Historical archive
The work that came before.
Preserved, not promoted. These articles belong to York Studio's previous solo-software-studio direction and no longer represent the editorial focus.
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Solo founder / Engineering
What building 15 apps taught me about shipping software
August 6, 2026 · 10 min
Archived ↗02Pricing / SaaS
Pricing your first SaaS: the mistakes solo founders make
August 6, 2026 · 7 min
Archived ↗03n8n / Automation
Self-hosted vs cloud n8n: the real trade-offs
August 6, 2026 · 7 min
Archived ↗04Solo founder / Validation
Validating a SaaS idea before you write code
July 30, 2026 · 8 min
Archived ↗05Solo founder / SaaS
How long does it really take to reach $10K MRR solo?
July 30, 2026 · 7 min
Archived ↗06Retention / SaaS
Cancellation flows that don't train discount-hunters
July 29, 2026 · 8 min
Archived ↗07Communities / Whop
Discord vs Whop vs Skool: where paid communities actually retain
July 28, 2026 · 9 min
Archived ↗08Retention / Payments
Failed payments: the churn you didn't earn
July 27, 2026 · 9 min
Archived ↗09Automation / n8n
The n8n workflows every solo founder should run
July 25, 2026 · 8 min
Archived ↗10Communities / Retention
Why paid communities churn 5–10% a month — and the three causes
July 24, 2026 · 9 min
Archived ↗11Distribution / Solo founder
Distribution for builders who hate marketing
July 16, 2026 · 6 min
Archived ↗12Retention / SaaS
Retention is the growth channel most founders ignore
July 8, 2026 · 13 min
Archived ↗13Studio / Portfolio
The portfolio model: how a solo studio runs many bets on one foundation
June 28, 2026 · 6 min
Archived ↗14Automation / Solo founder
Automate it or do it manually? The decision rule for solo founders
June 28, 2026 · 5 min
Archived ↗15Solo founder / Stack
The solo founder's stack: the tools we use to run a software studio of one
June 27, 2026 · 7 min
Archived ↗16Studio / Automation
How a solo founder can build like a team with AI and automation
June 20, 2026 · 8 min
Archived ↗17Automation / n8n
Monitoring n8n workflows in production: uptime, alerts and backups
June 13, 2026 · 7 min
Archived ↗18Creators / Conversion
Video funnels: how creators turn views into an audience they own
June 6, 2026 · 7 min
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