Over the years, I’ve talked to a handful of business advisors, personal coaches, peers and entrepreneurs because when you’re a solopreneur, it’s hard to bounce ideas off yourself! The interesting thing about those conversations is most of those folks seemed to be clinging to an archaic view of what a business is supposed to be.

They would always ask me: What’s your vision? Where’s your mission statement? What’s your roadmap for the future? Where’s your hiring strategy? What’s your revenue strate...