What It Actually Feels Like to Think Like a Entrepreneur

26 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment of Dom Monkhouse's YouTube interview, the speaker recounts being nicknamed "the steamroller" early in his entrepreneurial career, acknowledging that such a domineering, "megalomaniac" approach can be effective for launching a startup. He emphasizes that while intense control may help get a business off the ground, persisting with it makes founders a burden. The speaker advises that successful entrepreneurs should eventually relinquish that tight grip, delegate authority, and move on to new ventures, highlighting the importance of evolving leadership style as a company matures.

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One of the things you talk about, which I think is probably relevant to many entrepreneurs, you had a nickname maybe of the steamroller early on in your career. Was that hard to change? Did you change? Yeah, sure I did. But I mean, being a steamroller, it's not very attractive. It's slightly embarrassing, and I have owned up to that, but it's pretty useful. I don't know what you think, but I think at the beginning of a business, megalomaniac control is a very, very good way to start it. But the thing is that most people who are like that carry on doing that forever, and they become a pain in the neck. And that was what I think So, megalomaniac control at the beginning and then hand over and let somebody else do it and get on with something else.