Ideas for Solo Developers

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3 businesses

33% founder-reported, the rest researched

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$10K+

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$100K+

$1M+

Median revenue

$900K /mo

Middle half earn $10K – $900K/mo

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Creator commerce platform

Platform for creators to sell digital products

gumroad.com

$900K/mo

Offline idle RPG game

Indie game studio creating deep idle RPGs.

kayelleapps.com

$10K/mo

Simple project management tool

Project management tool for simplicity seekers

basecamp.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.
Creator commerce platform gumroad.com Platform for creators to sell digital products	$900K/mo	Per meal +14	Affiliate program Email marketing +1	Creators +2		Founded 2011 · 17 people · Built in 2 days	68	Build this
Offline idle RPG game kayelleapps.com Indie game studio creating deep idle RPGs.	$10K/mo	Subscription +3	Email marketing Word of mouth	Marketing influencers +2	DI HO	Founded 2024 · Solo founder · $5K to start	77	Build this
Simple project management tool basecamp.com Project management tool for simplicity seekers	—	Yield generating products +20	Word of mouth Content marketing +1	Small Business Owners +2	FI	Founded 2004 · 45 people · $90K to start	58	Build this

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