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Solopreneur Admin Autopilot

A single AI chief-of-staff that connects to email, calendar, Stripe, and a lightweight CRM to handle the full admin loop: drafting and sending invoices, following up with leads, turning call recordings into proposals, and logging expenses. Priced as a flat monthly fee far below a part-time VA.

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The problem

Solopreneurs report spending 40-60% of their week on $15/hour admin work — invoicing, scheduling, follow-ups, proposals, lead tracking, expense reports — while billing at $150/hour and being unable to afford a virtual assistant. One consultant described 14-hour days running a $400K/year business alone, drowning in admin.

Who it’s for

Solopreneurs, consultants, freelancers, small agencies

Market

15M+ solopreneurs and freelancers in the US alone, 70M+ globally

Source: external_knowledge

The US has roughly 15-17M full-time independent workers and tens of millions of freelancers globally (Upwork/MBO Partners data commonly cited). The addressable slice is independent consultants, freelancers, and small agencies billing hourly who can't justify a VA, which still numbers in the millions.

Who already tried

  • ProposeAI
  • Lindy
  • Reclaim.ai

Bundles the entire admin loop (invoice → follow-up → proposal → expense) in one opinionated workflow instead of selling isolated automations.

What you’d build

Rough effort

280 hours

Stack

  • Next.js
  • Supabase
  • OpenAI API
  • Stripe
  • Resend
  • Vercel

Integrates with

  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Stripe
  • Slack
  • Notion