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Affiliate wellness review site

Affiliate review site comparing mental health and wellness products

zenmasterwellness.com

$40K /mo Reported

Remote work product discovery

Community platform for remote work collaboration.

remote.tools

$70M /mo Reported

Affordable standing desk solution

Affordable, eco-friendly cardboard standing desks.

deskmate.co

$30K /mo Reported

Compact computer desk provider

E-commerce for compact desks and bulletproof backpacks.

modernworkspace.net

$10K /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
Remote work product discovery remote.tools Community platform for remote work collaboration.	$70M /mo Reported	Newsletter +2	Advertising on social media Word of mouth +1	Remote Workers +5	TY +6	Founded 2018 · 5 people · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, India	73	Build this
Affordable standing desk solution deskmate.co Affordable, eco-friendly cardboard standing desks.	$30K /mo Reported	E-commerce +2	Advertising on social media SEO +1	Coworking Spaces Lookin... +9	+3	Founded 2017 · 2 people · London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom	56	Build this
Compact computer desk provider modernworkspace.net E-commerce for compact desks and bulletproof backpacks.	$10K /mo Reported	E-commerce +1	Advertising on social media Email marketing +1	Home Office Workers +4	+6	Founded 2013 · 3 people · Norton Shores, Michigan, USA, United States	55	Build this

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