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SOLOCITY

Mental support community for solo founders

Running a business is hard. Running one alone is a lot harder.

Solocity is a place for solo founders to talk about ways of dealing with the hardships of running a business by yourself.

The usual posts

How I grew my business from 100 customers to 1000.

5 Ways to start a conversation with your customers.

How to find good freelancers to hire

What is the best tool for task management?

Do you have recommendation on site blocking apps?

Mark Eting

CEO @ Obviousify

Solocity posts

My business is stagnating and it’s freaking me out.

How I overcame my fear of talking to customers.

I’m having difficulties delegating tasks. How can I start trusting my freelancers?

What to do when you have too many tasks and not enough time?

I’m getting distracted easily during work. How do you deal with distractions?

Solo Citizen

Founder @ Lorem IpSaaS

* These people do not exist

Can you tell me the 5 secrets of successful businesses?

No. You'll find no marketing gimmicks or self promotion here.

There's enough places to read and post such "advice" around the web.

Solocity will launch once we reach initial member threshold, after which it may become invite only.

We hate spam. Feel free to use any email address. We will contact you for registration at this address. Community login can be with a different address.

Give and get help

You’re going through what other founders have likely went through.

You went through what other founders are likely going through. Share your struggles and help others overcome theirs.

Different

There's plenty of resources helping founders with the operational side of the business. Solocity focuses on the psychological well-being and mentality of the founders.

Trust & Privacy

Community members are vetted so you know that you are getting advice from fellow solo founders, while still giving you the option to discuss anonymously.

Questions you might have

Who built this?

I’m Dan Rosenshain. Solo founder of BestHosting Network which is currently my only source of income (4 figures MRR). I came up with Solocity because of the constant struggles I have while working on it. I hope one day this can become a community run platform.

Why haven't you launched?

This is not a product. This is not an MVP. We need a certain amount of qualified members to start having helpful discussions around this complex subject. Once I feel we've reached that amount the discussion platform will be up. I'm aiming for 50 members initially but I think even less would be enough.

Who can apply?

At the moment, Solocity is intended for solo founders of any business type whose business is generating a minimum of $1,000 MRR. This is just a ballpark figure I came up with so expect it to change in the future.

How do you vet people?

Invited people will be required to send proof of revenue and ownership of the business, probably in the form financial summary and domain email verification.

Why should I trust this information with a random dude on the internet?

I don’t condone unnecessary sharing of information. But I need to make sure the community is built around around shared experiences of the members. This is the only way I can think of to achieve this. The information above will be used solely for the approval process, after which it will be deleted by default, unless you want to put it in your profile.

Can I have an anonymous profile?

You'll be able to keep the identity of your business and yourself anonymous. Some information about the business will be available for other members to show qualifications. Being open about who you are and what business you are running can help.

What prevents people from gaming the vetting process?

The real question is what do they have to gain from gaming it it? Nothing much, so I’m not worried.

What will members of the community use to communicate?

I’m applying for free Twist Unlimited for the Solocity community. If unsuccessful I will set up a forum (suggestions welcome). In the future I plan to perform live stream interviews.

How much does membership cost?

0 as in Nada. This may change in the future to cover operating costs.

So how will this make money?

I don’t think I want to make money off of people’s mental health. That would also create a conflict of interest (a-la dating apps) where if we help people overcome their issues we will lose revenue. If at one point I think it’s appropriate to generate revenue, either to cover costs or to be able to focus on improving the community, it will probably be in the form of sponsorships and/or donations. We will NEVER have targeted ads.

So I can turn off my ad blocker?

NO. You should almost never turn off your ad blockers. Always protect your privacy.

Like the idea? Have something to say?

For any suggestion or question contact me at dan@solocity.net

Solocity will launch once we reach initial member threshold, after which it may become invite only.

We hate spam. Feel free to use any email address. We will contact you for registration at this address. Community login can be with a different address.