Life by Design

Most freelancers start a solo business for freedom,
get overwhelmed trying to grow,
then frantically fit life around whatever time remains.

I've been there, done that, hard the heart-attack:
I grew my sidehustle into to a business which earns multi 6 figures.
but despite the success, I felt completely burned-out.

So I started over, by designing my lifestyle first,
and systemized my freelance business
to fit around a 3 day workweek.

Now I open-source everything I've learned
to help solopreneurs design your life first,
& grow a profitable one person business
without the burnout.

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I'm building a new kind of freelance business in public:
A lean, leveraged solo business that puts life first.
& I share everything I learn along the way.

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Lifestyle Design

Lifestyle design tools to design the life you want, and make that happen.

Financial Freedom

Resources to build leverage = profit & growth without just working harder.

Free Time

Plug and play Systems to automate a solo business & get back your free time.

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Nicholas Robb, Founder of Design Hero, solopreneur and author of Life by Design

Solopreneur | World's worst employee

Hi, I'm Nicholas Robb.

I've spent over 15 years freelancing, but before I ran my own business I was an employee.

I felt trapped, underpaid and undervalued in 9-5 jobs,
Been there, done that, had the heart-attack.

I just wanted to do good work in my underpants,
and have control over my own time.

So by usings systems, strategy & automation, I've grown my sidehustle into a multi 6 figure solo business that fits around my life, instead of the other way around.

As well as running my design agency, I write about solopreneurship, and helping creatives redesign their lives and build a lifestyle business.
What I'm doing now...

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Every week I share simple systems to help
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