She sold her business.

And in the process, gave away something she should never have signed over.

Calypso Rose built multiple businesses from scratch with just £2,000. One became the number one product in Selfridges. Another she scaled and sold.

But the biggest lesson didn’t come from building.

It came from the deal she wishes she could undo.

In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, I sit down with Calypso Rose, serial entrepreneur and founder of Offscript, to talk about what three businesses built without investment have taught her, why she champions lifestyle businesses over scale-up culture, and the mistake she made at the exit table that every founder needs to hear.

We talk about designing a business around your life, knowing when to walk away, and why most founders stay three years too long.

Key Takeaways

• Why she signed over her Instagram in a deal and immediately tried to buy it back

• How she built The Institute to give her freedom, cash positivity, and flexibility from day one

• The moment the boxes hit the ceiling and she knew it was time to move

• Why starting with a minimal viable product will always beat building before you launch

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