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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sole founder" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an individual who is the only person responsible for starting a business or organization.
Example: "After years of hard work, she became a sole founder of a successful tech startup."
Alternatives: "the only founder" or "a single founder."
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Emburse was started about a year ago by Peter Lai, a sole founder who was a co-founder of Crocodoc (which was acquired by Box).
She also said that it could be harder for entrepreneurs with little previous business experience or an unconventional background to attract investment, and that in the past three years she has taken on a strong team of advisers to counteract the risk associated with being a sole founder.
Greenberger is an unusual choice as a sole founder.
A sole founder, Rao first funded the venture with £50,000 of his own winnings from a professional poker competition.
Raising money can be a lonely job, especially as a sole founder, that is guaranteed to be a roller coaster of ups and downs.
Inoue is a sole founder driving StepUp, and needs funding to step the current desktop-only product to a more accessible and mobile friendly next level.
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I am the mother of two small children, a wife and the sole founder of a tech start-up.
As a female entrepreneur and sole founder and CEO of a venture-backed digital healthcare startup, I've experienced a positive shift in how I'm treated as a woman in tech compared to the horror stories of women who came before me.
The sole founder holds a PhD in robotic navigation, and much of his career has been in M&A and working with Fortune 500 companies.
Jane Lucy, CEO of Labrador Ltd, explains why she should win the Rising Star category of the Guardian Small Business Showcase competition: I am the sole founder of Labrador, a new intermediary for domestic energy customers, addressing the issues at the heart of the Competition and Markets Authority CMAandand more.
The sole founder, Sam Yam, is a veteran entrepreneur who worked at Loopt before co-founding and selling mobile ad mediation startup AdWhirl to AdMob.
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