Why do you believe the concept of a one-person billion-dollar software unicorn is largely an illusion?
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Founder & CEO at SaaStr
Niche: SaaS
Revenue: Approx. USD 2.5 Million/month
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Started: 2012
Building a toy application with automated coding agents is easy, but scaling an enterprise business requires SOC 2 compliance, security audits, procurement negotiations, customer success management, and high-touch executive relationship building. Enterprise buyers will not sign seven-figure contracts with software vendors that do not have dedicated human teams backing their service.
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