$9M ARR, Zero Investors: Yasser Elsaid on Bootstrapping Chatbase as a Solo Founder
Solo Founders Podcast — Episode 6 with Yasser Elsaid
Solo Founders: Give More Equity!
Solo founders have a massive structural advantage that most of them are wasting: equity. When you start a company solo, you own 100% of it. No co-founder split, no 50/50, no negotiation over who gets more. According to Carta data in our State of Solo Founding report, solo founders
You Weren't Meant for the Factory
Many founders choose the factory, and they choose it for understandable reasons: safety in numbers, a clear set of instructions, the comfort of a recognizable path. But a factory has one purpose: to produce more of the same. If you are making Fords, more of the same is good. But
Don't Be Greedy With Equity: Daniel Francis on Solo Founding and Building for Police
Solo Founders Podcast — Episode 5 with Daniel Francis
Elad Gil on the Co-Founder Fallacy
Elad Gil is one of the most respected investors in Silicon Valley — a solo GP with >$1B AUM and an investor in SpaceX, OpenAI, Stripe, and Anduril. In a recent fireside chat, he went after one of the most persistent myths in startups: that you always need a co-founder.
Avoiding The Co-Founder Trap: Eugenia Kuyda on Co-Founder Myths and Why Authorship Matters
Solo Founders Podcast — Episode 4 with Eugenia Kuyda
The Solo GP Backing Solo Founders: Charles Hudson on Fundraising as a Solo Founder
Solo Founders Podcast — Episode 3 with Charles Hudson
From 500 Rejections to a $300M Company: Paul Klein IV on Solo Founding Browserbase
Solo Founders Podcast — Episode 2 with Paul Klein IV
80% AI, 20% Taste: Ben Cera on the Future of Solo Founding
Solo Founders Podcast — Episode 1 with Ben Cera
Solo Founders Are Leaving This Hiring Advantage on the Table
For decades, the conventional wisdom about solo founders and hiring has harped on a single note: you're at a disadvantage. They'll say that without a co-founder to share the load, you'll scramble to hire. Without a technical partner, you'll struggle to attract
Should you move to San Francisco to build your startup?
What solo founders should actually consider about geography. Yesterday, 900 people RSVP'd to an event in San Francisco. The line stretched down the street. People were trying unsuccessfully to bribe Wayne Sutton (Head of Community at Convex) to get inside. When the main floor filled, they opened a
The Solo Founder Who Timed the Wave
Plug is announcing a $20M raise led by LSVP. Here’s the behind-the scenes story of a solo founder with an earned insight and incredible timing. "Co-founder conflict is one of the top killers of a startup, if not the number one killer." Jimmy Douglas spent years at