Ask HN: What are some examples of successful single-person businesses?
Careful with your terminology.  "Successful" has different meanings for different people.<p>By <i>my</i> definition, for example, I run the most successful single-person business that I'm aware of.  But it doesn't make millions, so it might not meet your definition at all.<p>My goal was to replace my day job with a software business that required as close to zero attention as possible, so that I could have time to spend on the things that actually matter to me.<p>The business brings in the equivalent of a nice Senior Developer salary, which is not what most people think of when they imagine a successful Startup.  But it lets me work with a bunch of cool tech when I want to, and, more importantly, is automated to the point where Customer Service involves a quick 30 second - 10 minute email sweep over morning coffee.  For me, that's a lot more valuable than a few more million dollars in the bank.<p>The cool thing about running your own business is that you get to decide on your own definition of success.<p>EDIT: I wrote a bit about how I got into this position, in case anybody is interested.  It's not actually all that hard to do:<p><a href="http://www.expatsoftware.com/Articles/guy-on-the-beach-with-a-laptop.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.expatsoftware.com/Articles/guy-on-the-beach-with-...</a>