Ask HN: Self-Funded One-Person Business (Website or Software)

Are you asking for bootstrappers or serial enterpreneurs?

Gabriel Weinberg is an oft-quoted example, but he had money from his prior startup:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo

Check out the HN profiles of people that make interesting comments. You'll start to notice a whole lot of self-funded one-person businesses in there.

What are you thinking about doing?

I believe Instagram is one