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Referral marketing platform

Referral marketing platform for growing businesses

referralhero.com

$20K /mo Reported

Easy email marketing platform

Email marketing platform for small businesses

icontact.com

$3M /mo Estimated

Idea	Revenue	Amount	Date	Acquirer	Model	Growth	Customers	Tools	Details	Solo score A 0–100 estimate of how well-suited a business is to being run solo (or very lean). It blends team leanness, business model, growth channels, capital intensity, revenue per operator, tooling leverage and recency into one score. Higher = more solopreneur-friendly.
Referral marketing platform referralhero.com Referral marketing platform for growing businesses	$20K /mo Reported	Undisclosed	Jan 2021	Lamar Duffy	Subscription	Affiliate program Email marketing +1	Ecommerce Sellers +3	CU +26	Founded 2018 · Solo founder · Built in 365 days	89	Build this
Easy email marketing platform icontact.com Email marketing platform for small businesses	$3M /mo Estimated	$170M	Jan 2012	—	Subscription +1	SEO Affiliate program +1	SMBs +1	CU EX GO	Founded 2003 · 250 people · $5K to start	70	Build this

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