Fired by His Own Co-Founder, Then Built the #1 Startup Accounting Platform | David Phillips, Fondo

Podcast: Solo Founders · Solo Founders

Opublikowano: 2026-05-13

David J. Phillips tried co-founders four times before he went solo. With $40,000 left in the bank after a stalled aquihire, he refounded the company alone — and built Fondo, the accounting platform now used by hundreds of YC and pre-seed startups. The conversation is part founder-confessional, part early-stage GTM playbook. Topics covered: The four co-founder breakups across four prior startupsRefounding with $40K and a single investor emailThe lived playbook for co-founder breakups (lawyer advice, severance + stock + move on)The four-question $40K filter for picking ideas you can ship soloThe Sam Parr false bottom — first customer, three months of n...