The Most Popular Stories of all Time
Showing 100 of many case studies
Popularity Score ⓘ
Idea
Built With
Revenue
Built In
RPV
Costs
Solopreneur Score ⓘ
How They Came Up With The Idea
How They Built It
How They Grew
ICP
1000
out of 1000
Social media growth courses for solopreneurs.
$317K
monthly
90
days
$2.35
per visitor
$1K
to start
90
out of 100
After handling loads of stress as an SVP of sal...
Justin Welsh developed his first flagship cours...
Justin posts 600 times a year on Linkedin, over...
880
out of 1000
Insulated drinkware for adult beverage enthusia...
$12M
monthly
days
$12.14
per visitor
$5K
to start
82
out of 100
- Dylan Jacob, founder of BruMate, came up with...
Dylan identified a gap in the market and create...
BruMate's most successful growth channels inclu...
755
out of 1000
Subscription-based graphic design and frontend ...
$40K
monthly
days
$6.67
per visitor
$100
to start
64
out of 100
Junaid Ansari and Amin Memon co-founded Draftss...
Draftss was built by leveraging existing design...
#### SEO Draftss experienced significant growt...
676
out of 1000
Blogging courses teaching financial freedom thr...
$100K
monthly
days
$1.88
per visitor
to start
77
out of 100
Attracted a lot of subscribers, but it also hel...
To build the first course product for Create an...
**Pinterest** They designed and published a hig...
665
out of 1000
Personal finance blog for earning, saving, and ...
$83K
monthly
days
$0.40
per visitor
$100
to start
90
out of 100
Michelle Schroeder-Gardner came up with the ide...
Michelle created a self-hosted WordPress websit...
Michelle shares her knowledge and insights thro...
658
out of 1000
"Transform recorded content into compelling wri...
monthly
90
days
per visitor
$2.5K
to start
95
out of 100
Jaclyn Schiff, the founder of PodReacher, came ...
The founders began by manually transforming aud...
**Outbound Sales** They used targeted outbound ...
629
out of 1000
Stock research platform for individual investors.
$3.42M
monthly
1200
days
$0.28
per visitor
$10
to start
72
out of 100
Matt Paulson, the founder of MarketBeat, came u...
The initial version of the MarketBeat product w...
**SEO** MarketBeat invested heavily in search e...
590
out of 1000
'Investment newsletter spotlighting early stock...
$4K
monthly
90
days
per visitor
$100
to start
87
out of 100
Luc and his business partner Sam started Ticker...
After securing initial validation through Reddi...
#### Reddit Ticker Nerd's early growth was sig...
536
out of 1000
Elastic Apple Watch bands with style and comfort.
$100K
monthly
60
days
per visitor
$20
to start
73
out of 100
Braxton Manley and his dorm-mate Grant Andrews ...
The founders started by purchasing $20 worth of...
**Instagram Community Engagement** They grew an...
527
out of 1000
"Online test prep for construction inspector ce...
$125K
monthly
360
days
per visitor
$2.5K
to start
75
out of 100
Gabriel Kramer, a former construction inspector...
The SI Certs founders built their first product...
**SEO (Search Engine Optimization)** They wrote...
515
out of 1000
E-commerce site selling music production softwa...
$120K
monthly
days
per visitor
$500
to start
95
out of 100
A former music producer himself, Mordern Produc...
The founders built the first version of Modern ...
Adrain frequently launches giveaways and specia...
461
out of 1000
Financial freedom community for unconventional ...
$250K
monthly
90
days
per visitor
$5K
to start
81
out of 100
Codie Sanchez, the founder of Contrarian Thinki...
Codie Sanchez began building Contrarian Thinkin...
**Social Media (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok)** C...
352
out of 1000
"Database of entrepreneur success stories and b...
$100K
monthly
days
$0.07
per visitor
$100
to start
84
out of 100
Pat Walls came up with the idea for Starter Sto...
Pat Walls built Starter Story by initially focu...
#### Reddit Reddit played a crucial role in ...
225
out of 1000
Southern-themed candles celebrating Southern cu...
$140K
monthly
days
per visitor
to start
67
out of 100
D'Shawn Russell started Southern Elegance Candl...
The founder began by making candles at home usi...
**Social Media** Southern Elegance actively use...
209
out of 1000
Pun-based, eco-friendly eucalyptus bedding brand.
$200K
monthly
days
$2.49
per visitor
to start
67
out of 100
Colin McIntosh, the founder of Sheets & Giggles...
Sheets & Giggles' founder lacked textile experi...
**Crowdfunding (Indiegogo)** Sheets & Giggles l...
201
out of 1000
Customizable planners for creative and organize...
$22.5K
monthly
days
per visitor
to start
85
out of 100
Jess, the founder of Chasing Planner Peace, ini...
The founders created their first planner insert...
**Facebook Groups & Community Engagement** Post...
185
out of 1000
Sweatpants and overalls combined for ultimate c...
$100K
monthly
days
$0.11
per visitor
to start
85
out of 100
Kyle Bergman, Founder of The Great Fantastic, c...
The first Swoveralls prototype was manufactured...
**Earned Media & PR** Coverage from outlets suc...
142
out of 1000
Framed Tweet Art for Social Media Enthusiasts
$9.5K
monthly
days
per visitor
$999
to start
90
out of 100
Zach was avoiding a New Year's party his parent...
To create the first Framed Tweets product, Zach...
90% of sales were attributed to Instagram ads. ...
140
out of 1000
Premium golf clubs for regular golfers.
$1M
monthly
580
days
$7.45
per visitor
to start
85
out of 100
Sully, the founder of BombTech Golf, came up wi...
The founders developed the first BombTech Golf ...
**Facebook (Organic & Paid)** Sully documented ...
131
out of 1000
"Sports supplements for peak performance."
$3.5M
monthly
120
days
$19.19
per visitor
$20K
to start
66
out of 100
Nick Bare, the founder of Bare Performance Nutr...
Nick Bare created Bare Performance Nutrition's ...
**YouTube and Organic Social Media** Nick start...
127
out of 1000
SEO agency elevating personal injury law firms'...
$2.5M
monthly
days
$166.67
per visitor
to start
62
out of 100
Chris Dreyer, the CEO/Founder of Rankings.io, c...
Chris Dreyer began building Rankings.io as a so...
**LinkedIn Networking** Dreyer spent considerab...
125
out of 1000
Calorie-friendly meal prep service from Little ...
$60K
monthly
7
days
per visitor
$500
to start
69
out of 100
TJ, the co-founder and CEO of Healthy Chew, joi...
The founders began by cooking meals in their pr...
**Facebook Virality** A single Facebook video f...
121
out of 1000
AI tool turning text instructions into Excel fo...
$23K
monthly
30
days
per visitor
$196
to start
91
out of 100
David Bressler, the founder of Excelformulabot....
Excelformulabot was developed quickly to capita...
#### Viral Marketing on Social Media Excelform...
113
out of 1000
Dimensional eyewear and LED props for festival ...
$400K
monthly
days
per visitor
to start
67
out of 100
Dan Watkins, the founder and CEO of GloFX, init...
GloFX's first products were created with a very...
**Social Media & Event Marketing** GloFX target...