MisterPinkP

i’ve started a few companies, but this is my first time as a solo founder. i underestimated how much it would wear me down. focus is important for every single startup, but when you have no resources, it becomes everything. here's a few things i would tell myself in retrospect: - identify your weaknesses and hire for them immediately. every day you spend grinding on something you're bad at is a day you're not doing the thing only you can do. - if you can't find/afford FT talent, start fractional. there are incredible people who will work 10-20 hours a week and completely change your trajectory. you don't need a full org chart, you need real humans to problem solve with. - find a coach. not a guru. not a course. a person who observes you closely enough to see what you can't. every founder needs one person they don't have to perform for. - solo founder doesn't mean solo thinker. lean on your friends and investors as thought partners. some of my best decisions came from a 15 minute call where someone asked me one good question. most people want to help, they just don't know how. - set clear goals and know the difference between what's urgent and what's important. they are almost never the same thing. urgent will eat your whole week if you let it. important is the stuff that actually moves the company forward. you don't need a co-founder to build something real. but solo doesn't mean doing it completely alone either.