The Solopreneur Path

There are four tracks — but if you're going solo with AI as your team, here's the order they're meant to be read. Idea, first client, scaling, operator. Don't try to do it all at once.

VC · Vibe Coder FG · IT Pros / Field Guides VM · Vibe Management SB · Solo Business
// Phase 01

Idea & Setup

// "I have an idea, I have AI, now what?"

  1. Vibe Coding Fundamentals [VC 1.1 · free] Learn how to ship with AI as a pair-programmer. Free primer.
  2. Personal Knowledge Database [FG 01 · free] Build the second brain your AI can actually read. Stop re-explaining your project.
  3. Pricing AI-native services [SB 1.1] Know what to charge before you take a call. Fixed / retainer / per-use, anchored to outcomes.
// Phase 02

First Client

// "How do I find one, pitch one, and close one without underpricing?"

  1. First-client playbook [SB 2.1] Where AI-native clients hide, pitch language, the discovery call, closing without going low.
  2. Contracts, IP & SOW [SB 1.2] Close it safely. IP ownership for AI-generated work, SOW template, liability clauses, refund window.
  3. Reviewing AI Code [VC 3.2 · free] Ship the work safely. Don't be the dev whose AI-built feature 500'd in week 1.
// Phase 03

Scaling

// "I have clients. How do I get more without working more hours?"

  1. Audience-building while solo [SB 3.1] The daily-signal pattern, cross-platform cadence, lead magnets that compound.
  2. Productizing services [SB 3.2] Hours → milestones → packages. Escape hourly billing with Stripe Payment Links.
  3. Cost Control & Attribution [VM 1.1] Know your unit economics at scale — AI tokens are now a real line in your COGS.
// Phase 04

The Operator

// "How do I keep doing this without burning out or losing the plot?"

  1. Being the operator [SB 4.1] The contractor question, burnout signals, generalist vs specialist, when to shut something down.
  2. Personal Practice Rituals [VM 2.4] The daily/weekly rituals that keep an AI-augmented solo operator from drifting.
  3. Positioning solo + agent team [SB 2.2] Once you're stable: lean into the "one person + agents" brand. Naming, showing the work, brand moat from saying no.

This path uses 12 lessons from all four tracks. Buy a single Track Pack for $45 lifetime per-track, or get everything plus the live community on Substack Experimenters.