Lucas Castleton

“You’ve probably heard you need to quit your job to build a thriving business.” In entrepreneurial circles, this tagline gets thrown around like gospel: hand in your notice, burn the boats, and pour every waking hour into your startup. It sounds romantic—Hollywood scripts you as a lone hero

A few weeks ago, I asked 10 solo entrepreneurship and small business creation leaders one simple question: “What early career mistake will you never make again?” What I ended up walking away with was a messy notepad full of notes, a completely new way of seeing the world, and 10