I met my co‑founder Kushal through a cold reach‑out on LinkedIn.
I reflected on the trade‑offs between solo founders and co‑founder teams in the AI era.
Harvard professor Noam Wasserman studied 10,000 founders and found that 65% of high‑potential startups fail because co‑founders could not get along.
Carta data shows solo‑founded companies jumped from 23% in 2019 to 36% in H1 2025.
A solo founder today can ship code, run customer support, handle ops, and create content at a speed that required a 3‑person founding team two years ago.