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Ai-driven career coaching platform

A one stop shop platform that helps students smash their interviews and job process

edgeskills-career.com

$60K /mo Reported

Online group card tool

Digital group cards for heartfelt celebrations.

thankbox.com

$30K /mo Reported

Personal budgeting app

"Buxfer: Budgeting app for finance power users."

buxfer.com

$50K /mo Reported

Mindfulness-based test prep software

Mindfulness-based test prep platform for students.

granite-education.com

$30K /mo Reported

Test prep success platform

Career-focused test prep platform for professional exams.

achievable.me

$200K /mo Reported

Collaborative mind mapping tool

"Creative mind mapping and task management suite."

meister.co

$1M /mo Reported

Data-driven college counseling

Data-driven college counseling for students and parents.

weadmit.com

$50K /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.
ES Ai-driven career coaching platform edgeskills-career.com A one stop shop platform that helps students smash their interviews and job process	$60K /mo Reported	Online coaching +4	Advertising on social media Word of mouth +1	Healthcare Businesses +3		Founded 2023 · 2 people · Paris, France	66	Build this
Online group card tool thankbox.com Digital group cards for heartfelt celebrations.	$30K /mo Reported	One-time purchase +5	Word of mouth SEO +1	Teams within Businesses +11	CU +27	Founded 2020 · 3 people · $3K to start	64	Build this
Personal budgeting app buxfer.com "Buxfer: Budgeting app for finance power users."	$50K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Organic social media SEO +1	Finance Power Users +7	+28	Founded 2006 · 5 people · $50K to start	63	Build this
Mindfulness-based test prep software granite-education.com Mindfulness-based test prep platform for students.	$30K /mo Reported	Online course +11	Advertising on social media Facebook Community +1	Educational Institutes +12	+12	4 people · Built in 400 days · Nashville, Tennessee, USA, United States	59	Build this
Test prep success platform achievable.me Career-focused test prep platform for professional exams.	$200K /mo Reported	Course +7	Advertising on social media Press +1	Finance Professionals +13	CU +18	Founded 2016 · 12 people · $5K to start	63	Build this
Collaborative mind mapping tool meister.co "Creative mind mapping and task management suite."	$1M /mo Reported	Subscription +3	Word of mouth Pay Per Click Advertising +1	SMBs +11	+17	Founded 2007 · 85 people · $20K to start	66	Build this
Data-driven college counseling weadmit.com Data-driven college counseling for students and parents.	$50K /mo Reported	Consulting +4	Organic social media Direct sales +1	Current Students in the US +12	+13	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · San Jose, California, USA, United States	57	Build this

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