The Rise of the XSMB and the end of corporate jobs that we hate

Managing a business alone can be hard, but in the United States, over 70% of companies are "soloprenuers" and there's an accelerating trend that these businesses are digital-only. These hard working folks are tasked with managing finance, accounting, purchasing, sales, marketing and customer service. It can be daunting and veer the business-owner f... See more

There are also promising cultural and macro shifts supporting a resurgence of entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and small businesses.

On the supply side, according to a Dartmouth study on latent entrepreneurship, 71% of Americans (110M) would prefer to be self-employed. This huge contingent of aspiring entrepreneurs suggests that many individuals will embark down the “enterprization of consumer” journey, initially exploring side hustles and earning supplemental income, with some ... See more

The share of solo-founder startups has almost doubled in the last few years2, and the first examples of businesses with a handful of employees generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue have emerged. Henri Shi, who spent nearly a decade growing super.com into a $150M ARR business, is now tracking the progress towards Altman’s one-person ... See more