Building a profitable app as a solo developer in 2026 demands a combination of technical skills, strategic planning and disciplined execution. Edmund Yong underscores the importance of mastering core competencies such as integrating APIs, managing databases and using version control systems like Git. For example, effectively working with APIs not only simplifies data handling but…
As AI becomes human-level at areas like coding and marketing, it seems to be simultaneously reducing the size of founding teams. New data from Stripe Economics, analyzed by economist Ernie Tedeschi, shows a clear and accelerating shift in how businesses are being built: solo-founder startups are outpacing multi-founder ones across both AI and non-AI categories…
An hour before a recent private cooking class, chef and solopreneur Meenu Bhasin got a message: one of the children attending had a severe egg allergy. Two of her planned recipes required eggs. Loading audio narration… “They said, if you want to cancel, we understand,” Bhasin told Business Insider. “But I’m not going to do…
Career coach Julia Starr used AI to vibe code an app that mimics her signature framework. The app is a passive income stream and a marketing funnel, introducing her work to new customers. Starr said she does not worry about the AI replacing her human coaching experience. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation…
