Carl Landau has started 3 media companies and 5 magazines. He also has created hundreds of live conferences and trade shows.  Probably more importantly he has sold his 3 companies. His media companies were in the Software Development, Craft Brewing and Niche Media industry. He sold his last business 2 years ago and has started Pickleball Media. Carl is the host of the "I Used to be Somebody" podcast. It targets 50+ year old former Entrepreneurs, Consultants and Corporate types who don't want to retire but, want to do something new. More fun. More meaningful. We discuss: The challenges about going solo even when you have figured out the money part [ The disturbing feeling of your inbox being empty [ The exciting discomfort of starting something new when you’re not 25 anymore [ How to pick business areas in growth mode [ The thing first-time solopreneurs worry about most [ How to start planning growth without having a business yet [ A real business or glorified hobby [ Learn more about Carl at https://pickleballmediahq.com/.