Lainey

Ex-Goldman Sachs. Helped startups raise $40M+. Built and exited my own product as a solo founder.
Now building Groundwork — a platform that lets solo founders raise from their first users, not investors. Because the people who use what you build are the best believers you'll ever find.
Building the whole thing in public.

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From laser physics to indie Mac dev: I built a meeting recorder that never touches a server

Struggling to track my own outreach while trying to find my first users. How do you do it?

$19.30 MRR after 16 extensions: what I learned from pausing HN

I built an AI tool for agencies, spent 40 days on SEO and community, and still have zero paying strangers. Here's what I'm seeing.

I kept losing deals not because of bad sales — but because I forgot to follow up

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