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Solo Founders

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The Solo Founder's Podcast features in-depth interviews with solo founders building remarkable companies. Each week, host Julian Weisser sits down with solo founders who are either operating at serious scale or doing something right now that you need to know about. From Series B and beyond to founders breaking out in real-time, these are the conversations that define what it means to build solo. N... more

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Francis Davidson built Sonder into a multi-billion-dollar company, took it public, was pushed out as CEO, and watched it collapse. The same month he left, he started over — this time solo, building Odessia, an AI travel agent, with a founding team of... more

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Dhravya Shah sold his first company at 16 and raised $3M at 19 as the solo founder of Supermemory, the open-source memory and context layer for AI agents (now past 26k GitHub stars and 1M+ SDK downloads). The twist: he never chased any of it as a bus... more

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A $300M company. 30M+ users. Tens of millions in revenue, some raised and some bootstrapped from zero. Software that saves lives. Five founders, zero co-founders.

Julian connects the dots across the first six episodes of the show — Ben Cera (Polsia,... more

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Michael Grinich built WorkOS solo — now a $2B company and the enterprise infrastructure behind OpenAI, Anthropic, and Replit — with no co-founder. So when he says "it's not the blood bond it was made out to be," it lands. This conversation is his cas... more

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Recent Guests

Dhravya Shah
Founder (on the episode)
Supermemory
Episode: Sold a Company at 16, Raised $3M at 19 | Dhravya Shah, Supermemory
Michael Grinich
Founder of WorkOS
WorkOS
Episode: The Co-Founder "Blood Bond" Is a Myth | Michael Grinich, WorkOS
Minn Kim
Founder of Lighthouse, immigration-focused tech company
Lighthouse
Episode: Turning Services Into Software To Move Talent To America | Minn Kim, Lighthouse
David Phillips
Founder of Fondo (Bloomjoy → Fondo pivot)
Fondo
Episode: Fired by His Own Co-Founder, Then Built the #1 Startup Accounting Platform | David Phillips, Fondo
Jimmy Douglas
Founder/CEO of Plug (formerly Tesla executive)
Plug
Episode: He Quit Tesla, Pivoted GTM 14 Times, Raised $20M Solo | Jimmy Douglas, Plug
Sunil Rajaraman
Founder of Hamlet, former editor/entrepreneur
Hamlet
Episode: The Secret $2 Trillion Market Founders Are Ignoring | Sunil Rajaraman, Hamlet
Julian Weisser
Founder of Solo Founders
Solo Founders
Episode: Do You Really Need A Co-Founder? With Julian Weisser (Solo Founders)
Rahul Sonwalkar
Founder of Julius AI, solo founder navigating pivots and building data analytics AI
Julius AI
Episode: He Quit Uber, Beat ChatGPT At Harvard, And Went Solo Building AI | Rahul Sonwalkar
Yasser Elsaid
Founder of Chatbase, AI startup
Chatbase
Episode: $9M ARR, Zero Investors: Yasser Elsaid on Bootstrapping Chatbase as a Solo Founder

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Julian Weisser
Host of Solo Founders

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He Quit Uber, Beat ChatGPT At Harvard, And Went Solo Building AI | Rahul Sonwalkar
Q: How do you approach convincing people and building a founding team as a Solo Founder?
Develop deep belief in the idea, articulate a clear unfair advantage and timing, and generate multiple proof points. Train your team to carry the message and give them reps in convincing others, turning the company's vision into a shared mission that others want to join.
He Quit Uber, Beat ChatGPT At Harvard, And Went Solo Building AI | Rahul Sonwalkar
Q: What advice would you give them in that situation (when co-founders drop out or lose interest)?
Lead with conviction, start making progress quickly, and demonstrate momentum to attract potential teammates and early hires. Be generous with equity to motivate early contributors, and focus on validating the idea with real users and measurable progress so you don't stall because of a missing co-founder.
He Quit Tesla, Pivoted GTM 14 Times, Raised $20M Solo | Jimmy Douglas, Plug
Q: How did the founder validate ideas and decide when to pivot in the go-to-market strategy?
He used a process of invalidation and rapid experimentation, running many GTM experiments, and only doubling down when a motion produced hockey-stick growth rather than gradual improvement.
He Quit Tesla, Pivoted GTM 14 Times, Raised $20M Solo | Jimmy Douglas, Plug
Q: How did the founder decide to pursue solo founding despite conventional wisdom favoring co-founders?
He framed solo founding as a high-agency move, arguing that the responsibility and accountability are entirely his, and that the right fit could still be assembled with decisive action and the support of strategic partners when necessary.
He Quit Tesla, Pivoted GTM 14 Times, Raised $20M Solo | Jimmy Douglas, Plug
Q: What was the bear case for Solo Founding?
The bear case centered on concerns that a solo founder might lack credibility, a strong network, or the right skill set to recruit top talent, and thus could struggle to build a world-class team from scratch.

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What is Solo Founders about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on solo founders who are building at scale or rapidly advancing in real-time, with a strong focus on how individuals navigate company-building without co-founders. Episodes routinely explore solo-founder workflows, fundraising choices, product strategy, and how AI and automation reshape solo journeys. A recurring thread is the emphasis on autonomy, ownership, and deliberate culture, often contrasted with traditional co-founder dynamics. Noteworthy is the frequent discussion of a formalized Solo Founders program as a pathway to momentum, funding, and community support, plus candid, battle-tested anecdotes about pivots, hiring, and go-to-market moves in tech-enabled ventures. The format tends to blend founder narratives with... more

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