{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"START","title":"Julian Weisser | The Solo Flippening: How 1-in-3 Startups Broke the Co-Founder Myth","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/85d41fc2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1098,"description":"The script has been the same for decades: find a co-founderInvestors demanded it. Accelerators screened for it. The narrative became so entrenched that founders started pairing up out of obligation, not alignment.Julian Weisser, founder of SOLO and ODF, has a name for this phenomenon: co-founders of convenienceAnd he's proving they're not just unnecessary-they're often the reason companies fail.This week, Julian released 'The State of Solo Founding' report: \"Today, solo founding is considered odd. Soon it will be the default. This report features exclusive Carta data alongside commentary from solo founders who have raised over $250M and the investors who backed them.\"The comprehensive tracks solo founder rates across thousands of startups, the headline finding is historic: for the first time, over one-third of new startups are solo-founded (That's 36% in 2025, up from under 25% in 2019)👉 Download the report here: https://solofounders.com/report👉 Apply to the Solo Founders Program today. A three-month, in-person residency for 6 ambitious solo founders. Next cohort starts Jan. 23, 2026: solofounders.com/program(00:44) Why the report matters now(02:17) The data: 24% → 36%, first year over 1-in-3(04:32) 3 forces: AI, visible wins, collapsing narrative(06:00) Investor POV(07:30) Org design insight: cutting the middle layer(09:47) Download report: http://solofounders.com/report(11:01) ODF26: half the cohort flipped to solo(12:33) Inside SOLO(14:30) Why coworking doesn't work for startups(16:37) Outcomes: $1M ARR in 2 months & more(17:19) Follow @solofounding & @joinodfWhere to find Julian Weisser:‍X: https://x.com/julianweisserLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianweisserWebsite: https://weisser.io‍Where to find SOLO: ‍X: https://x.com/solofoundingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solo-foundersWebsite: https://solofounders.comWhere to find ODF:‍X: https://x.com/joinodfLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solo-foundersWebsite:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q-E1hh7K6IS4AfZiNy2p4MYVGcUOO8lQP92h8QbOEOA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NzVj/MDEzNjkxNjU1N2Uy/NDFhMDQ3M2ZhNWI3/NWY0MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}