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Luxury yacht and car rentals

Luxury yacht and supercar rentals in Dubai.

eliterentalsdubai.com

$10M /mo Reported

B2b email lead generator

B2B lead-generation marketing for niche service industries.

goedison.com

$20K /mo Reported

Customer-centric marketing service

Marketing strategies for startups centered around ideal customers.

bydefaultcmo.com

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Live event ticket marketplace

"Marketplace for buying tickets to live events."

seatgeek.com

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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.
Luxury yacht and car rentals eliterentalsdubai.com Luxury yacht and supercar rentals in Dubai.	$10M /mo Reported	Rental +4	Facebook Community Pay Per Click Advertising +1	High-Net-Worth Individuals +2	+42	Founded 2017 · 118 people · $1M to start	58	Build this
B2b email lead generator goedison.com B2B lead-generation marketing for niche service industries.	$20K /mo Reported	Services +4	Direct sales Word of mouth +1	Service-Based SMBs +2	+82	Founded 2015 · Solo founder · $500 to start	60	Build this
B Customer-centric marketing service bydefaultcmo.com Marketing strategies for startups centered around ideal customers.	—	Services +4	Sampling	Small and Mid-Size Busi... +2	TA	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · Galore, Himachal Pradesh, India, India	73	Build this
Live event ticket marketplace seatgeek.com "Marketplace for buying tickets to live events."	—	Marketplaces & Platforms +3	Word of mouth Organic social media +1	Sports Fans +2	CU EX	Founded 2009 · 900 people · $1M to start	62	Build this

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