Smarter Solopreneurs

Smarter Solopreneurs

This Is Why It's Not Working

What most solopreneurs don’t do, and why you should.

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Maya Say
Aug 04, 2025
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In its early days, Notion wasn’t the tool we love today.

The product was buggy, crashing often. Their tech infrastructure couldn’t support what they were trying to build. And their marketing didn’t quite land either—users didn’t get it.

By the time they realized they were in trouble, they’d nearly burned through $2 million in angel funding.

Most people wou…

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