About The Future Is Solo
Our Mission
The Future Is Solo (TFIS) is a research initiative dedicated to understanding how artificial intelligence and automation are fundamentally reshaping the landscape of entrepreneurship and business creation. We explore the emerging paradigm where individuals can leverage AI agents and automated systems to build and scale businesses that rival traditional enterprises.
What We Study
AI-Powered Solopreneurship
We investigate how individuals are using AI agents to handle complex business functions—from coding and marketing to operations and customer service—traditionally requiring entire departments.
Enterprise Transformation
Our research examines how large organizations are adopting multi-agent systems and agentic workflows to automate decision-making and compress organizational hierarchies.
Economic Democratization
We analyze how cloud platforms, open-source AI models, and collaborative agents are lowering barriers to entry, enabling anyone with the right problem-solving mindset to build scalable solutions.
Key Research Areas
- Solo Unicorn Potential: Analyzing the path to billion-dollar single-founder companies
- Agentic Workflows: Studying autonomous AI systems in business operations
- Workforce Evolution: Understanding the implications for traditional employment
- Technology Accessibility: Tracking the democratization of advanced AI tools
- Regulatory Frameworks: Examining governance needs for AI-driven businesses
Our Approach
We combine quantitative research with real-world case studies, interviewing pioneering entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and AI researchers to understand both the opportunities and challenges of this transformation.
Get Involved
Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur leveraging AI, a researcher studying automation’s impact, or a business leader navigating this transformation, we welcome collaboration and insights from the community shaping the future of work.
Contact us to share your story or contribute to our research.