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Median revenue

$200K /mo

Middle half earn $100K – $500K/mo

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Collaborative crm platform

Collaborative CRM tool integrating seamlessly with modern workflows.

folk.app

$200K /mo Reported

Cold email outreach tool

Cold email outreach tool for sales and marketing professionals.

saleshandy.com

$100K /mo Reported

Shared inbox and team chat

Collaborative email and team chat platform for businesses.

missiveapp.com

$500K /mo Reported

Reddit audience research tool

Audience research tool for Reddit users

gummysearch.com

$1K /mo Reported

Social media scheduling tool

Social media scheduling tool for agencies.

pallyy.com

$90K /mo Reported

Partner marketing platform

Affiliate marketing platform for managing partners and campaigns.

everflow.io

$3M /mo Reported

AI-powered sales outreach tool

AI-driven platform for personalized email outreach

lemlist.com

$2M /mo Reported

Instant callback solution

"Instant callback tool for converting website visitors."

callpage.io

$200K /mo Reported

SaaS proposal automation tool

Proposal software for creating and managing sales documents

proposify.com

$400K /mo Reported

Idea	Revenue	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.
Collaborative crm platform folk.app Collaborative CRM tool integrating seamlessly with modern workflows.	$200K /mo Reported	Subscription +1	Organic social media Product Hunt +1	SMBs +2		Founded 2020 · 25 people · $10K to start	57	Build this
Cold email outreach tool saleshandy.com Cold email outreach tool for sales and marketing professionals.	$100K /mo Reported	SaaS +2	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Sales Professionals +4	AW +21	Founded 2015 · 67 people · Built in 90 days	66	Build this
Shared inbox and team chat missiveapp.com Collaborative email and team chat platform for businesses.	$500K /mo Reported ▲ 174% · 24 mo	Subscription +2	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Early tech adopters +6		Founded 2015 · 4 people · Québec, QC, Canada, Canada	81	Build this
Reddit audience research tool gummysearch.com Audience research tool for Reddit users	$1K /mo Reported	SaaS +3	Word of mouth Referral Program +1	Early-stage Startups +5	CU +4	Founded 2021 · Solo founder · New York City, NY, USA, United States	71	Build this
Social media scheduling tool pallyy.com Social media scheduling tool for agencies.	$90K /mo Reported	Subscription	Affiliate program SEO +1	Agency Owners +1	PR BU +13	Founded 2019 · Solo founder · $100 to start	86	Build this
Partner marketing platform everflow.io Affiliate marketing platform for managing partners and campaigns.	$3M /mo Reported	SaaS +1	Word of mouth Pay Per Click Advertising +1	Ecommerce Sellers +4	GO +14	Founded 2016 · 82 people · $400K to start	55	Build this
AI-powered sales outreach tool lemlist.com AI-driven platform for personalized email outreach	$2M /mo Reported ▲ 13% · 10 mo	SaaS +1	Word of mouth Brand Authenticity +1	Sales Teams +3	+3	Founded 2018 · 19 people · Paris, Ile-de-France, France, France	68	Build this
Instant callback solution callpage.io "Instant callback tool for converting website visitors."	$200K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	Word of mouth Press +1	SMBs +4	+5	Founded 2015 · 30 people · Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, Poland	61	Build this
SaaS proposal automation tool proposify.com Proposal software for creating and managing sales documents	$400K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	SEO Webinars +1	Mid-Market Companies +2	AD +36	Founded 2012 · 76 people · Halifax, Canada, Canada	54	Build this

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