The Philosophy
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The Life-First Manifesto
What you believe, and why.
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The Ownership Trap
The villain, named and explained.
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The Life-First Solopreneur Business Method
Design, Build, Commit, Evolve.
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Is it for you?
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Who LifeStarr Is For
See yourself in the people we serve.
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LifeStarr Academy
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Free Courses & Content Libraries
Topics to help you build a Life-First business.
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The Life-First Business Masterclass
Free. The why behind it all.
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Solopreneur Business for Dummies
The book by Joe and Carly.
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Free Content & Tools
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The Life-First Solopreneur Podcast
Ideas and stories from solopreneurs.
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The Life-First Solopreneur Blog
Escape the Ownership Trap.
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Paid Coaching
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Office Hours with Joe and Carly
Twice weekly meetings with the authors of Solopreneur Business for Dummies.
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Community
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The LifeStarr Community
Free. Work alone, not lonely.
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Solopreneur Connector
Find and work with other solos.
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Events
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Solopreneur Success Sessions
Free live learning.
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Solopreneur Problem Solvers
Solve real challenges together.
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Monday Meet-Up
Free and weekly, open to Intro and Premier Members.
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Packages
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LifeStarr IntroFree forever
Everything you need to get started.
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LifeStarr Premier$697/year
Everything included.
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Compare Packages & Products
Find your fit.
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Products
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The LifeStarr AppFree · Pro $15/mo
The tool to run your life-first business.
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Guided Programs
Amazing courses for the Life-First solo business.
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StarrAI
Your 24/7/365 coach for all things life-first solopreneur.
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About Us
The story, the mission, and the people.
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In the News
Press and media.
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Contact Us
Get in touch.
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Carly Ries: Mar 4, 2026, 6:00:00 AM
The first time I got on a sales call for my own business, I felt ridiculous. I had left corporate. I had experience. I knew what I was doing from an...
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Carly Ries: Feb 20, 2026, 7:45:35 PM
If you’ve ever considered building a business by yourself, you’ve probably heard at least one of these:
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Joe Rando: Jan 28, 2026, 3:34:34 PM
Short answer: Almost always, yes.
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Joe Rando: Sep 14, 2023, 6:32:05 PM
The Inbound Conference is by far the best conference I’ve ever attended. Except for the Covid years, I’ve been going in person since 2015 and it’s...
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Carly Ries: Nov 15, 2022, 11:39:05 AM
I’ve said it once and I’ll probably say it a thousand more times: Just because you’re flying solo in business doesn’t mean you’re alone. You don’t...
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Joe Rando: Nov 11, 2022, 10:24:31 AM
Scaling is something that many solopreneurs hope to achieve once they’ve figured out their base business. Successful scaling is a matter of breaking...
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Joe Rando: Aug 9, 2022, 9:21:05 AM
This is the second blog on an overview of the Solopreneur Success Cycle. You can read the first post here. This blog series is intended only as an...
