P2 · CHAPTER 14 · EVIDENCE AUDIT
Evidence audit for “The Solo Operator Era”
Audit “The Solo Operator Era” by separating its opening thesis from the evidence needed to support it. The goal is not agreement; it is a traceable judgment that can change.
WORKBOOK SEQUENCE
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Rewrite this thesis as a claim that could be wrong: The one-person company is no longer a curiosity. It is becoming the default high-leverage business form.
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For each section signal—The Long Shrinking of the Firm; Tiny Teams, Outsized Output; The Automated Middle Office; The Economics of Staying Small; Where Humans Still Need Humans; The Operator, Not the Influencer; Building the Durable Solo Operation; The New Back Office; The Discipline of Refusal; A Different Kind of Ambition; You Are the Leverage Point—name the strongest primary source and the strongest counterexample you would seek.
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Record source date, scope, incentives and whether the evidence describes a demo, repeated deployment or measured outcome.
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Write an update rule: what new observation would materially weaken or strengthen the thesis?
EXPECTED OUTPUT
Leave with a decision artifact.
A one-page evidence ledger with claim, supporting source, counterevidence, confidence and next review date.