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AI Excel formula generator

AI tool that generates Excel formulas instantly

betteranalyst.com

$30K /mo Reported

Affordable filmmaking courses

Online courses teach beginners professional video content creation.

contentcreator.com

$500K /mo Reported

Notion template shop

"Notion templates and productivity tools by Thomas Frank."

thomasjfrank.com

$200K /mo Reported

AI Visibility Analytics to Align Your Brand with AI

brandaxis.ai

$10K /mo Reported

Tax residency optimization service

Save an extra chunk of your annual income with tax-savvy strategies.

savvynomad.io

$100K /mo Reported

Drag-and-drop app builder

unionstudio.app

$10K /mo Reported

Ai-driven professional matching

AI platform connecting businesses with part-time professionals.

intch.org

$1M /mo Reported

AI social media scheduler

AI-powered writing and scheduling tool for social media

typefully.com

$100K /mo Reported

Link-in-bio page builder

Link-in-bio page builder for creators and small businesses

liinks.co

$30K /mo Reported

Unified email management tool

Email client unifying inboxes on Windows and Mac.

getmailbird.com

$200K /mo Reported

Subscription software development team

"Subscription-based dev team for startups."

levisoft.io

$40K /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.
AI Excel formula generator betteranalyst.com AI tool that generates Excel formulas instantly	$30K /mo Reported	SaaS +2	Word of mouth Brand Authenticity +1	Finance Professionals +9	+8	Founded 2022 · Solo founder · $200 to start	87	Build this
Affordable filmmaking courses contentcreator.com Online courses teach beginners professional video content creation.	$500K /mo Reported	Course +3	Advertising on social media Direct sales +1	Beginners +5	+8	Founded 2020 · 5 people · $2K to start	65	Build this
Notion template shop thomasjfrank.com "Notion templates and productivity tools by Thomas Frank."	$200K /mo Reported	Digital products +5	Email marketing SEO +1	Content Creators +4	CO PR +33	Founded 2010 · 3 people · $5 to start	82	Build this
AI Visibility Analytics to Align Your Brand with AI brandaxis.ai	$10K /mo Reported	Subscription +4	Pre-orders Referral Program +1	Marketing Agencies +3		Founded 2025 · 3 people · $5K to start	73	Build this
S Tax residency optimization service savvynomad.io Save an extra chunk of your annual income with tax-savvy strategies.	$100K /mo Reported	Subscription +1	SEO Search engine marketing +1	Digital Nomads +3	FR	Founded 2023 · Solo founder · $20K to start	76	Build this
Drag-and-drop app builder unionstudio.app software for creating create software	$10K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	Press Affiliate program +1	Creatives +1		Founded 2024 · 2 people · NYC, NY, USA, United States	81	Build this
Ai-driven professional matching intch.org AI platform connecting businesses with part-time professionals.	$1M /mo Reported	Marketplace +1	Word of mouth Press +1	SMBs +3	CU	Founded 2021 · 25 people · $5K to start	57	Build this
AI social media scheduler typefully.com AI-powered writing and scheduling tool for social media	$100K /mo Reported	Freemium +1	Product Hunt Hacker News +1	Content Creators +3		Founded 2021 · 2 co-founders · Built in 90 days	70	Build this
Link-in-bio page builder liinks.co Link-in-bio page builder for creators and small businesses	$30K /mo Reported ▲ 25% · 24 mo	Subscription +1	Pay Per Click Advertising Referral Program +1	Influencers +3	MO AW +2	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $500 to start	88	Build this
Unified email management tool getmailbird.com Email client unifying inboxes on Windows and Mac.	$200K /mo Reported	Subscription	Affiliate program Pay Per Click Advertising +1	Heavy Email Users +3	AD +35	28 people · Palo Alto, CA, USA, United States · Technology	70	Build this
L Subscription software development team levisoft.io "Subscription-based dev team for startups."	$40K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	Startups +6	+63	Founded 2016 · 8 people · $400 to start	68	Build this

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