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Hands-on cooking classes

Communal cooking classes for adventurous home chefs.

hipcooks.com

$100K /mo Reported

Subscription murder mystery box

Subscription-based mystery games for immersive storytelling enthusiasts.

huntakiller.com

$5M /mo Reported

Indoor hatchet throwing venue

"Indoor axe-throwing for unforgettable adult parties."

stumpyshh.com

$300K /mo Reported

Workplace humor training

"Humor training for workplace effectiveness."

humorthatworks.com

$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.
Hands-on cooking classes hipcooks.com Communal cooking classes for adventurous home chefs.	$100K /mo Reported	In person classes +2	Direct sales Email marketing +1	Home Cooks +2		Founded 2014 · 8 people · many, USA, United States	58	Build this
Subscription murder mystery box huntakiller.com Subscription-based mystery games for immersive storytelling enthusiasts.	$5M /mo Reported	Subscription +3	Affiliate program Partnerships +1	Entertainment Enthusiasts +4	+18	Founded 2016 · 62 people · $3K to start	74	Build this
Indoor hatchet throwing venue stumpyshh.com "Indoor axe-throwing for unforgettable adult parties."	$300K /mo Reported	Franchise +2	Press Organic social media +1	Event Planners +3		5 people · Eatontown, New Jersey, USA, United States · Other	44	Build this
Workplace humor training humorthatworks.com "Humor training for workplace effectiveness."	$10K /mo Reported	Training +4	Word of mouth Press +1	Engineering and Technol... +6	+24	Founded 2009 · Solo founder · New York, New York, USA, United States	71	Build this

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