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Founder interview platform

starterstory.com · Solopreneur 92.2

$91.7K /mo

Insulated beverage containers

brumate.com · Solopreneur 61.9

$12M /mo

Excel formula generator bot

formulabot.com · Solopreneur 89.8

$23K /mo

Email template builder

stripo.email · Solopreneur 64.1

$533K /mo

Short-term storage marketplace

usebounce.com · Solopreneur 60.0

$117K /mo

Anonymous prank gift service

dickatyourdoor.com · Solopreneur 69.7

$125K /mo

Automated content creation tool

aipublisherpro.com · Solopreneur 79.3

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Ai-powered headshot generator

headshotpro.com · Solopreneur 68.1

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Automated image generation API

bannerbear.com · Solopreneur 80.4

$50K /mo

Creator commerce platform

gumroad.com · Solopreneur 72.6

$917K /mo

Express shipping solution

shipfa.st · Solopreneur 88.1

$64.4K /mo

One-page site builder

carrd.co · Solopreneur 63.2

$30K /mo

Offline idle RPG game

kayelleapps.com · Solopreneur 76.8

$10K /mo

AI social media scheduler

typefully.com · Solopreneur 74.1

$113K /mo

Link-in-bio page builder

liinks.co · Solopreneur 84.4

$26.2K /mo

Data visualization platform

lycheedata.com · Solopreneur 87.3

$10K /mo

Productized service platform

usequeue.com · Solopreneur 79.8

$133K /mo

Print-on-demand product service

jetprintapp.com · Solopreneur 58.4

$700K /mo

Pdf bank statement converter

bankstatementconverter.com · Solopreneur 89.8

$40K /mo

Linkedin outreach automation

gocastanet.com · Solopreneur 88.6

$61K /mo

Ai-powered website chatbot

sitegpt.ai · Solopreneur 82.1

$20.8K /mo

Multiplayer card game platform

worldofcardgames.com · Solopreneur 81.4

$4K /mo

Remote technical talent matcher

thirstysprout.com · Solopreneur 60.0

$300K /mo

Car sound simulation device

wrumersound.com · Solopreneur 77.7

$35K /mo

	Idea	Revenue	Rev / Employee	RPV	Solopreneur Score ⓘ The Solopreneur Score is a measure of how well a business aligns with solopreneurs (solo founders). It's calculated based on how many founders, how many employees, how much it cost to start the business, and how fast the business grew after starting.	How They Built It	How They Grew
Founder interview platform · starterstory.com	In-depth interviews with successful entrepreneurs	$91.7K /mo	$122K /yr	—	92.2 out of 100	$100 startup Klaviyo +1	Word of mouth Email marketing +1	Build this
Insulated beverage contai... · brumate.com	Insulated drinkware for adult beverage enthusiasts.	$12M /mo	—	$12.14 /visitor	61.9 out of 100	$5 startup 1 founder +1	Advertising on social media Email marketing +1	Build this
Excel formula generator bot · formulabot.com	AI tool turning text instructions into Excel formulas.	$23K /mo	—	—	89.8 out of 100	30 days to build $200 startup +1	Word of mouth Brand Authenticity +1	Build this
Email template builder · stripo.email	No-code email template builder for marketers.	$533K /mo	—	$0.80 /visitor	64.1 out of 100	90 days to build $100 startup +1	Word of mouth Pay Per Click Advertising +1	Build this
Short-term storage market... · usebounce.com	Short-term storage marketplace for urban travelers.	$117K /mo	—	—	60.0 out of 100	2 founders Slack +1	Word of mouth SEO +1	Build this
Anonymous prank gift service · dickatyourdoor.com	Anonymous chocolate prank gifts for light-hearted fun.	$125K /mo	—	—	69.7 out of 100	1 founder Shopify +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Build this
AP Automated content creatio... · aipublisherpro.com	"AI-driven content publisher for writers."	—	—	$10.29 /visitor	79.3 out of 100	60 days to build $500 startup +1	Advertising on social media Organic social media	Build this
H Ai-powered headshot gener... · headshotpro.com	AI headshot generator for professional portraits.	—	—	$1.35 /visitor	68.1 out of 100	30 days to build 1 founder +1	SEO	Build this
Automated image generatio... · bannerbear.com	Automated image and video generation for marketers.	$50K /mo	—	—	80.4 out of 100	210 days to build $500 startup +1	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Build this
Creator commerce platform · gumroad.com	Gumroad empowers creators to sell digital products directly.	$917K /mo	—	$0.06 /visitor	72.6 out of 100	2 days to build 1 founder +1	Affiliate program Email marketing +1	Build this
S Express shipping solution · shipfa.st	NextJS boilerplate for rapid startup launches	$64.4K /mo	$773K /yr	$0.19 /visitor	88.1 out of 100	7 days to build 1 founder +1	Publicity stunts Organic social media	Build this
One-page site builder · carrd.co	Carrd: Single-page site builder for creators.	$30K /mo	$120K /yr	$0.00 /visitor	63.2 out of 100	180 days to build $500 startup +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Build this
Offline idle RPG game · kayelleapps.com	Indie game studio creating deep idle RPGs.	$10K /mo	$120K /yr	—	76.8 out of 100	180 days to build $5 startup +1	Email marketing Word of mouth	Build this
AI social media scheduler · typefully.com	AI-powered writing and scheduling tool for social media	$113K /mo	$272K /yr	—	74.1 out of 100	90 days to build 2 founders +1	Product Hunt Hacker News +1	Build this
Link-in-bio page builder · liinks.co	Mobile-first link-in-bio builder for social media profiles.	$26.2K /mo	—	$0.66 /visitor	84.4 out of 100	14 days to build $500 startup +1	Pay Per Click Advertising Referral Program +1	Build this
L Data visualization platform · lycheedata.com	"Modern data platform replacing traditional spreadsheets."	$10K /mo	—	$0.91 /visitor	87.3 out of 100	7 days to build $500 startup +1	Word of mouth Email marketing +1	Build this
Productized service platform · usequeue.com	"All-in-one platform for productized service businesses."	$133K /mo	—	$2.05 /visitor	79.8 out of 100	28 days to build $1 startup +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Build this
Print-on-demand product s... · jetprintapp.com	Print-on-demand services for e-commerce sellers.	$700K /mo	—	—	58.4 out of 100	30 days to build $750 startup +1	Pay Per Click Advertising Brand Authenticity +1	Build this
Pdf bank statement converter · bankstatementconverter.com	PDF-to-CSV tool for bank statement data extraction.	$40K /mo	—	—	89.8 out of 100	14 days to build $100 startup +1	Word of mouth Referral Program +1	Build this
Linkedin outreach automation · gocastanet.com	LinkedIn lead generation automation tool.	$61K /mo	—	—	88.6 out of 100	120 days to build $100 startup +1	Affiliate program Advertising on social media +1	Build this
Ai-powered website chatbot · sitegpt.ai	AI chatbot trained on your website content.	$20.8K /mo	—	—	82.1 out of 100	15 days to build $500 startup +1	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	Build this
Multiplayer card game pla... · worldofcardgames.com	Multiplayer card game platform with classic favorites.	$4K /mo	—	$0.01 /visitor	81.4 out of 100	30 days to build $1 startup +1	Word of mouth SEO +1	Build this
Remote technical talent m... · thirstysprout.com	AI-driven remote tech talent matching platform.	$300K /mo	—	—	60.0 out of 100	14 days to build $500 startup +1	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	Build this
Car sound simulation device · wrumersound.com	"Device transforming car speakers into engine simulators."	$35K /mo	—	—	77.7 out of 100	90 days to build $2.5 startup +1	Affiliate program SEO +1	Build this

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