Six solo founders on the question underneath every startup: how do you choose a company you'll still want to be running in ten years? Julian revisits conversations with Dhravya Shah (Supermemory), Francis Davidson (Odessia), Thais Castello Branco (Taste Labs), Flo Crivello (Lindy), Claire Vo (ChatPRD), and Paul Bakaus (Impeccable), and pulls one idea from each that deserved more spotlight.
Topics covered:
- Building in public as art — and the audience it earns (Dhravya Shah)
- Why start another company after taking one public (Francis Davidson)
- The ten-year test for picking a problem (Thais Castello Branco)
- “The cure to burnout is not rest. It's momentum.” (Flo Crivello)
- Front-loading the work you avoid (Claire Vo)
- The chief-of-staff trap: hire operations, keep building (Paul Bakaus)
Host: Julian Weisser — Solo Founders. Apply to the Solo Founders Program: https://solofounders.com/program/r/the\_podcast