Six solo founders on the question underneath every startup: how do you choose a company you'll still want to be running in ten years? Julian revisits conversations with Dhravya Shah (Supermemory), Francis Davidson (Odessia), Thais Castello Branco (Taste Labs), Flo Crivello (Lindy), Claire Vo (ChatPRD), and Paul Bakaus (Impeccable), and pulls one idea from each that deserved more spotlight.
Topics covered:
- Building in public as art — and the audience it earns (Dhravya Shah)
- Why start another company after taking one public (Francis Davidson)
- The ten-year test for picking a problem (Thais Castello Branco)
- “The cure to burnout is not rest. It's momentum.” (Flo Crivello)
- Front-loading the work you avoid (Claire Vo)
- The chief-of-staff trap: hire operations, keep building (Paul Bakaus)
What is Solo Founders?
The Solo Founder's Podcast features in-depth interviews with solo founders building remarkable companies. Each week, host Julian Weisser sits down with solo founders who are either operating at serious scale or doing something right now that you need to know about. From Series B and beyond to founders breaking out in real-time, these are the conversations that define what it means to build solo. New episodes every week.