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Explore starting a startup in SF: https://t.co/QTihjfPK72 | Co-founders matched @traba_work @tryfinch @primer @contra @levels + more | @solofounders @mergedotclub joinodf.com San Francisco, CA Joined October 2016

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weisser @julianweisser

a week ago

Trying something new: Solo Talk Solo Founders Podcast guests have been on a tear: $30M raised $10M ARR Bootstrapped to 8 figures I rewatched the first six episodes and pulled one idea from each that deserved more commentary. 01:14 @bencera: automate 80%, the 20% is taste 04:26 @pk_IV: why the solo culture is "beautiful" 07:31 @chudson: don't take a co-founder of convenience 11:05 @ekuyda: the personal is universal 14:45 Daniel Francis: when the mission does the work 18:14 @yasser_elsaid_: "it's very hard to lose as a solo founder"

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weisser @julianweisser

a week ago

Great story of quietly sticking with an idea long enough: Frederic and Steijn started Lassie years ago after ODF and built one of the most incredible high-growth startups in Silicon Valley. They wisely stayed under the radar to anyone other than their customers. Congrats!

steijnpelle @steijnpelle

a week ago

Today, we're introducing Lassie and $47M in funding led by a16z. We're building AI that runs small businesses, starting with doctors' offices. Lassie is already trusted by 700+ practices across the country, working autonomously to provide them with 30 hours of labor per month.

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weisser @julianweisser

2 weeks ago

Solo-founded $2B company. Used by OpenAI, Anthropic, Replit. Solo Founders ep 13 is live with @grinich of @WorkOS. 07:49 The co-founder "blood bond" is a myth 10:55 There's only room for one Zuck at Meta 32:51 Pivots are the most traumatic thing you can do to a business 43:18 The best ideas always look like bad ideas 50:14 Sales is the ultimate expression of the company's value 53:57 The "founder pixie dust" no hire can replace 01:07:42 You only get one life. Why not swing as hard as you can?

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weisser @julianweisser

3 weeks ago

55% of unicorn companies have been founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants. Unblocking immigration is one of the most important problems of this generation to ensure America stays ahead. @minney_cat built @lighthousehq_ to make it easier (and faster) to navigate the immigration process. Solo Founders episode 12 is live: 0:49 - From AI investor to immigration firm, solo 11:47 - The six-figure sale that made it real 13:54 - Company building is a mirror 19:36 - The anonymous survey she sent 20 friends 24:50 - Complicated vs complex problems 29:54 - Lessons from her first co-founder 45:36 - Talent infrastructure for frontier tech 54:51 - The case for solo founding

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Solo Founders @solofounders

3 weeks ago

Yasser is seriously raising the bar for what it means to be a bootstrapped solo founder.

Yasser @yasser_elsaid_

3 weeks ago

We just crossed $10M in ARR at @Chatbase! 🎉 🎉 And today, we're launching Chatbase as the full harness for customer-facing AI agents. Similar to how Claude code is a harness for coding agents, Chatbase is the harness for customer experience agents. That means we give the

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weisser @julianweisser

4 weeks ago

Just met a founder who got royally screwed by a "VC" Worse, the lawyers they talked to in India before signing the docs assured him the terms were customary. I built a free tool to evaluate investor terms and avoid these catastrophic issues. Like/reply if you want access.

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ODF @joinodf

4 weeks ago

@julianweisser So many horror stories of founders not understanding that "customary" is usually anything but!

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ODF @joinodf

4 weeks ago

Congratulations, Namanyay! Incredible journey since ODF24 🔥

Namanyay @NamanyayG

4 weeks ago

"I was waiting for an idea like this, glad that you made this" - $9B valuation tech company CEO "this is the best thing to happen to our company" - Customer, Series B CEO "you are going to be the Stripe for AI software i can see it" - 2x Founder

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ODF @joinodf

4 weeks ago

@julianweisser @davj @Fondocom Fondo is keeping so many ODF startups on track 🫡

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weisser @julianweisser

4 weeks ago

He had 4 co-founder breakups across 4 startups. Then he went solo and hit $10M ARR. Solo Founders Podcast ep 11 is live with @davj of @fondocom. 05:04 Refounding Fondo with $40K left 09:00 The investor email that pivoted the company 17:03 Find one investor who's in your corner 20:44 The $40K filter that surfaced Fondo from a list 28:37 Bezos heuristic: build for what stays the same 34:04 Why one big customer wasn't product-market fit 36:00 Delaware franchise tax: 100 free filings → first 10 customers 49:22 Your co-founder lives in Claude now

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guglielmo @_guglielmo

a month ago

we're writing $100k checks in solo founders dm me if: > people think you dream too big > your customers love what you are building > you don't wait for permission, you just get started no resume, just show us you are moving really really fast.

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ODF @joinodf

a month ago

Jimmy Douglas has been focused on used electric vehicles since his days leading the division at Tesla. After ODF1, he set out to build Plug (marketplace for EVs) teaming up with the marketplace masters at Floodgate. They're now on track for $100M in revenue.

weisser @julianweisser

a month ago

He quit Tesla to start a company but it wasn't a smooth ride. It took 14 (!!) GTM pivots but now he's on track for $100M this year. Solo Founders Podcast ep 10 is live with @jimmydouglas of @plugmotors. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 06:52 Running the largest used-EV operation in

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Noémie @FedericoNoemie

a month ago

Moving to SF changed my life. In the last 2 years, I paid it forward and helped hundreds of founders relocate to do their life's work. I want to work with you & invest $100K if you: - are building solo - feel what you’re building is a calling - have paying users who love you

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ODF @joinodf

a month ago

Congrats Brandon and team! You've come a long way since the very first ODF cohort!

Brandon Hill • Vori.com @IamBrandonHill

a month ago

Grocery is a $1.5T domestic market — bigger than restaurants, bigger than hotels. But it's running on technology from the Reagan administration. We just raised a $22M Series B for @VoriHQ to make every supermarket in America autonomous.

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ari dutilh @aridutilh

a month ago

we're investing $100,000 in solo founders building something that feels like their calling. paying customers are great but not required if moonshot. dm me if this is you – let's work together.

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weisser @julianweisser

a month ago

I want to work with you (and invest $100k) if you… 1/ are building solo 2/ feel what you’re building is a calling, not work 3/ have paying customers (or have a good reason you don’t yet / building a moonshot) DM me about the upcoming Solo Founders Program

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weisser @julianweisser

2 months ago

I spent 7 years helping people finding co-founders (1,000 startups, $10B) Then I went all-in on Solo Founders. Solo Founders Podcast ep 8 live. I swapped seats and was interviewed by @davj (solo founder of @Fondocom) We talk about: 01:46 The Co-Founder Myth & Origins of ODF 06:23 The Moment That Sparked Solo Founders 08:30 The New $100K Investment 12:31 Why There's No Demo Day 17:34 Solo Founders Program 20:59 Why Startups Really Implode 27:15 The Solo Founding Trend & Denominator Delusion 30:55 When to Raise a Seed Round 32:10 True Solo, Free Solo, Juiced Solo 36:40 The Tailwinds Behind Solo Founding 40:03 The Bear Case for Solo Founding 43:12 The Bull Case: The Company Only Dies If You Do 47:14 Solo Together, Not Solo Alone 49:08 Outro & How to Apply

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weisser @julianweisser

2 months ago

6 pivots. Cease-and-desist from Microsoft. Then Harvard picked his AI over ChatGPT. Solo Founders Podcast ep 7 is live with @0interestrates of @juliusai. We talk about: How Rahul ended up solo The football analogy for building momentum Why 8/10 co-founder teams are fighting in private "I need to be the worst coder on the team" Why "less cash, more equity" is a green flag Six pivots and the Microsoft cease-and-desist Why Sam Altman can't sell you a pen (but can sell you AGI) Rahul's bear and bull case for solo founding

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weisser @julianweisser

2 months ago

The Solo Founders Program turns one today. Many say you need a co-founder to get started. They're wrong. The best founders have never waited around for a co-founder. Will you?

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weisser @julianweisser

2 months ago

$9M ARR. No VC. Solo founder. Solo Founders Podcast ep 6 is live with @yasser_elsaid_ of Chatbase. We talk about: 00:03 Discovering RAG before ChatGPT existed 11:44 First Stripe payment 30 minutes after launch 14:37 "Free solo" founding, beyond indie hacking 27:39 Why bootstrapping changes the definition of success 35:37 The "benevolent dictatorship" of solo founding 44:43 Scaling bootstrapped, profitability from day one 54:14 The B2B playbook: pricing, content, cold outbound 1:08:20 Bear and bull case for solo founding