My solopreneur story: zero to $45K/mo in 2 years
Published in 2023, this chronicle by @trungdq88 details the mechanics of building a profitable, self-funded business without venture backing. Key verified financial milestone: $45K/mo.
The community focused on B2B customer acquisition channels, cold email vs SEO distribution, and balancing full-time employment with side-project development.
Great story.
That aside, I wish we would stop using the word(s) ____preneur. It creates a false god.
In most cases, these are businesses one hit-by-a-bus event away from being nothing at all. Aside from the drop in revenue, customers who rely on the product/service gets screwed. That's not very 'preneur-y. Finally, the business are also the person and the person the business. That is, no exit.
Entrepreneurs scale and the means revenue *and* team, because sustainablity matters. And all along if they're not building for exit, they keep it a mind. Being exit'able is a measure of how successful the venture is.
Again. Great story. I'm inspired. I simply don't want to be a solopreneur, dadpreneur, mompreneur, etc.
an other thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37622702
Author here. I hope the article is helpful. Happy to answer any questions :)