Solo Company Thinking Mentor

A Decision Problem for Solo Founders

When a solo developer, creator, or one-person company faces choices like 'should I build this product?', 'content first or product first?', 'charge on day one?', or 'should I hire or raise?', generic advice often misses stage constraints. This skill frames the problem as a solo-founder decision and compares three publicly known operating styles: Pieter Levels for product and speed, Sahil Lavingia for strategy and minimalism, and Justin Welsh for marketing and systems. It does not return one standard answer; it makes the trade-offs explicit, helping users identify whether the bottleneck is product, audience, cash flow, or energy.

How the Skill Works

The core workflow is scenario diagnosis, framework matching, stage routing, and paradox resolution:
- Scenario diagnostics: the user describes a dilemma, such as 'I want to build a small product but I do not know if it is worth it,' and the skill returns distinct reasoning paths from the three perspectives.
- Decision framework library: frameworks are grouped by product, pricing, growth, and energy, such as Shotgun Approach, Product Ladder, Ramen-Profit, and Content Flywheel.
- Stage navigator: it maps stages from pre-launch to first paying user, $1K to $10K/month, and $10K to $100K/month, then recommends the more relevant viewpoint.
- Paradox resolver: it handles conflicts like 'product vs content,' 'free vs paid,' and 'fast vs polished,' then proposes an integrated recommendation.

Finally, scripts/main.py provides a structured entry point for scenario diagnosis, stage routing, and multi-perspective comparison.

Boundaries and Caveats

It is closer to a decision sparring partner than a business consultant: it does not provide legal, tax, or investment advice, and it does not predict markets. The three methodologies carry personal context and timing, such as Levels' indie SaaS path, Justin's content systems, and Sahil's minimalist company constraints. Users should treat it as a framework, not as a script to copy a specific number or action. Major financial decisions still require personal risk assessment and professional advice where needed.