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Great role in SF with visa sponsorship available for the right person 🌉
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Most people think starting a company without a co-founder is a bad idea.
We believe the opposite: solo founding will be the default way great companies get started.
Applications are now open for the Solo Founders Program.
3 months in SF: "solo, together" + 1:1 support + $100K
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Today solo founding still looks odd.
Eventually it will be the default way of starting companies.
I'm hiring a Chief of Staff to scale @solofounders with me.
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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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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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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?
You can tell how good a founder is by talking to their founding engineer. Solo founder always have excellent ones.
More authorship + more equity to grant = best people
For the first time in history, over 1 in 3 startups were started solo this year.
Introducing The State of Solo Founding: exclusive data from Carta + commentary from top founders and investors.
solofounders.com/report
Solo founders seem odd today.
Soon they'll be the default.
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I'm giving out $1K in microgrants with @mergedotclub to help you build ambitious technical projects.
Grantees will also get access to $800k in perks + the ODF community.
apps due by October 24th, apply below :)
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I’m obsessed with the idea of a solarpunk future built by technology.
Convinced that bringing the most ambitious people together will make it happen.
This center of gravity is built by people like Minn & Robby who help immigrant founders build important startups in SF.
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We're putting together an incorporation & immigration guide for those who are @solofounders.
Reply with your country 🇫🇷 and I'll send it over!
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Julius has raised a new round of funding from some great investors like @BessemerVP @sandykory @ycombinator @natfriedman @8vc and angels like @rauchg @amasad @AravSrinivas @akothari @mikeknoop @arashf @eoghan @gokulr @balajis @pk_iv @swyx @lukeharries @typesfaster + some more amazing folks
there’s no shortage of data, there’s a shortage of insights and Julius is here to fix it
We just raised $10M to put a data analyst in every knowledge worker's pocket📊
From marketing managers to product managers to founders, everyone now has the power to seek their own data insights
We're eliminating the gap between curiosity and clarity. See how we plan to do it👇
Many of those @solofounders are immigrants. Truly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible 🇺🇸
Solo founders are underestimated. We’re changing that.
In May we launched the Solo Founders Program (<1% acceptance rate) for six founders to build together in SF.
60 days in: millions raised, 35k GitHub stars, rapid growth.
Join us: Fall 2025 applications close soon.
Solo, Together — Solo Founders Program
Solo Founders are underestimated — we're here to change that
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TLDR;
• AI-native tooling & workflow picks will keep compounding.
• Solopreneurs will raise earlier, and faster.
• Visa support might be the highest-ROI founder perk of 2025.
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Capital matters, but conviction and immigration paperwork loom larger. cc @lighthousehq_ 🇺🇸
As is usual with early-stage founders, conviction is still the first stop on the path to going full time on something new.
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Join us 🌁
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We rarely hire.
We have one seat open in SF for someone who wants to create outstanding software for founders.
ODF has helped 1,000 startups launch worth billions.
Solo Founders has <1% acceptance rate and is proving solo is a valid path.
Come help founders win — email me!
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If you're currently employed but quietly thinking about what's next, reach out!
I have a good pulse on who's building interesting things in SF, happy to brainstorm and play matchmaker.
💌Just like this & DM me what your dream job would be.
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Looking for someone who wants to break into SF startups / venture to help me with @solofounders web stuff.
Coding w/ AI, SEO, blogs, etc.
Paid (obviously)
Proof of past work critical — more important than "badges" like where you went to school/interned
High velocity only :)
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If you're set on building a generational company, you should move to SF.
You can build a great regional business from Europe and the internet isn't a bad ecosystem overall.
Still, most of the change is happening here. Ultimately, it's about how far you want to go.
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This is a unique moment to start something.
We’ve been told the Bay Area feels like the dot com days again. I’ve seen a surge of founders moving here to be part of it.
Grateful to partner with @lighthousehq_ to help the most talented people in the world do their life’s work.













