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A list of businesses that started for under $500, and making $10K+/month

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28 businesses

100% founder-reported, the rest researched

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$10K+

$50K+

$100K+

$1M+

Median revenue

$30K /mo

Middle half earn $20K – $90K/mo

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Affiliate wellness review site

Affiliate review site comparing mental health and wellness products

zenmasterwellness.com

$40K /mo Reported

Daily baseball digest newsletter

Daily baseball and culture digest newsletter.

cupofcoffee.substack.com

$20K /mo Reported

Offline idle RPG game

Indie game studio creating deep idle RPGs.

kayelleapps.com

$10K /mo Reported

Ai-powered writing assistant

AI-powered personalized study assistant for students.

textero.io

$20K /mo Reported

Ad-free game catalog app

Ad-free gaming catalog app for gamers and developers.

subscrible.com

$90K /mo Reported

Affordable email marketing tool

Email marketing solution for bootstrappers.

maildroppa.com

$20K /mo Reported

Ai image and video maker

AI-powered image and video creation platform.

basedlabs.ai

$10K /mo Reported

Ai-powered product photography

"AI design tool for e-commerce product photography."

blendnow.com

$100K /mo Reported

Creator-focused tax service

Tax and accounting services for online influencers.

freecashflow.io

$30K /mo Reported

Online review management widget

Online tool for displaying and managing website reviews.

localimpact.com

$50K /mo Reported

Remote-controlled event timer

Remote-controlled countdown timer for events and presentations

stagetimer.io

$30K /mo Reported

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.
Affiliate wellness review site zenmasterwellness.com Affiliate review site comparing mental health and wellness products	$40K /mo Reported	Affiliate marketing +4	SEO Affiliate program +1	Consumers +11	FI +32	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $500 to start	84	Build this
Daily baseball digest newsletter cupofcoffee.substack.com Daily baseball and culture digest newsletter.	$20K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Baseball Fans +2	SU	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $200 to start	74	Build this
Offline idle RPG game kayelleapps.com Indie game studio creating deep idle RPGs.	$10K /mo Reported	Subscription +3	Email marketing Word of mouth	Marketing influencers +2	DI HO	Founded 2024 · Solo founder · $5K to start	77	Build this
Ai-powered writing assistant textero.io AI-powered personalized study assistant for students.	$20K /mo Reported	Freemium +2	Affiliate program Email marketing +1	Students	+26	Founded 2023 · 7 people · $4K to start	69	Build this
S Ad-free game catalog app subscrible.com Ad-free gaming catalog app for gamers and developers.	$90K /mo Reported	Freemium +2	Advertising on social media Referral Program +1	Gamers +4	+1	Founded 2023 · 7 people · $50K to start	59	Build this
Affordable email marketing tool maildroppa.com Email marketing solution for bootstrappers.	$20K /mo Reported	SaaS +3	Affiliate program SEO +1	Solopreneurs +5	FI +19	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $5K to start	86	Build this
BA Ai image and video maker basedlabs.ai AI-powered image and video creation platform.	$10K /mo Reported	Subscription +3	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Content Creators +7	CU +16	Founded 2023 · 2 co-founders · $500 to start	79	Build this
Ai-powered product photography blendnow.com "AI design tool for e-commerce product photography."	$100K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Ecommerce Sellers +6	FI +25	Founded 2021 · 28 people · Built in 31 days	62	Build this
Creator-focused tax service freecashflow.io Tax and accounting services for online influencers.	$30K /mo Reported	Agency +6	Word of mouth SEO +1	Online Influencers +9	CO +7	Founded 2021 · 2 people · $500 to start	67	Build this
Online review management widget localimpact.com Online tool for displaying and managing website reviews.	$50K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Pay Per Click Advertising +1	Local Businesses +2	+15	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · $3K to start	81	Build this
Remote-controlled event timer stagetimer.io Remote-controlled countdown timer for events and presentations	$30K /mo Reported ▲ 733% · 35 mo	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Pay Per Click Advertising +1	Event Producers +3	ST +4	Founded 2021 · 2 co-founders · Built in 3 days	81	Build this

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