Archive for March 2025
How to Launch Your Startup THIS Weekend (No Excuses)
How to Launch Your Startup THIS Weekend (No Excuses) I taught an award-winning course at UC Berkeley on how to launch startups. Last semester, we had 21 products launched in just 14 weeks. Too many people overthink instead of taking action. They spend months perfecting an idea, only to realize no one actually wants it.…
Read MoreSolopreneur Starter Kit
When you bet on yourself, you become the main character in your story and the master of your destiny. You become invincible in the market and fearless in the world.
We can all make a living on our own terms. You can connect your passions, proficiencies, and past experiences to profit from your labor of love.
No matter where you are on the employee-to-entrepreneur spectrum, you can make this happen, owning your life and living your “hell yes” lifestyle.
That is the path of the solopreneur.
Welcome to the journey.
Read MoreNavigating the Changing AI Go-To-Market Landscape: A Conversation Instructor Mahak Sharma
This spring, Mahak Sharma, Head of Platform Partnerships at Gemini, will be teaching a course titled AI Go-To-Market: The New Rules of Engagement, designed to guide AI founders, product managers, marketing professionals, and business leaders through the complexities of launching their products in a rapidly evolving landscape of AI applications. Previously, she lectured at SCET…
Read MoreTeachers and Coaches and Mentors, Oh My!
A Taxonomy of Educationary Acts* In my current work, I help people launch and scale new ventures. If someone asks, I sometimes summarize this reality with the simpler “I teach entrepreneurship and innovation.” When I do, it’s amazing how often people – from many different backgrounds – immediately tell me “Oh, entrepreneurship and innovation can’t…
Read MoreThe Age of Indie Hustlers: Making a Living On Your Own Terms
When I chose to bet on myself, I became the the main character of my story and the master of my destiny. I became invincible in the market and fearless in the world. Indie Hustlers are people who choose to make a living on our own terms. We are an alliance of communities and movements…
Read MoreLaunch & Grow Your Solo Business with No-Code A.I. & D.I.Y. Automation
As solopreneurs, how can we operate with the power and scale of a full-blown team? Consider this a “101” for Indie Hackers and Indie Hustlers. This is a step-by-step guide based on real-world trial and error. The latest tools and best practices are curated for design, branding, social media, marketing strategy and research, content creation,…
Read MoreBathing in the Fire of Feedback: Testing Customer Offers & Market Assumptions
The Fire of Feedback destroys what doesn’t work and ignites what does. But unvarnished feedback is hard to take. The truth is not always convenient. Business builders must test our customer offers and market assumptions. It’s like being a phoenix in creative destruction. Every rebirth is a business iteration or pivot. Recently, I consulted a…
Read MoreHow to Create Your Solopreneur Business
Launch Your Idea in One Week Solopreneurs are alchemists. We transform passion into profit. Today, you’re getting the one-week system I use to launch any idea. Cracking this code cost me millions in wins and losses. Think of it as a bite-sized Solopreneur MBA. When you monetize your labor of love, life becomes a magical…
Read MoreWhy Create a Solopreneur Business?
A solopreneur business is a profitable personal project. Anyone can generate $3,000~30,000 per month, per project, by monetizing their skills, interests, and experiences. True freedom is not f**k you money or the ability to get a job. It’s f**k you cash flow and the ability to get a customer. 1,000 True Fans is the idea…
Read MoreProtecting Your Ideas and Innovations at UC Berkeley Startup Studio: IP Fundamentals with Anita Choi
This spring, Anita Choi, Partner at Morrison & Foerster, will be teaching a course titled Intellectual Property and Legal Essentials for Innovators & Entrepreneurs, designed to guide AI founders, product managers, marketing professionals, and business leaders through the complexities of the intellectual property landscape. A chemist by training, Choi transitioned into a career in patent…
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