What are solo founders actually building?
71 ideas keep coming up in what the builders wrote, in 12 areas. 652 of their 1,284 projects fit one of them; each idea lists its projects and the words that put them there.
Run the operation
- Turn informal input into an operational recordUsers start with speech, files or messages instead of a finished form.8 projects
- Replace the one-off audit with repeated checkingA recurring observation produces an alert, comparison or repair task.24 projects
- Software for physical operationsSmall operational teams need tools shaped around jobs, routes, equipment and appointments.13 projects
- Keep security posture connected to corrective workFindings feed remediation plans, fixes or continuing compliance work.4 projects
- Publish a tailored form or questionnaireUsers configure an interaction for other people to answer.7 projects
- Put one customer action behind a shareable pageA lightweight page handles a focused customer interaction.6 projects
The whole landscape
Every project on one board, placed by the waves it belongs to, or the September 2026 map as an image to keep.
How we found these waves
- The starting point
- Founder networking threads, quote posts and related posts, followed by project websites. The September 18 research reviewed 854 records: 851 unique projects and three duplicates.
- What we could learn
- 485 projects had enough evidence for the offering, audience and approach; 177 had a meaningful description with gaps; 189 lacked enough information. 440 projects fit the 70 recurring ideas in this edition.
- What a wave means
- A shared task, audience need or approach, checked against each project’s sources. It describes a pattern in this catalogue, not measured market growth. Some projects fit several waves; others have a distinct idea or need more information.
- Follow the evidence
- Open a wave for its criteria and source excerpts, then a project for the original sources and its builders. Counts above reflect the current published catalogue; the downloadable map records the research edition.