Ship First, Perfect Later

David Okafor helps solo builders and small teams ship products that matter. His book "Systems for Soloists" — a framework for building a one-person business that doesn't consume the person running it — became an unexpected bestseller when it was picked up by indie founders who were tired of hustle-culture advice. A former startup COO, he now writes, speaks, and advises from his home in Austin, Texas. He measures his success by one metric: how many readers tell him they finally took a weekend off.