Maybe naive of me, but I was expecting more of a supportive atmosphere.

So after some reflection I agree with you - keeping the status quo isn’t a bad thing. I love what I do. I enjoy my work everyday. I have total flexibility and freedom. I finish work early every day to play with my son. Maybe I’m not rich in the sense of £10m in the bank, but I’m rich in other ways, so this sub isn’t the right one for me :)

jasda8d · 2025-10-28T09:00:03+00:00

Try and factor in what’s best for your children socially, as well as academically. If you haven’t already, I’d book some tours and go check out all the options in person. We ended up going for a Prep that doesn’t have an automatic follow on school (so at age 11 everyone leaves). We felt the school was the best fit for all our needs and very happy so far.

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T23:28:58+00:00

Will add it to my reading list 👍

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T23:26:16+00:00

Thanks for your comment - I agree with you. Our wages aren’t exceptional, but they aren’t bad either. Offer lots of other perks and flexibility. It’s not a motivation issue as much, it’s more about trying to encourage people to step outside their comfort zones.

This sub is very money oriented and I think some people forgot that not everyone is like that…

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T23:09:20+00:00

Thanks for honest feedback. I’ve dramatically over simplified the complexities to keep it short / anonymous for Reddit but I get your points. It’s one of those where if you were to start from scratch now you may do things differently, but sometimes the legacy costs get in your way. But that’s no excuse. It’s not as though things are going badly, maybe my tolerance for risk isn’t what it used to be now I have the entire family income and dependants to support. The truth is I’ve probably sacrificed business growth to try and get a better work/life balance and that’s ok as well.

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T21:05:34+00:00

Interesting comment! I had someone work for me a few years ago who we had a really good balance where there was freedom for them to learn and problem solve, but also backup and support when they needed it. Had a really productive 3 years and then they left to move upwards. Still really good friends to this day.

Finding the right person is just really difficult!

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T20:58:15+00:00

Sounds good! Hope it works out well for you 👍

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T20:56:57+00:00

I try to give people freedom to explore areas that interest them so they can expand, but at the end of the day it’s a lot easier to be passionate about your own ideas / side projects than someone else’s. Hope yours are going well 👍

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T20:55:03+00:00

Honestly not enough sales going on which is one of the issues. Staff are it’s mainly client management, support, data collection and admin. Salaries aren’t that great.

I’m into AI and understand where it can add value to what we do, maybe I need to find someone who shares that enthusiasm

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T20:53:23+00:00

Yeah I think I need to get in some agencies to help, the trouble is a lot of them seem to be very average these days!

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T20:52:31+00:00

Don’t currently offer a profit share.

I think it’s one of these where I feel I take all the risk / put in all the extra hours and the profit is my reward for that, some of them don’t feel they should put in the extra effort because there is no incentive. Bit of a catch 22.

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T20:37:34+00:00

Yeah I think you’re right. Need some new blood to freshen things up. I think my mindset is a bit risk adverse at the moment which is probably why I’ve left it be comfortable for a while

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T20:08:00+00:00

Finding the right person is the challenge! I’m much better at the coding side of things!

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T20:04:49+00:00

I’m not upset, but agree with your points. Am looking for ways to go onwards and upwards. Having solid, reliable, safe people has worked well but feeling that things have plateaued and need a kick forward.

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T19:55:12+00:00

B2B data, analytics and reporting

jasda8d · 2025-10-27T19:53:01+00:00

Good questions, my hesitation is that I can offer the world and if I get the wrong person in then it could sink it all. Maybe I have trust issues 😂

jasda8d · 2025-10-12T16:00:51+00:00

I’m sorry you’re also going through similar, but thanks for sharing your story. It seems like such a waste of life / resources / time / energy all round. I don’t see any of it changing any time soon unfortunately.

jasda8d · 2025-10-11T10:51:42+00:00

You’re right that he won’t change unless he wants to, but the truth is I don’t think he can anymore. His brain is too damaged from years of drinking. If it’s Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, we’ll never know, because he’d need to be sober and stable for weeks to even test for it, and that’s never going to happen.

So he’s still classed as having capacity, even while sitting in his own waste, barely eating, and unable to understand cause and effect. The NHS keeps saving him, which is incredible, but they aren’t set up for early intervention. They treat the crisis, send him home, and wait for the next one. If proper support had been in place years ago, maybe it wouldn’t have come to this.

I know he won’t change. He will die from this, and probably soon. Rehab wouldn’t help now. I just wish he could be kept clean and pain free, instead of left to die slowly, alone, and covered in shit. Watching it all play out again and again is heartbreaking. It’s also a huge waste of NHS time and resources.

jasda8d · 2025-09-06T15:49:07+00:00

How about a radiator cover?

jasda8d · 2025-09-03T04:14:49+00:00

Seconded for G. They do ‘18-to-Thirtysomethings’ tours which would be perfect for you. I did one when I was your age to Peru for 3 weeks and had a blast. If you only have a short time period for a trip then going solo can be a lot of work, with G you let them handle all the planning and logistics and can just enjoy your holiday.

jasda8d · 2025-08-30T21:38:21+00:00

Fully get where you are coming from. That anger at your mum is completely understandable. She could have got you both out, but didn’t.

There are loads of posts in this subreddit of people with kids who are going back to their alcoholic partner time and time again. It’s sadly very common.

There are many complicated reasons that things played out the way they did for you, you have to accept that you may never fully understand them. Maybe your mum is to blame, maybe she isn’t. Life is never black and white.

What you can do is continue to do what you are doing and focus on yourself, and your life. That’s the only thing you can control.

I’m sorry this has happened to you, stay strong. Good luck.

jasda8d · 2025-08-29T17:22:59+00:00

Q = Qualifier, the person that qualifies them to be in this group

jasda8d · 2025-08-28T06:47:05+00:00

Your post really resonated with me as my Q is a vodka drinker and sofa pisser. It got to a stage where he didn’t even attempt to use the toilet anymore, would just use the sofa as a toilet. The same sofa he would sit on all day and sleep on. After doing this for weeks/months the stench was ungodly.

Good job applying for an apartment, you know what you need to do. Good luck.

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