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$1M+

Median revenue

$40K /mo

Middle half earn $9K – $200K/mo

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Saas comparison page experts

Experts in creating comparison pages for SaaS products.

stackagainst.com

$10K /mo Reported

Technical content subscription

Subscription-based technical content service for software engineering blogs.

draft.dev

$300K /mo Reported

Manual link building service

Link-building service for SaaS companies.

mygrowthgorilla.com

$40K /mo Reported

Team resource scheduling tool

Team scheduling and workload management software.

resourceguruapp.com

$200K /mo Reported

Strategic design partnership

"Design services for founders and solopreneurs."

askadesigner.io

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Subscription design studio

Subscription-based design studio specializing in SaaS products.

jimdesigns.co

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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.
Saas comparison page experts stackagainst.com Experts in creating comparison pages for SaaS products.	$10K /mo Reported	Productized service +2	Word of mouth Facebook Community +1	SaaS Companies +2	FI +14	Founded 2021 · Solo founder · $300 to start	71	Build this
Technical content subscription draft.dev Subscription-based technical content service for software engineering blogs.	$300K /mo Reported	Subscription +1	Word of mouth SEO +1	SaaS Businesses +4	+1	Founded 2020 · 6 people · $600 to start	75	Build this
Manual link building service mygrowthgorilla.com Link-building service for SaaS companies.	$40K /mo Reported	Agency +2	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	SaaS Companies +2	+14	Founded 2018 · 6 people · Winchester, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom	54	Build this
Team resource scheduling tool resourceguruapp.com Team scheduling and workload management software.	$200K /mo Reported	Subscription +1	SEO Email marketing +1	Marketing Agencies +6	+24	Founded 2011 · 12 people · London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom	74	Build this
Strategic design partnership askadesigner.io "Design services for founders and solopreneurs."	—	Services +2	Referral Program Organic social media	Startup Founders +3	TA PH	Founded 2015 · Solo founder · Amsterdam, Netherlands, Netherlands	63	Build this
JD Subscription design studio jimdesigns.co Subscription-based design studio specializing in SaaS products.	—	Design	SEO Organic social media	SaaS Companies +2		Founded 2023 · Solo founder · New York, NY, USA, United States	58	Build this

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