Talks
For investors and ecosystem events
Solo founders: red flag or new standard?
Where the "no solo founders" rule came from, what generative AI changed, the evidence against, and what it means for selection criteria.
For accelerators, incubators and universities
What is a Gen AI solo founder?
A new category of founder, how it differs from a solopreneur, and what a programme would need to change to work with it.
For founders and startup events
The light backpack
When anyone can build a product in weeks, speed and low weight can protect a company. What a solo founder gains, and what it costs on a rainy day.
Talks on request. I also prepare talks on other topics related to AI and solo founders, built for your audience and your event. Tell me who will be in the room and what you want them to take away.
Formats
- Keynote30 to 60 minutes, including time for questions.
- Panel or fireside conversationAs a speaker or as a moderator.
- Briefing for an investment or selection team60 minutes behind closed doors, with time for your own cases.
- Class or workshopFor entrepreneurship programmes, in person or online.
- WhereIn person or online.
- LanguagesEnglish, Portuguese and Spanish.
Speaker bio
For event pages and introductions.
Fabio Ivatiuk researches Gen AI solo founders, people who build companies alone and use AI for much of what a co-founder used to do. He is a PhD researcher at Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid and publishes The Solo Thesis. Before the doctorate he spent more than 15 years building digital products, founded some ventures, raised capital in Brazil and the United States, and sold a company. He mentors founders at Endeavor, Unicorn Factory Lisboa, NOVA SBE and Comillas Emprende.
Based in Madrid, Spain. Contact: hello@thesolothesis.com