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Median revenue

$200K /mo

Middle half earn $50K – $300K/mo

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Collaborative crm platform

Collaborative CRM tool integrating seamlessly with modern workflows.

folk.app

$200K /mo Reported

Title company quoting app

Branded quoting app that lets title agents generate real estate closing estimates

titlecapture.com

$300K /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

E-commerce data platform

E-commerce data platform for efficient decision-making.

custimy.io

$50K /mo Reported

Affordable all-in-one crm

Affordable FaaS CRM and customer support for SMBs.

onehash.ai

$10K /mo Reported

AI document data extraction

Automated data extraction tool for emails and documents

parseur.com

$40K /mo Reported

Exclusive travel booking platform

Exclusive travel discounts for savvy explorers.

thetravelsecret.com

$100K /mo Reported

Cloud headless browser service

Browser automation infrastructure API for developers and AI agents

browserless.io

$300K /mo Reported

AI-powered sales outreach tool

AI-driven platform for personalized email outreach

lemlist.com

$2M /mo Reported

Email unsubscribe management tool

"Tool to easily unsubscribe from unwanted emails."

leavemealone.com

$10K /mo Reported

Instant callback solution

"Instant callback tool for converting website visitors."

callpage.io

$200K /mo Reported

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.
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
Title company quoting app titlecapture.com Branded quoting app that lets title agents generate real estate closing estimates	$300K /mo Reported		SaaS +2	Pay Per Click Advertising Referral Program	Title Company Owners +7	+2	Founded 2013 · 35 people · $8K to start	58	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
E-commerce data platform custimy.io E-commerce data platform for efficient decision-making.	$50K /mo Reported		SaaS +1	Advertising on social media Direct sales +1	Ecommerce Sellers +1		Founded 2020 · 30 people · $900K to start	42	Build this
Affordable all-in-one crm onehash.ai Affordable FaaS CRM and customer support for SMBs.	$10K /mo Reported		SaaS +2	Affiliate program Advertising on social media +1	Small businesses +16	+3	Founded 2020 · 7 people · $10K to start	59	Build this
AI document data extraction parseur.com Automated data extraction tool for emails and documents	$40K /mo Reported		Subscription +2	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Food Delivery Companies +11	+19	Founded 2017 · 2 co-founders · $1K to start	84	Build this
Exclusive travel booking platform thetravelsecret.com Exclusive travel discounts for savvy explorers.	$100K /mo Reported		Subscription +1	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Solo Travelers +6	CO +20	Founded 2018 · 2 people · San Diego, California, USA, United States	71	Build this
Cloud headless browser service browserless.io Browser automation infrastructure API for developers and AI agents	$300K /mo Reported ▲ 300% · 32 mo		SaaS +1	Word of mouth SEO	Developers +2	+15	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · $500 to start	87	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
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
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

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