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Middle half earn $30K – $50K/mo

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Ui component library for vue

Open-source Vue.js UI library for beautiful web apps.

vuetifyjs.com

$30K /mo Reported

Api mocking desktop tool

Open-source tool for easy API mocking.

mockoon.com

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Command line configuration framework

Open-source framework for managing your Zsh configuration.

ohmyz.sh

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Career growth insights platform

"Taro: Career growth insights for software engineers."

jointaro.com

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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.
Ui component library for vue vuetifyjs.com Open-source Vue.js UI library for beautiful web apps.	$30K /mo Reported	Digital products +4	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Developers +2	+1	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · Built in 540 days	70	Build this
Api mocking desktop tool mockoon.com Open-source tool for easy API mocking.	—	Open source	Word of mouth SEO +1	Developers +1	+11	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · Built in 90 days	81	Build this
Command line configuration framework ohmyz.sh Open-source framework for managing your Zsh configuration.	—	Ai adaptation +2	Content marketing Community forum +1	Developers +2		Founded 2009 · Solo founder · Built in 1 day	86	Build this
Career growth insights platform jointaro.com "Taro: Career growth insights for software engineers."	—	Education	Email marketing SEO +1	Software Engineers +2	LO	Founded 2022 · 3 people · San Francisco, CA, USA, United States	60	Build this

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