Generative AI Fuels Solo Entrepreneurship, but Teams Still Lead at the Top

arXiv:2605.10291v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping who enters entrepreneurship, but not who reaches the top of the quality distribution. Using data on over 160,000 product launches on Product Hunt, we find that entrepreneurial entry increased sharply following the public release of ChatGPT-3.5, driven disproportionately by solo entrepreneurs. This shift toward solo entry is particularly pronounced in categories that historic