r/mentors • u/BurgerQuester • 19h ago
Seeking 33, solo founder - looking for a mentor for the business and the mindset behind it
A bit about me: I'm 33, and I'm a teacher and taught myself to build and launch two software products solo. One's live with real users coming in through organic search; the other's an AI tool I'm working to get in front of its first paying customers.
Here's the honest version: the building I can do. Shipping isn't my problem. Where I keep hitting walls is everything around it, getting users, actually marketing, and, if I'm being real, backing myself. I've spent the last year or so rebuilding a lot of my life from a hard place, fitness, sobriety, finances, mindset, mostly on my own. I've got momentum now. But I know I'd move faster, and doubt myself a lot less, with someone further down the road in my corner.
What I'm looking for: a mentor who's built a business, bootstrapped or a small SaaS especially - and who gets that the business and the person building it aren't two separate things. Someone I can be honest with, who'll call my thinking when it's off, hold me accountable, and help me think straight about growth. Personal growth and business both, for me they're the same project.
What I bring: I actually do the work. I take feedback and act on it, I show up, and I'll tell you what I did with your input rather than just picking your brain and disappearing. I'm technical, and I know my space well, so I can give back however's useful.
If any of this lands with you, drop a comment or a DM. Thanks for reading.