There’s a new fantasy circulating in tech and venture circles: the idea that a single founder, armed with AI tools and a few APIs, can build a billion-dollar company alone. It’s a compelling story. But it’s an illusion. It’s also not the best way of doing business. Let’s be blunt. If someone claims they built everything themselves, there are usually only two possibilities: They had collaborators whose contributions were minimized or hidden behind NDAs. They are redefining “al