The poster-child for single-founder startups is Patrick (patio11), although I don't know how many more times I can refer to him as a poster-child before he asks me to stop. Read everything he's written (http://www.kalzumeus.com/) if you're going to bootstrap something.
People like to draw a distinction between funded and bootstrapped startups, including me (http://yieldthought.com/post/1156084359/single-vs-co-founder...)
The poster-child for single-founder startups is Patrick (patio11), although I don't know how many more times I can refer to him as a poster-child before he asks me to stop. Read everything he's written (http://www.kalzumeus.com/) if you're going to bootstrap something.
Another notable single founder is Gabriel Weinberg (epi0Bauqu): http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2010/01/will-single-foun...