Bonny Morlak

When your company hits 20 people, things start breaking.
Not because your strategy is wrong.
Because your way of leading hasn’t changed yet.
Have you felt this shift?

https://youtu.be/9NBWMsxro1k

#StartupLeadership #FounderJourney #StartupGrowth #Leadership #Scaleup

3 days ago | [YT] | 1

Bonny Morlak

Most startups don’t lose focus because of bad decisions.
They lose it because of good ones.
What’s one thing founders should say no to more often?


https://youtu.be/qRMdf4jOBfI


#Startup #FounderLife #Leadership #Focus #Entrepreneurship

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

Bonny Morlak

You finally hit a big milestone…
…and it feels weirdly flat.
No excitement. No rush. Just… next problem.
Ever had that?
I just shared something personal about this in the latest video. Curious if it resonates.

https://youtu.be/aEVTQHbTcqA

#StartupFounder #EntrepreneurLife #BuildInPublic #FounderMindset #StartupJourney

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Bonny Morlak

Many founders quietly assume this:
If we miss our milestones, the next funding round is dead.
But most startups miss milestones.
Markets shift. Products take longer. Customers behave differently than expected.
Investors already know this.
What they really test is credibility.

In this week’s video I explain what investors actually look for before they fund the next round.


Watch the breakdown.
https://youtu.be/lr5I69HcpP4


#startupfunding #venturecapital #founderjourney #startupadvice #founderleadership

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Bonny Morlak

Most founders don’t stall because they lack strategy.
They stall because old survival traits are still running their company.
Conflict avoidance.
Control addiction.
People pleasing.
Perfectionism.
Which one hides behind your leadership style?

New video is up: https://youtu.be/akCP83qqoXE

#FounderLeadership #StartupCEO #ScaleUp #FounderMindset

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

Bonny Morlak

If a name popped into your head…
you already know.
Most firing situations are stage mismatches.
The real problem is avoidance.
Coach. Move. Exit.
Just don’t drag it out.

Full breakdown in this week’s video.
https://youtu.be/Mi4-rzi_S3A

Have you waited too long before?

#StartupLeadership #FounderLife #ScalingStartups #TeamCulture

1 month ago | [YT] | 1

Bonny Morlak

Board meetings don’t usually explode.
They drip.
You walk in confident and walk out replaying sentences in your head.
Did I overshare? Did I miss something? Was that pushback strategic or personal?
And then comes the harder version of the meeting: reporting a bad quarter.
Most founders either over-explain or emotionally manage the room. Strong CEOs do something simpler. They say what happened, why it happened, and what changes now. Clean. Direct. No spin.

In this week’s video, I break down how to report a miss without losing trust, how to stop shrinking in subtle ways, and how to prepare so confidence becomes natural instead of forced.

If board meetings mess with your head more than you’d like to admit, this one is for you.
https://youtu.be/Qwdr3Ht0b30


#StartupLeadership #FounderLife #BoardMeetings #CEO #ScalingStartups #HappyFounder

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

Bonny Morlak

Most founders think they lose deals because of logic.
Wrong.
High-stakes sales meetings are emotional first, rational second.
If your buyer does not trust you, they will use logic to justify saying no, no matter how good your product is. If they trust you, they will use logic to justify saying yes.

This shift usually happens when founders move from early adopters to more conservative buyers, the people whose job depends on not making mistakes.

In this video, I break down:
- Why deals suddenly start feeling heavy
- What buyers are actually deciding in the room
- How to stop getting ghosted after “great meetings”

If you’ve ever walked out of a meeting thinking you had it in the bag, and then heard nothing, this one is for you.

Watch the full breakdown here: https://youtu.be/6AX-gClLTWE

#founders #salespsychology #enterprisesales #startupgrowth #b2bsales #foundermindset #trustinsales #highstakesdecisions

1 month ago | [YT] | 1

Bonny Morlak

Your proof of concept worked. That does not mean your pricing will.
After POC, founders often think they understand the customer. They don’t.
Because the people who loved your product are not the people who will approve your contract.

Innovation champions say yes. Procurement, legal, security, finance say no.
Not because your product is bad. But because risk just became real.
That is where pricing starts to feel political, awkward, and heavy.
If pricing suddenly feels uncomfortable, that is not a problem. That is the signal you are scaling.

Full breakdown in this week’s video.
https://youtu.be/2XEa-SCmT6c

#startupfounders #enterprisesales #pricingstrategy #scalingstartups #productmarketfit #founderjourney #saasfounders

1 month ago | [YT] | 1

Bonny Morlak

You didn’t become a founder to build a boring company.
But at some point, growth asks for exactly that.
Structure. Reliability. Repeatability.
Most founders fight this phase.
They chase excitement because stability feels like failure.
It isn’t.

This phase doesn’t need you sharper.
It needs you steadier.
Have you hit this stage yet, or are you still fighting it?

https://youtu.be/mtVVs6SdB50?si=kxS4p...

#StartupGrowth #FounderJourney #ScalingStartups #FounderMindset #Leadership
#StartupReality #HappyFounder #BuildInPublic

1 month ago | [YT] | 2