☝️ One Person Startups

👋 Hey — Egemen here.

I think resourcefulness is probably the single most powerful trait for any founder of any startup.

It’s essentially making sure things move forward no matter the constraints or challenges.

Here’s a snapshot of what’s on the menu today:

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🧠 Deep-Dive: One Person Startups

I’ve been a solo founder before. It’s not glamorous — it’s scrappy and exhausting.

And I’m seeing a lot more of these startups, doing a lot less what I went through a couple years ago, let me explain.

With AI tools getting better every day, it’s now possible for one person to build, test, and ship products that used to take a full team.

We’re starting to see a lot more one-person startups — and it’s not just a trend, it’s becoming normal. You can do most of the stuff yourself (at least in the early days).

There's no buffer.
No one to blame.
Just momentum and your own conviction.

Sam Altman once said the best startups often begin with one or two obsessed people building something nobody else believes in yet. You’ll feel that.

That doesn’t mean teams are going away — but it does mean you can stay small for longer. You can validate faster, make decisions quicker, and stay really close to your users without all the overhead.

I think we’re going to see a lot of great companies start this way — one person, a laptop, and a real problem to solve.

As long as you’re chasing after a real problem that’s important enough for people to pay to get fixed, a “one-man-army” can make a lot of waves.

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Grit, determination, willingness to go through the challenge just because.
Absolutely beautiful.

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