For solo founders building across borders
You're not slow. You're missing the right sequence.
Solo founders don't fail from lack of effort. They fail from acting without context—opening the wrong accounts, picking the wrong jurisdiction, solving the wrong problems first. The infrastructure you need depends on where you are and what's blocking you. Start by finding out.
Based on 400+ founder infrastructure assessments
The Real Problem
70%
of founders act on infrastructure before understanding their specific constraints
$2,400
average wasted on wrong-sequence decisions in the first year
1 diagnostic
to identify your exact failure pattern and the right next step
Generic advice is dangerous for solo founders.
The internet is full of "how to start a global business" guides. Open a US LLC. Get a Stripe account. Use Wise for payments. Sign up for Mercury.
But these guides assume you're starting from the same place. You're not. A developer in Lagos faces different banking restrictions than one in São Paulo. A consultant in Karachi has different compliance obligations than one in Bangkok.
The sequence matters. The jurisdiction matters. The timing matters. And no checklist can tell you these things without knowing where you are and what's actually blocking you.
That's why we don't sell you a solution on this page. We don't know what you need yet. And neither do you—until you run the diagnostic.
Founders don't fail from laziness
They fail from acting before they're classified.
❌ Wrong Sequence
- Read a blog post about US LLCs
- Incorporate in Delaware
- Apply for Mercury / Relay
- Get rejected (unknown foreign beneficial owner)
- Try Singapore next
- Spend $3,000 on accountants
- Still can't receive client payments
✓ Right Sequence
- Run the diagnostic
- Identify your dominant failure pattern
- Receive a navigation pack for your context
- Execute in the right order
- Money flows, compliance holds, no rework
Three dominant failure patterns
The diagnostic identifies which one is blocking you.
Acting Before Seeing the Full Picture
You open accounts, pick jurisdictions, or sign up for platforms before knowing what sequence works for your situation. Speed without context creates hidden costs.
Solving Parts, Ignoring the System
You fix what's visible—banking, payments, contracts—but miss how these pieces interact. Compliance gaps multiply when infrastructure isn't coherent.
Buying Checklists, Not Clarity
You collect templates and toolkits without knowing which apply. Generic guides sell certainty but deliver confusion when context is missing.
What Global Solo OS Covers
Four operational domains. The diagnostic tells you which one to fix first.
Money Flow
How revenue moves: multi-currency accounts, payment processors, invoicing, and currency optimization—so you keep more of what you earn
Entity Design
How you structure: jurisdiction selection, LLC vs Ltd vs sole prop, incorporation timing—so you're legally positioned to receive global payments
Tax & Compliance
How you stay protected: filing requirements, treaty optimization, compliance calendars—so you're never blindsided by obligations
Automation & Systems
How you scale: workflow automation, AI bookkeeping, contract management—so operations run without you
What Global Solo OS is NOT
- ✗ Not a tax advisory service (we help you find the right professionals)
- ✗ Not legal advice (we provide frameworks, not jurisdiction-specific rulings)
- ✗ Not a guarantee (your results depend on execution and local conditions)
Start With the Diagnostic. Always.
We don't sell on this page. We can't—because we don't know what you need yet.
Sample Question:
"Do you have a registered business entity (LLC, Ltd, or equivalent) that can legally receive international payments from clients in USD or EUR?"
The diagnostic asks 12 questions about your current infrastructure. Based on your answers, it identifies your region, failure pattern, and the specific next step you should take. Takes about 3 minutes.
After the Diagnostic
Once the diagnostic identifies your failure pattern, you'll receive a Navigation Pack—a structured execution guide written for your specific context.
Navigation Packs aren't checklists. They're decision trees: if you're in this situation, do this; if that applies, do that instead. They tell you what to do, in what order, and why—so you don't waste time on generic advice that doesn't fit.
We don't show you the packs on this page. You'll see the right one after you complete the diagnostic—because until then, recommending anything would be guessing.
Built from real infrastructure assessments
400+
Solo founders assessed across 47 countries
12
Diagnostic questions based on real infrastructure failures
3 min
Average time to identify your failure pattern
Ready to Find Your Failure Pattern?
The diagnostic takes 3 minutes. You'll know exactly what's blocking you—and what to do next.
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