💜 Your Growthmates November Recap: 2 years in solo-business, AI is shaping PLG, and more.

Industry news, solopreneurship stories, featured resources — wrapped in one place to fuel your growth.

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November always arrives with this soft, almost cinematic energy. The last month of autumn before the world lights up with winter holidays. A little mysterious, a little magical ✨.

For me, November became a blend of deep thinking about solopreneurship, shaping the next chapter of Growthmates, and exploring how AI continues to reshape the way we build and grow products.

Here’s everything that unfolded this November, wrapped up in one place 👇

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🚀 Growthmates Recap: Top of November

If you’re reading this newsletter — thank you 💜 With everything moving so fast in our industry, I truly hope this space feels like a pause — a place where you can slow down, reflect, and get inspired, rather than overwhelmed.

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Now, let’s dive into today’s November Recap 👇

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💫 Personal highlights of last month:

This month I shared one of my most personal reflections on solopreneurship — how building solo is really an ongoing experiment in who you’re becoming. I opened up about the identity crisis that it provoked in me.