Solo Entrepreneur Questions

I have a reasonably successful SaaS, which is pretty much a one-man show; I always wanted a co-founder but never found the right person. It's been running for a number of years now, growing...

Solo Entrepreneur Hiring Outsourcing

asked May 26 '11 at 20:54

J22
543 points

I'm a solo founder without any employees (revenues don't yet justify hiring someone).How would you manage providing timely support to customers? What are some tools and strategies to use?I run a...

Solo Entrepreneur Customer Support Support

asked Apr 15 '14 at 21:41

Sandra Baldwin
22 points

I have a solo founder (technical) who has hired 8 full time contractors on ODesk for my startup. We have launched an MVP and starting to get some initial traction.Would VCs reject such a startup...

Solo Entrepreneur Venture Capital Employees Contractor Odesk

asked Jun 13 '14 at 14:13

Mark Ballard
14 points

Almost no one gets to realize their metrics of success when they launch their startup. It's a long, arduous journey which no one anticipates until they launch their product, only to find that...

Motivation Solo Entrepreneur Founders Startups Execution

asked Jul 9 '14 at 15:58

Robert Pankratz
11 points

Are there any startups that are run by a single person (bootstrapped by solo founder with no employees) that generate revenues over $1M?

Solo Entrepreneur Startups

asked Jul 24 '14 at 17:55

Melanie Dodson
6 points

I'm currently a purely technical founder who is working on a SaaS application.What kind of skills should I also be learning on the side to become a better solo founder and make my startup a...

Solo Entrepreneur Founders Learning Skill Startups

asked Jul 25 '14 at 20:27

Lois Cooper
7 points

I have been looking for a co-founder for several months and haven't found anyone I click with. Rather than going to meetups and networking events to try and find one, I've decided to just learn how...

Launch Solo Entrepreneur Development Code Cofounder

asked May 14 '15 at 12:59

Paul Rodriguez
19 points

I've seen and heard in many websites, magazines and talking to people the same thing over and over again... A lot of people seem to agree that "solo" entrepreneurs don't have a chance to succeed....

Solo Entrepreneur Founder

asked Oct 10 '09 at 11:28

Ricardo
4,815 points

When you are a solo founder with no employees, what do you do to avoid procrastination and always be executing? I have tried blocking access to all time-wasting sites in my router. But how do you...

Solo Entrepreneur Founders

asked May 5 '14 at 13:20

Latonya Schindler
21 points

What are the top reasons to have co-founders that puts solo founders at a serious disadvantage?Should someone who already has an idea and close to finishing a basic prototype spend time looking for...

Co-Founder Solo Entrepreneur Founders

asked Apr 7 '14 at 15:40

Wayne Waring
14 points

What title should you represent yourself with when you're a one-man show?

Solo Entrepreneur

asked Mar 30 '14 at 16:41

Marc Adrian
1 point

I'm a solo founder who wants to hire the first three employees. I decided to wait until my revenues would support hiring three people because just hiring one person would have felt a little awkward...

Solo Entrepreneur Hiring

asked Mar 29 '14 at 02:25

Abe Tang
6 points

What are some ways to execute on a massive, overwhelming task (like marketing, for example) when you are a solo founder with no employees and no resources?

Marketing Solo Entrepreneur Productivity

asked Mar 28 '14 at 18:41

Michael Milne
4 points

I am building my startup from home by myself with a remote virtual assistant on ODesk. It's hard sometimes not to procrastinate and end up on Reddit or Hacker news. How do you keep your focus when...

Solo Entrepreneur

asked Feb 6 '14 at 14:32

Vilhelm Vida
16 points

I have been a solo founder my whole life and have managed to start several businesses without the need for outside funding. Yet, when I decided to explore my options and try to join an incubator...

Solo Entrepreneur Ycombinator

asked Feb 13 '14 at 17:16

User30118
6 points

I'm fifteen, and I just created a product. I've got the code done, but I have no experience with the actually marketing a product. So, how can I, as a teenager with no money, promote my project....

Getting Started Marketing Solo Entrepreneur Open Source Publishing

asked Dec 4 '13 at 13:32

Dylan Katz
10 points

Let's say I want to start consulting. I have a name in mind for my one-person business. Can I just.... call it that? Do I have to jump through any hoops to make it official?

Getting Started Solo Entrepreneur Incorporation Legal Entity

asked Sep 27 '13 at 00:11

Walrus The Cat
106 points

As many of you may know advisors can be key to a new startup, esp. with first time entrepreneurs.I wondered, how much time have your advisors say over the last month talked to you? My advisor (as...

Advisors Solo Entrepreneur Support

asked Jan 30 '13 at 11:55

Code Talk
253 points

I am deciding on leaving university to carry on with a business idea if it is as successful as I believe. However, as I am currently in uni, and also need to concentrate on studies for the time...

Solo Entrepreneur Money

asked Jan 9 '13 at 09:37

Adam Carter
123 points

I have been sharing my thoughts for getting into some business, with some of my friends & colleagues, but all I get from them is 'Disappointment' & advice like "It's too early for you to do...

Solo Entrepreneur Entrepreneurs Business Plan Business Social Entrepreneur

asked Nov 16 '12 at 21:50

Venkatesh
14 points