How it works
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Make your card, share what you know
List up to 3 things you know well, what you're looking for, and the hours you can give each month. If you only want to give your time, that's fine too.
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Give an hour, earn an hour
Search for the skill you need, or check your matches, and request an hour. When someone asks you, accept if you can help.
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Spend your hours with anyone
Every hour you give earns you an hour, to spend with anyone who can help you, not only the person you helped.
Who can join
Solo1 is built for solo founders and small startups. Not a founder, but know your stuff and want to help? You're welcome too. You join with your LinkedIn account, which adds a tick to your card.
Your hours
- Every new member starts with 2 free hours.
- Each hour you give adds an hour to your balance. Each hour of help you get spends one.
- Your balance can go down to minus 2 hours. After that, give an hour before you ask for another.
- You can have up to 2 hours of sessions with the same person each month.
A session
- Request an hour from someone who can help, with a short note about what you need. Sessions last 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours.
- They have 7 days to reply. Once they accept, you both get each other's email address to arrange a time.
- Meet online or in person, wherever suits you both.
- Afterwards, they log the session and you confirm it. Then the hour moves.
- Nothing moves until you confirm. A session that isn't confirmed within 7 days lapses, and no hours move.
It's free
No fees, no subscriptions, no catch. Give an hour. Get an hour. Skip the fluff.