Hey PH, I m Kerem, and I recently started building my first startup. Only 2 months in, but it s already clear: the startup world demands an entirely different set of skills than anything I ve done before.

I ve realized I m pretty decent at building, product, design, backend, but when it comes to marketing, outreach, and getting real traction... I feel way out of league.

There s a lot of talk about freedom, flexibility, owning your time, and 100% equity.

But behind the scenes, being a solo founder is also full of hidden challenges emotionally, financially, and logistically.

As a solo founder, you wear all the hats: product, design, marketing, support, strategy and sleep, if there's time.