How Anyone Can Become a Successful Solo Founder
Maria Martin, Product Manager at Amsterdam startup Biscuit, on solo founders, no-code building and the shifting PM role.
Maria Martin · Product Manager at Biscuit · Amsterdam · 39 min · 2026-06-28
About this episode
Biscuit, based in Amsterdam, is building a platform that lets people launch products with no technical experience. Maria is a Product Manager there.
If you have wanted to build a startup or an app but stalled because you cannot code, this episode is the practical version of that conversation.
What we cover
- Why anyone can become a successful solo founder
- How the Product Manager role is shifting in the age of AI
- What it is actually like working inside an early-stage startup
- Doing things that don't scale, and why it still drives early traction
Key takeaway
Shipping something small and unscalable teaches you more about your users than another month of planning.