Solo Founder

In this interview, entrepreneur Ann Malum shares how she transformed a single fitness studio into Solidcore, one of the most successful boutique fitness brands in the United States. She discusses the lessons she learned from building a nonprofit, scaling a business to more than 100 locations, raising capital, leading through uncertainty, and achieving a nine-figure exit. Ann also reveals her philosophy on leadership, investing, wealth creation, and why community, discipline, and self-belief are the foundations of long-term success.

In this interview, Base44 founder Maor Shlomo shares how he built an AI-powered app development platform from scratch, grew it to hundreds of thousands of users, and sold it to Wix for more than $80 million in just six months. He discusses building as a solo founder, leveraging AI to move faster than larger competitors, growing through community-driven marketing, and why speed, simplicity, and user feedback were critical to Base44's success. Maor also reveals his approach to product development, bootstrapping, and building in the era of AI.