Your first 30 days as a solo founder
How to pick one offer, talk to five people, and avoid rebuilding your website for the third time.
Read morePractical notes for people building income step by step—pricing, focus, and getting to clarity faster.
Demo posts — replace with real articles before launchHow to pick one offer, talk to five people, and avoid rebuilding your website for the third time.
Read moreUse costs, time, and a simple floor price before you “see what the market bears.”
Read moreA short framework for shiny-object syndrome—when to log an idea and when to delete it.
Read moreHow savings, burn, and side income interact—plus why “months of runway” is a moving target.
Read moreDemo. Week one: write a one-paragraph description of who you help and what outcome you sell. Week two: book three conversations—not pitches, curiosity calls. Week three: ship a small version of the work once. Week four: raise your price slightly and document what blocked you.
Swap this block for a full article. Link to roadmaps and calculators where it helps.
Demo. Start with monthly personal costs + business costs + tax buffer. Add the hours you can sell per month. Divide: that is your minimum hourly floor before profit. Now compare to peers—but don’t anchor on the lowest price you saw on Twitter.
Try the Pricing & Profit calculator when you have rough numbers.
Demo. If the idea doesn’t change your next seven days of work, park it in a list and return in thirty days. If it does, ask: does it increase revenue, reduce risk, or teach you something you must know now? If none, it waits.
Demo. Runway is how long you can operate if revenue stopped tomorrow. Add savings and predictable inflows; subtract average monthly burn. Seasonality and one-off expenses make the number jump—revisit monthly.
Stress-test with the Cash runway stress tester.