Podcast
Avoiding The Co-Founder Trap: Eugenia Kuyda on Co-Founder Myths and Why Authorship Matters
Solo Founders Podcast — Episode 4 with Eugenia Kuyda
Podcast
The Solo GP Backing Solo Founders: Charles Hudson on Fundraising as a Solo Founder
Solo Founders Podcast — Episode 3 with Charles Hudson
Podcast
From 500 Rejections to a $300M Company: Paul Klein IV on Solo Founding Browserbase
Solo Founders Podcast — Episode 2 with Paul Klein IV
Podcast
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
Fundraising as a Solo Founder: The Data Proves You Won't Pay a "Solo Tax"
For decades, solo founders have faced a hard reality in fundraising: most investors simply wouldn't back them. As Paul Klein IV from Browserbase puts it: "In the past, a key reason not to be a solo founder was the belief that investors wouldn't back you.
Solo Founders in 2025: Why One Third of All Startups are Flying Solo
For decades, the conventional beliefs have been clear: you need a co-founder. Y Combinator practically mandates it. VCs view solo founders with the same suspicion they reserved for some hardware startups or edtech companies. A founder flying solo is a often considered red flag, a sign of someone who couldn&
Profiles
This Solo Founder Can Predict the Future
"2020, running out of money, solo founder, HQ in my makeshift bathroom office. Little did I know Polymarket was going to change the world." Can you predict the future? Shayne Coplan bets that we all can. The NYSE's parent co certainly thinks so, investing $2B in
Profiles
How a solo founder turned a side project into a $2.5B workflow automation giant
Six years ago, Jan Oberhauser was a solo founder in Berlin, frustrated by the complexity of workflow automation. He was hacking away on a side project. Today, that side project is now a European unicorn with a $180 million Series C announcement fresh off the press. n8n’s valuation jumped