{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Solo Founders","title":"Fired by His Own Co-Founder, Then Built the #1 Startup Accounting Platform | David Phillips, Fondo","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/27bb3a98\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3114,"description":"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 nothingThe Delaware-franchise-tax mini-product wedge that produced the first ten paying customersBear case and bull case for solo founding\"Your co-founder lives in Claude now\" — the closing argumentGuest: David J. Phillips — founder & CEO of Fondo, the accounting and tax platform for venture-backed startups.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Mj10Aagf8Fn8vlPjgqrVjy6o35AHmBKx1tPfNCCPiYo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80OWE2/Y2E3NGM5MjYxYmQ1/Njk2YjU5YTlkMmMw/OTZmYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}