Justin Welsh

The people building alone right now look crazy to everyone around them. But they're learning how to do everything themselves, and that compounds. In a few years, they'll build whatever they want, whenever they want, and keep nearly 100% of the revenue.

2025 as a solopreneur: - $2.834M+ in revenue - Operated at ~91% margins - Sunset my 2 top products - 134K new followers on LinkedIn - 45K new followers on 𝕏 - Traveled domestically 12x - Traveled internationally 8x - Threw 7 small masterminds - Exercised 348 days - Walked 2,460 miles & 6.15M steps - Lost 8 pounds - Took my wife to lunch 60x - Visited 10+ breweries - Lived abroad for 60 days - Flew our parents on vacation first class Life came first, business supported it.

I'll never disrupt an industry, build the next $1B unicorn, or be featured on a Forbes list. But I will spend my life doing what I want, when I want, with whom I want, and very little of what I hate.

Your business should give you more life, not become your life.

The fastest way to feel behind is to measure your chapter 1 against someone else's chapter 20.

We strangely celebrate the startup that raises $4M more than the small business owner who earns $4M.

Please don't quit your job and go "all in". Find an hour each day to grow a side project. Replace 60% of your current income while trending in the right direction. Then make your move. Almost always a better decision.

A study of 2.7 million startups: The average age of people who started the fastest-growing tech companies is 45. Everyone's in a rush, but shouldn't be.

Most highly competent people could replace their salary by talking about one thing they do exceptionally well on the internet every day for 18-24 months.

I prefer cash in the bank versus valuation on paper.

Everyone wants the shortcut, but the shortcut is doing it longer than everyone else.