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$100K /mo

Middle half earn $40K – $300K/mo

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Short-term storage marketplace

Marketplace for short-term luggage storage

usebounce.com

$100K /mo Reported

Remote job marketplace

Remote job marketplace with upskilling for digital nomads.

searchremotely.com

$40K /mo Reported

Carry-on travel backpacks

Carry-on travel backpacks for hassle-free adventures.

tortugabackpacks.com

$300K /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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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.
Short-term storage marketplace usebounce.com Marketplace for short-term luggage storage	$100K /mo Reported		Marketplace +1	Word of mouth SEO +1	Local City-Dwellers Usi... +5		Founded 2017 · Solo founder · San Francisco, California, USA, United States	60	Build this
Remote job marketplace searchremotely.com Remote job marketplace with upskilling for digital nomads.	$40K /mo Reported		Marketplace +3	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Digital Nomads +3		Founded 2019 · 5 people · $10K to start	57	Build this
Carry-on travel backpacks tortugabackpacks.com Carry-on travel backpacks for hassle-free adventures.	$300K /mo Reported		E-commerce +1	Affiliate program Email marketing +1	Travelers +2	+50	Founded 2010 · 9 people · Remote, United States	64	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

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