What business advice would you give yourself for 2026?
I bet you learned and experienced a ton over the past 365 days. All those lessons are pure gold you can carry into the future, especially into 2026.
So, what’s the single most valuable piece of business advice you would give your 2026 self right now?
For me, it’s this one hard-earned lesson:
→ Never underestimate LinkedIn as a business platform – the people (and companies) there are by far the most willing to pay.
What’s yours? Drop it below!
(Pro tip: write it down and send it to yourself via https://www.futureme.org/ – you can get a nice reminder six months or a year from now.) 😉
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For me it would be -
Don't fool yourself into doing too many things at once just because it appears to be what an entrepreneur should do. Do one thing at a time and give your all into making that bit a huge success.
This one comes from my personal experience this year where I tried to hustle many things at once (to the point where I was doing 3 jobs in parallel), only to have mental burnouts that resulted in no tangible outputs and time wastage. This was peak personal inefficiency for me.
I'm curious to know the reasoning behind your take on Linkedin.
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@avhijit_nair We are the same :D But agree, this is not a healthy relationship with your work, ambitions and even body. :)
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@luke_glover Do you refer to any specific idea? :)
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@luke_glover Cool! So can we expect it here on PH after the New Year? :)
Double down on one channel that already works instead of chasing every new one.
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@aryanbuilds Which one is your favourite? :)
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@busmark_w_nika I totally agree. This year i'm back with full commitment to be active on linkedin and product hunt ( : , its good to see you around 🙌
And wow, Futureme is the best ( :
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@istiakahmad Happy you are back again :)
WOV
Be flexible to upgrade ~in health, job, earning, being good, being silent, and in being human
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@indu_thangamuthu I need to maintain flexibility too IMO :D
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@busmark_w_nika 🙌
My learning after a year, with a very delicate of health in 2025:
Take care of yourself 🫂 Your body & mind are first-priority. Always.
Without health, there is nothing. It doesn't care if you have time, money or both, but without health ... Nada.
Business is important, of course, but if you – as a leader – aren't well, your business cannot go well either! As it's impact all aspects of business too.
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@zahara_cuenca 🤝 same here, 2025 was miserable in terms of my health. Hopefully, 2026 will be better, and I wish you success with that. :)
Mine’s pretty straightforward, a note I’m leaving for my 2026 self, shaped a lot by what I’ve learned building @AskYura and the lessons that came with it.
"Most business problems aren’t strategy problems. They’re patience problems."
Don’t overthink decks, branding, or storytelling at the beginning. Spend more time talking to users, watching how they use the product, and removing their pains.
This month, I spent more time talking directly with users and following their progress closely. Yes, sit in sales calls and answer support chats yourself, you may find hidden gems there.
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@npmitaart If you are a founder and do the customer support, big cudos! I do it as well and some requests are kinda energy-consuming! I admire you for this.
Beautiful question Nika. Here's mine:
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@kenmagma You are certainly doing the first point :) That's a good beginning :)
@busmark_w_nika doing my best! thank you. 😊
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@kenmagma You're welcome :)
Learn at least some tools for critical thinking!
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@trumpeter Which tools do you refer to? :)
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Co-sign on LinkedIn warmest buyers by far. My 2026 note: default to premium. I waited too long this year and left $$ on the table. Raise prices, trim scope (not price), push annual by default, and do 90 mins of sales before code. Uncomfy, but it compounds.
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@alexcloudstar Does LinkedIn work perfectly for acquiring new clients?