Natalie put a lot of work in to this (and we're suposed to be on holiday!). There's lots of great stuff in here - not just about the overall startup experience, but also advice on talking to press, raising money and building out the company.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on single founder startups. I don't think I can do it all, I just I can start it by myself and then attract the right partner. Crazy?
Similar story here. Find a niche you care about. Look around for the right customers for your product. Do things manually as a test run if applicable. Make your first 10-20k or so. Scale out where needed.
Single founder startups usually can be great lifestyle companies until you decide to raise funding (if you do) as well.
If you're solving a problem you care about while making money at it at the same time, you basically have the ability to do whatever you want.