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Middle half earn $2K – $4M/mo

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Desktop messenger app

"Standalone app for Facebook Messenger on desktop."

messengerfordesktop.com

$2K /mo Reported

Stock research newsletter platform

Financial media platform providing stock ratings and market research for investors

marketbeat.com

$4M /mo Reported

Digital wallet for payments

Digital wallet revolutionizing payments across Europe.

icard.com

$2M /mo Reported

Ai-driven app builder

Low-code AI platform for building internal business tools.

tooljet.ai

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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.
Desktop messenger app messengerfordesktop.com "Standalone app for Facebook Messenger on desktop."	$2K /mo Reported	Ads +4	Facebook Community Referral Program +1	Social Media Users +8	+16	Founded 2015 · Solo founder · United Kingdom	75	Build this
Stock research newsletter platform marketbeat.com Financial media platform providing stock ratings and market research for investors	$4M /mo Reported ▲ 67% · 33 mo	Freemium +2	Advertising on social media Press +1	Individual Investors +6	+6	Founded 2011 · 18 people · $10 to start	76	Build this
Digital wallet for payments icard.com Digital wallet revolutionizing payments across Europe.	$2M /mo Reported	Freemium +2	Word of mouth SEO +1	Digital Nomads +9	+27	Founded 2008 · 200 people · Varna, Varna, Bulgaria, Bulgaria	55	Build this
Ai-driven app builder tooljet.ai Low-code AI platform for building internal business tools.	—	SaaS +1	Product Hunt Hacker News +1	Developers +2	MO +6	Founded 2021 · 35 people · Built in 60 days	79	Build this

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