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title: "Founder Spectrum"
publishedAt: "2024-10-07"
summary: ""
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Founders tend to fall somewhere along a spectrum between the solo indie hacker and the fully-backed YC rocket ship. The difference isn't just in funding. It shows up in taste and how you build things. I feel both sides pulling at me. And like most things in life, I think, it's not either-or.

- **Label:** Identifying as an Indie Hacker vs. Getting backed by YC

- **Aspiration:** Chasing ramen profitability vs. Aiming for unicorn status

- **Role model:** Following Pieter Levels vs. Looking up to Sam Altman

- **Culture:** Staying solo vs. Hiring across the board

- **Location:** Nomading through Bali & Lisbon vs. Settling in SF & NYC

Still figuring out where I land.