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Median revenue

$300K /mo

Middle half earn $70K – $600K/mo

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iPad Mac drawing tablet

Remote desktop for controlling AI on Macs

astropad.com

$300K /mo Reported

Premium email hosting service

Privacy-focused email hosting for discerning users.

fastmail.com

$600K /mo Reported

Email unsubscribe management tool

"Tool to easily unsubscribe from unwanted emails."

leavemealone.com

$10K /mo Reported

Self-hosted project management tool

"Decentralized project management platform for global teams."

huly.io

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Developer hiring membership

'Remote job marketplace for software developers.'

moonlightwork.com

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Idea	Revenue	Larger Incumbent	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.
iPad Mac drawing tablet astropad.com Remote desktop for controlling AI on Macs	$300K /mo Reported		Software sales +1	Word of mouth Advertising on social media	Creative Professionals +3	+10	Founded 2013 · 16 people · $10K to start	64	Build this
Premium email hosting service fastmail.com Privacy-focused email hosting for discerning users.	$600K /mo Reported		Subscription +2	SEO Word of mouth	Entrepreneurs +3	+3	Founded 1999 · 42 people · Victoria, Australia, Australia	54	Build this
Email unsubscribe management tool leavemealone.com "Tool to easily unsubscribe from unwanted emails."	$10K /mo Reported	Spark ($2M/year)	One-time purchase +4	Word of mouth Referral Program +1	Digital Nomads +5	+22	Founded 2018 · 2 co-founders · $1K to start	79	Build this
Self-hosted project management tool huly.io "Decentralized project management platform for global teams."	—		SaaS	Organic social media Open-source community +1	Remote Teams +2	KU	Founded 2021 · 15 people · Manacor, Spain, Spain	62	Build this
Developer hiring membership moonlightwork.com 'Remote job marketplace for software developers.'	—		Subscription +3	Product Hunt Hacker News +1	Startup Founders +2	TY GO +7	Founded 2017 · 5 people · $600 to start	60	Build this

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