Pillar
Product management for solo founders
Product management, prioritization, and feedback systems for solo founders and indie hackers who act as their own PM.
Updated August 10, 2026
Solo founders drown when every DM becomes a commitment and every planning cycle restarts from memory.
You do not need enterprise PM process. You need a lightweight operating system: capture signals, decide weekly, ship small bets, and keep memory outside your head—fewer thrash cycles, more evidence-backed sequencing.
What good looks like
One current constraint. A short insight backlog. A now/next list. Decision notes you can re-read in two months. Briefs your coding agent can execute without re-explaining context.
Guides in this cluster
- Solo founder product management
The complete operating guide.
- Roadmap for solo founders
Now/next/later without fake dates.
- Stop feature creep
When shipping speed inflates scope.
- Handling user feedback alone
Triage without drowning.
- What to build next
A stuck-founder checklist.
Related product guides
- How Caret works
Built for founder-led product loops.
When the process needs a product brain
Frameworks help—until feedback, themes, and prior decisions live in five places and every planning meeting restarts from opinions. Caret keeps that memory so the next bet stays attached to evidence.