So, you want to be a solopreneur. AI helps but here’s what you need to know

Publication Type

News Article

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Publication Date

6-2026

Abstract

In a commentary, the author said agentic AI is lowering barriers to entrepreneurship and opening up new career pathways. She noted that AI-powered solopreneurship allows founders to operate with greater autonomy, agility and lower costs, while supporting the entire business journey from ideation and prototyping to marketing, execution and fulfilment. Citing ChaseFlow, an AI-native fintech start-up from SMU’s Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship’s Business Innovations Generator (BIG) incubation programme, as an example, she highlighted how AI is enabling one-person ventures to scale more effectively. She added that incubation programmes such as BIG play an important role in addressing founders’ blind spots by providing access to mentors, enterprise partners and investor networks. With entry-level job opportunities shrinking, she suggested that solopreneurship could emerge as a viable new pathway for career development

Keywords

Entrepreneurs, business enterprises, artificial intelligence, Singapore

Discipline

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Asian Studies | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

Research Areas

Integrative Research Areas

Publication

Straits Times

First Page

B2

Last Page

B2

ISSN

1692-9344

Publisher

Singapore Press holdings

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