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Automate or Die Trying—The Best Tools to Reclaim Your Time

Entrepreneurs don’t fail because they run out of money. They fail because they run out of time.

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Meghan Donnelly
Feb 11, 2025
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You Didn’t Start a Business to Become Its Employee

If you’re an entrepreneur or solopreneur, you’re likely spending too much time on manual work.

  • Answering emails

  • Booking meetings

  • Following up with leads

  • Sending invoices

  • Managing client onboarding

These tasks keep your business running, but they don’t grow it. If you spend your time on work that software can handle, you’re not leading your business—you’re managing tasks.

The entrepreneurs who scale faster aren’t working harder. They’re automating everything they can.

If you don’t, your business will hit a ceiling—and so will your revenue.

The Productivity Myth That’s Keeping You Stuck

Time management is often seen as the answer to inefficiency. Organize your schedule, batch your tasks, work longer if needed.

That approach might help in the short term, but it doesn’t scale.

  • You can schedule your day perfectly and still run out of time.

  • You can optimize your to-do list and still get stuck in admin work.

  • You can put in more hours and still feel like yo…

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