Solo founders are not slower where it counts
The dataset splits nearly 50/50 between solo founders and co-founder teams, which makes the comparison honest. Median times per milestone, side by side.
Based on 462 documented journeys · data regenerated 2026-08-31
Solo vs co-founder teams, per milestone
First customer
Solo
30 days (n=172)
Team
30 days (n=192)
$1K MRR
Solo
6 months (n=155)
Team
6 months (n=139)
$10K MRR
Solo
13 months (n=129)
Team
12 months (n=166)
$100K ARR
Solo
2.0 years (n=86)
Team
2.0 years (n=140)
Technical vs non-technical founders
First customer
Tech
30 days (n=263)
No-code
30 days (n=101)
$1K MRR
Tech
6 months (n=224)
No-code
6 months (n=70)
$10K MRR
Tech
12 months (n=216)
No-code
12 months (n=79)
$100K ARR
Tech
2.0 years (n=159)
No-code
2.0 years (n=67)
Read segment gaps with care: founder type correlates with product choice and industry, so a faster median is evidence, not causation. Run your own segment in the explorer for the combination that matches you.
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