What I Learned in My First Year Year as a Solo Founder
After running a thing by myself for nearly ten years, I would say the most important factor is anxiety management. People experience anxiety very differently, so it's hard to give advice, but without some way of dealing with and reducing this stress it is not possible to run a solo business for a sustained period of time.<p>Some examples of what can make you anxious working solo:<p>* A "lumpy" income stream that is hard to model or predict<p>* The feeling of being on call 24/7<p>* Having to make a large capital outlay or hire an expensive professional like a lawyer<p>* Seeing a well-funded competitor appear and start hiring<p>Anxiety is an odd meta-problem in that if you worry about it, you just make it worse, but some strategy for long-term coping is necessary.