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by lelanthran 24 days ago
Sure:

1. A primary meaning, "Further" means "revenue" (or "profit"). You and your AI together can sit and create a competitor to Windows 11, do the marketing copy, a sales strategy, feature testing etc, but without a team that product isn't going anywhere.

2. A secondary meaning, "Further" means "Stamina". You + AI can create everything above, but without a community (whether paying customers or free users), the product dies when your interest in it dies, even if it is still making money!

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Ok, I see where we diverge now. My project is free and open-source so there's no money at play here. It's a labor of love. I agree with you if you're talking about a for-profit product that you'll probably do better with a team.
Even as a labor of love, the second definition still applies. Once your interest wains, the project dies.
Sure but if it's open-source then anyone is free to fork it to keep it going, if they want to. That's the beauty of open-source.
Neither of those definitions require a team. There are many solo founders making tons of money, like Pieter Levels, and he has a community too.