A solopreneur recounts trying ChatGPT after its 2022 launch, initially impressed by creative outputs like poems but disappointed when applying it to real work tasks. The output was judged too shallow or unreliable for practical business use, leading to early abandonment of the tool before revisiting it later with better strategies.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-10
A solo business owner describes scope creep while building a personal CRM tool, which grew from a simple contact list into a system with Google Drive integration, calendar syncing, a branded interface and custom automation. The account is used to illustrate how independent workers, lacking a project manager to impose limits, must define their own boundaries to avoid endless feature creep.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-04
An Entrepreneur contributor describes using vibe coding, building software through natural-language prompts to AI, to run their solo business more efficiently. They report automating repetitive workflows, launching products faster and creating interactive marketing tools without hiring developers, turning tasks that once took weeks into hours-long projects.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-31