15/08/2026
After many years in e-commerce, I made a difficult decision in 2025.
I stopped actively providing e-commerce training and resigned as a Lazada Certified Trainer. 🙏
Not because I stopped believing in entrepreneurship.
And definitely not because I stopped enjoying sharing.
I still love speaking to live audiences, sharing what I’ve learned, answering questions and exchanging ideas. 🎤💬
It makes me feel alive.
So why did I stop?
Because the marketplace game had changed. 📉
Commissions went up. Advertising costs increased. Competition became tougher. Price pressure became more intense, and foreign sellers and large cross-border platforms became more aggressive.
I started asking myself:
**If a new entrepreneur came to me today and wanted to invest their savings into marketplace e-commerce, would I still recommend the same path as before?**
My answer became:
**Not necessarily.**
That bothered me.
I felt I had a responsibility to be honest. 🤝
I don’t believe e-commerce is dead. Far from it.
There are still successful sellers, strong brands and real opportunities. 💪
But I do believe the game has changed.
Simply sourcing a product, listing it on a marketplace and competing on price has become a much harder way to build a sustainable business.
So I asked myself another question:
**If I had to start again today, what would I do?** 🤔
Instead of teaching others how to start a business, I decided it was time for me to become the student again. 📚
**And that is how my next chapter began. 🚀**
