What does Solopreneur mean?
An entrepreneur who builds and runs their entire business alone, handling everything from development to marketing to customer support without co-founders or employees.
Indie context: The ultimate one-person show. Many indie hackers start as solopreneurs, wearing every hat until revenue justifies hiring help or staying solo by design.
Solopreneur
An entrepreneur who builds and runs their entire business alone, handling everything from development to marketing to customer support without co-founders or employees.
💡 The ultimate one-person show. Many indie hackers start as solopreneurs, wearing every hat until revenue justifies hiring help or staying solo by design.
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Indie Hacker
An independent entrepreneur who builds profitable online businesses, typically bootstrapped and often as a solo founder or small team, focusing on sustainable revenue over venture capital.
Bootstrapped
Building a company using personal savings and revenue from the business itself, without taking outside investment from VCs or investors.
Side Project
A project you build outside of your full-time job, typically evenings and weekends, often with the goal of eventually turning it into a full-time business.
Monk mode
A period of intense focus where a founder cuts out all social distractions, meetings, and "noise" to complete a specific technical milestone.
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