What It Actually Takes To Build a Startup Solo | 6 VC-Backed Successful Solo Founders

Podcast: Solo Founders · Solo Founders

Opublikowano: 2026-07-22

Everyone thinks going solo means answering to no one. Six solo founders behind WorkOS, Fondo, Plug, Lighthouse, Hamlet, and Julius AI say the opposite: you have more bosses, not fewer, and the job is convincing all of them. Julian revisits the six moments that deserved more attention the first time around. Topics covered: - Why going solo means more convincing, not less (Rahul Sonwalkar, Julius AI) - The original-insight test: "if you don't have one, don't start" (Sunil Rajaraman, Hamlet) - The "wrong" business model behind a 16-to-429 hockey stick (Jimmy Douglas, Plug) ...