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$80K /mo

Middle half earn $10K – $100K/mo

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AI Visibility Analytics to Align Your Brand with AI

brandaxis.ai

$10K /mo Reported

Open-source business intelligence tool

Open-source BI tool for data-driven enterprises.

helicalinsight.com

$80K /mo Reported

Domain backorder service

Service for backordering expiring domain names

park.io

$100K /mo Estimated

Idea	Revenue	Model	Growth	Customers	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.
AI Visibility Analytics to Align Your Brand with AI brandaxis.ai	$10K /mo Reported	Subscription +4	Pre-orders Referral Program +1	Marketing Agencies +3	Founded 2025 · 3 people · $5K to start	73	Build this
Open-source business intelligence tool helicalinsight.com Open-source BI tool for data-driven enterprises.	$80K /mo Reported	Digital Products & Courses +6	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	Enterprises +2	Founded 2016 · 42 people · $20K to start	47	Build this
Domain backorder service park.io Service for backordering expiring domain names	$100K /mo Estimated	Subscription +1	Organic social media SEO	Small to Medium Businesses +3	Founded 2014 · Solo founder · Built in 14 days	81	Build this

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