Onwards and Upwards: Lessons from 10 Years Building a Global Business

Onwards and Upwards is a candid account of what it really takes to build a company from scratch and keep it alive long enough to matter. Over ten years, the author takes the reader through the full arc of entrepreneurship: the early optimism, the long grind, the mistakes that don't show up in pitch decks, the people who make or break the journey, and the slow, difficult transition from survival to scale.

This is not a step-by-step guide or a promise of overnight success. It is a reflection on building something real in the real world - with customers, staff, cash-flow pressure, self-doubt, and responsibility.

Written by a founder who spent a decade growing a global business across multiple continents, Onwards and Upwards shares practical lessons on:

• Choosing the right dream

• Building and losing momentum

• Assembling a team that lasts

• Surviving the grind without burning out

• Scaling without losing control

• Knowing when, and why, to make an exit

Above all, this book is about persistence. About showing up when things are unclear. About learning as you go. And about moving forward, even when the path isn't obvious.

This book is for start-up founders and anyone considering the leap. Those who are willing to commit before outcomes are guaranteed, to learn while moving, and to accept that building something meaningful is rarely glamorous - but often very rewarding.