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The Rise of the Solo-Founderย
โ and the Bootstrapped Solo-Founder
On Monday,ย ย Peter Walkerย fromย Cartaย and I found ourselves writing about the same intriguing trend:ย
โ Sam Altmanโs belief that weโll see a 1-person company become worth $1 billion.
We had slightly different takes, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
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The toughest battle youโll fight as a startup founderย
โ isnโt with the competition
โ itโs with yourself
Doubt
Fear
Worry
These are the enemies you never saw coming.
And most founders never recognize the real fight
The one in the mirror
โ Doubt whispers: โYouโre not ready.โ
โ Fear shouts: โYouโre going to fai...
The #1 battle every founder faces isnโt external
โ itโs in their mind.
When youโre building a startup
Chasing a dream
Fighting for your vision
โ you will face delays
โ difficulties
โ and dead ends
There will be moments when it feels like the odds are stacked against you, and ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ, youโre cooked...
Fundraising is one of the hardest things we do.ย
โ Not
โ As a faith-driven venture studio
โ Our approach to fundraising is different
โ It's not just to raise money
It's to raise "good money"
Itโs to partner with LPs ...
Who are faith-driven
And spirit-filled
We have to say no to investors, often.
Statisticall...
Why powerful CEOs have ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒโ5 times.
โ big dollar deals PLUS major equity stakes
โ but hereโs the thing
โ Iโve never merged companies with any of them
โ instead, they wanted to merge forces ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ
Why? Because ๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ The Brand behind every venture Iโve builtโand turned that br...
Why we boldly branded ourselves as โThe Non-Woke VCโ and now as โThe Non-Woke Ecosystem for MAGA Startup Foundersโ
At the start of 2024, we made a move that some thought was risky, but it felt like the right time.ย
Iโve always prided myself on reading the tea leaves and understanding the mood of the m...
The X-Factor: Investor Readiness ๐ฅ
When you pitch to an investor, itโs not just about the story or the deckโitโs about showing youโre truly ready.ย
I get pitched around 500-600 times a year, and I can always tell when a founder has โitโ and when they donโt.
The X-FactorโInvestor Readinessโisnโt about c...
The Woke Era is Over.
The tides are shifting. Big Tech, Silicon Valley VCs, and even the Billionaires have had enough.
โ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐? Done.
โ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผโฆ
โ But this false religion just got canceled.
Wokeness makes a lousy god, and the reckoning is here.
Now, hereโs my prediction:
๐ฎ R...
Whatโs so special about the faith-driven solo founder?
โ theyโre not building alone.ย
โ theyโre co-creating with the ultimate creator
โthey're partnering with God in their journey.ย
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. Theyโre literally co-creating with the Creator of the universe.
Now, you might ask, canโt yo...
โก๏ธ You have to convince someone to see the future ๐
And hereโs the catch โ you canโt just tell them about it. You actually have to show it to them.
When youโre pitching, itโs not just about describing your product or idea. Itโs about painting a clear, compelling vision of the future that they can beli...
โณ It might be closer than you think.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, believes AI could bring a whole new type of unicorn to lifeโthe one-person unicorn.
Today, weโre seeing even solopreneurs hit new heights, easily pulling in $1-5M in annual revenue. And the best part? Theyโre keeping 80-90% of it as perso...
This is the unfair advantage of the faith-driven founder
โ especially the non-woke kind
โ we believe our startup dreams are God-planted
And that God has a specific plan and purpose for ...
โ our lives
โ and our startups
Only 6% of Christians have a Biblical worldview, and we're definitely part of that gro...