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75% founder-reported, the rest researched

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$10K+

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$100K+

$1M+

Median revenue

$40K /mo

Middle half earn $6K – $200K/mo

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Customizable admin dashboard kits

Premium and Free and Admin Templates for your Web Development

themeselection.com

$40K /mo Reported

Custom sticker printing service

Custom sticker printing for global brands and creatives.

stickerit.co

$200K /mo Reported

Stock animation marketplace

Stock animation and GIF marketplace for easy video projects.

videoplasty.com

$20K /mo Reported

Free royalty-free images

Free stock photo platform for safe commercial use.

stockfreeimages.com

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iPad Mac drawing tablet

Remote desktop for controlling AI on Macs

astropad.com

$300K /mo Reported

Reusable paper for writing

Reusable, smudge-free portable whiteboards for versatile writing.

swipi.es

$2K /mo Reported

AI architectural rendering tool

AI rendering tool for architects and interior designers

visualizee.ai

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Svg icon search engine

"Search engine for 200k+ open-source SVG icons."

iconbuddy.app

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Idea	Revenue	Wait, What?	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.
Customizable admin dashboard kits themeselection.com Premium and Free and Admin Templates for your Web Development	$40K /mo Reported		Digital products +1	Word of mouth SEO +1	Web Developers +2		Founded 2014 · 20 people · Gujarat, Ahmedabad, India, India	49	Build this
Custom sticker printing service stickerit.co Custom sticker printing for global brands and creatives.	$200K /mo Reported	Making millions sticking things onto other things.	E-commerce +1	Word of mouth Email marketing +1	Brands +3	+33	Founded 2007 · 16 people · $10K to start	61	Build this
Stock animation marketplace videoplasty.com Stock animation and GIF marketplace for easy video projects.	$20K /mo Reported		Marketplace +1	Word of mouth SEO +1	Video Editors +4	CU +11	Founded 2017 · 5 people · $50K to start	60	Build this
Free royalty-free images stockfreeimages.com Free stock photo platform for safe commercial use.	—		Freemium +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Designers +3		Founded 2012 · 25 people · Built in 100 days	54	Build this
iPad Mac drawing tablet astropad.com Remote desktop for controlling AI on Macs	$300K /mo Reported		Software sales +1	Word of mouth Advertising on social media	Creative Professionals +3	+10	Founded 2013 · 16 people · $10K to start	64	Build this
Reusable paper for writing swipi.es Reusable, smudge-free portable whiteboards for versatile writing.	$2K /mo Reported		E-commerce +3	Word of mouth Press +1	Home Office Workers +4	+17	Founded 2015 · Solo founder · Seattle, Washington, USA, United States	63	Build this
AI architectural rendering tool visualizee.ai AI rendering tool for architects and interior designers	—		Subscription +1	Product Hunt Organic social media +1	Architects +2	CU	Founded 2023 · Solo founder · Warsaw, Poland, Poland	83	Build this
Svg icon search engine iconbuddy.app "Search engine for 200k+ open-source SVG icons."	—		Advertising +4	SEO Organic social media	Prosumer Users +2	AL CU	Founded 2023 · Solo founder · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, India	75	Build this

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