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Solo Founder Declines Billion-Dollar Acquisition Offer After 60-Day Build

The Wire·October 31, 2025

Matthew Chen, working alone, built a product in two months that attracted an acquisition offer from an unnamed billion-dollar company. He turned it down. "They saw what I was able to build as a solo founder in just 2 months and knew they needed to get me early," Chen said. He plans to continue building independently.