Solo Founders

AI agents now write the code, review it and write the tests. Chai Choudhary, solo founder of Workers IO, is building the proof layer that shows whether any of it works. A conversation about why "nobody's buying code" anymore, the first company he sold too early, killing ideas fast, and why founders should start solo.

Topics covered:
- AI-written code and the growing gap between engineers and their own codebases
- Why proof that software works is becoming the product
- Starting late: code on paper, one lab hour a week, no internet until college
- Timing, and the cost of selling too early
- Runway as a decision tool
- Killing two ideas fast, and never marrying a solution
- Content-led distribution for a deeply technical product
- Solo vs. co-founders: equity for exceptional hires, and the honest bear case

Guest: Chai Choudhary, founder and CEO of Workers (https://workers.io).

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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.