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Median revenue

$4M /mo

Middle half earn $1M – $1B/mo

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Niche marketing for painters

Digital marketing agency for the painting industry.

basecoatmarketing.com

$30K /mo Reported

AI-fluent offshore staffing

Offshore staffing solution connecting Sri Lankan talent with U.S. companies.

oceanstalent.com

$1M /mo Estimated

AI meeting scheduling tool

Lead routing and scheduling automation for sales teams.

chilipiper.com

$4M /mo Estimated

E-commerce used car retailer

Online platform for buying and selling used cars

carvana.com

$1B /mo Estimated

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.
Niche marketing for painters basecoatmarketing.com Digital marketing agency for the painting industry.	$30K /mo Reported	Agency +2	Pay Per Click Advertising Email marketing +1	Painting Business Owners +1	CU AD HI +16	Founded 2021 · 2 people · $20K to start	73	Build this
AI-fluent offshore staffing oceanstalent.com Offshore staffing solution connecting Sri Lankan talent with U.S. companies.	$1M /mo Estimated	Yield generating products +30	Word of mouth Referrals +1	Startup Founders +2	GS GO +1	Founded 2021 · 337 people · $200K to start	58	Build this
AI meeting scheduling tool chilipiper.com Lead routing and scheduling automation for sales teams.	$4M /mo Estimated ▲ 94% · 28 mo	Package based pricing +6	Word of mouth Influencer partnerships +1	B2B Companies +2	SU	Founded 2016 · 300 people · New York, New York, USA, United States	68	Build this
E-commerce used car retailer carvana.com Online platform for buying and selling used cars	$1B /mo Estimated	Yield generating products +6	SEO Press +1	Online Shoppers +2	CU	Founded 2012 · Solo founder · $10M to start	60	Build this

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