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33 businesses

100% founder-reported, the rest researched

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$10K+

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$100K+

$1M+

Median revenue

$50K /mo

Middle half earn $20K – $100K/mo

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Notion template shop

"Notion templates and productivity tools by Thomas Frank."

thomasjfrank.com

$200K /mo Reported

AI consulting for businesses. Zero employees, eight companies.

negodiuk.ai

$10K /mo Reported

Software deployment simplifier

intunepckgr.com

$60K /mo Reported

Ai-powered resume builder

AI-powered resume builder for job seekers.

rezi.ai

$200K /mo Reported

Data visualization platform

"Modern data platform replacing traditional spreadsheets."

lycheedata.com

$10K /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

Automated employee performance insights

AI-driven employee performance and wellbeing platform.

intelogos.com

$100K /mo Reported

Ai-powered social media carousels

AI-powered social media carousel creator.

aiCarousels.com

$10K /mo Reported

Blogging and affiliate resources

Una Vida Online: Tools and training for aspiring affiliate marketers.

unavidaonline.com

$20K /mo Reported

Viral tweet discovery tool

Social media growth tools for creators.

tweethunter.io

$300K /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.
Notion template shop thomasjfrank.com "Notion templates and productivity tools by Thomas Frank."	$200K /mo Reported	Digital products +5	Email marketing SEO +1	Content Creators +4	CO PR +33	Founded 2010 · 3 people · $5 to start	82	Build this
NA AI consulting for businesses. Zero employees, eight companies. negodiuk.ai	$10K /mo Reported	SaaS +4	SEO Press +1	Small businesses +1		Founded 2025 · Solo founder · $600 to start	70	Build this
Software deployment simplifier intunepckgr.com IT Tool	$60K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	SEO Email marketing +1	IT Admins +1	+4	Founded 2024 · 3 people · $1K to start	80	Build this
Ai-powered resume builder rezi.ai AI-powered resume builder for job seekers.	$200K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	SEO AppSumo Launch +1	Job Seekers +2	+15	Founded 2015 · 15 people · Seoul, Korea, Republic of	73	Build this
L Data visualization platform lycheedata.com "Modern data platform replacing traditional spreadsheets."	$10K /mo Reported	Subscription +3	Word of mouth Email marketing +1	SMBs +5	+7	Founded 2024 · Solo founder · $500 to start	87	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
Automated employee performance insights intelogos.com AI-driven employee performance and wellbeing platform.	$100K /mo Reported	Subscription +1	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	SMBs +7	FI +1	Founded 2022 · 6 people · $50K to start	72	Build this
A Ai-powered social media carousels aiCarousels.com AI-powered social media carousel creator.	$10K /mo Reported	Subscription +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Entrepreneurs +6	+5	Founded 2023 · Solo founder · Built in 10 days	84	Build this
Blogging and affiliate resources unavidaonline.com Una Vida Online: Tools and training for aspiring affiliate marketers.	$20K /mo Reported	Course +4	Advertising on social media Email marketing +1	Aspiring Affiliate Mark... +4	+53	Founded 2018 · Solo founder · $100 to start	78	Build this
Viral tweet discovery tool tweethunter.io Social media growth tools for creators.	$300K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Freelancers +4	+15	Founded 2021 · 7 people · $1K to start	73	Build this

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