Would you join a private network for serious solo founders?
The problem: we all know it's lonely being a Solo Founder but it's not just the isolation that makes it hard, it's the lack of support and brain power that gets me. You don't have anyone to bounce ideas off of, there's no one to get quick feedback from, no one to share the workload with, and it's difficult to develop authentic relationships when we're disconnected all over the internet.
The solution: I wanted to build a Mastermind Group for Solo Founders and got some interest when I Tweeted the idea out, but through problem discovery interviews I realized that Solo Founders need more than just a Mastermind group, they need a private network where they can share resources and brainstorm ideas, and even a place to find co-founders.
So, I'm building Solo Mogul Society - the first private network for serious Solo Founders (www.solomogul.co).
Members are vetted to ensure quality and while there are no revenue requirements to join (unlike YPO, Vistage, and other private networks) - only serious Solo Founders will be accepted.
I'm still conducting problem discovery interviews to make sure the idea is validated and I get the pricing right - if you might be interested in connecting for a brief call that would be amazing. In return, I can demo your product and write a testimonial, review your landing page and give feedback, and/ or offer discounts on Solo Mogul when we launch.
Thank you all - I'm excited to build this for our community!
This sounds like a promising idea, would be something I would look at joining.
Thanks @SilodSnek - having been a Solo Founder for the last 7 years I know this is solving a pain point - but I'm trying to figure out if the pain is big enough.
Are you a Solo Founder? Do you think the problem is painful enough to join a community for?
I am a solo founder ( currently ) I built an application, spent 2 years on it, spent over £80,000 on hiring a team to build and deploy the application, but I failed to do some research that essentially rendered the whole damn thing impossible to launch, I didn't understand that what I had built was considered a high risk business there for was constrained by specific payment gateways who are almost impossible to get on board with, so .... I binned the lot. I am currently starting up a different venture, and I am 100% solo right now, and I wont spend money like I did last time to get it off the ground, throwing money at a problem isn't something that always works it would seem.
I would join a community like this to learn from other peoples wisdom, the whole reason I am on IndieHacker.
If you are unsure if your product would work, you need to do more research into the problem you are trying to solve, and by putting this post up it seems you have started that journey, maybe add a poll to this post.
Cheers
Oh wow thanks for your insight - I'm glad you got back into the startup game and didn't let one failure stop you!
I'm currently doing the market research and validating the idea with ideal customers to get a sense of the demand for the community, it's less about will it work from a technical or resource perspective and more about is there a need for this.
Thanks for the advice about a poll, I'll post one in a future post! Appreciate your feedback!