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$10K+

$50K+

$100K+

$1M+

Median revenue

$200K /mo

Middle half earn $80K – $1M/mo

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Digital marketing agency marketplace

Marketplace connecting businesses with vetted digital marketing agencies.

getcredo.com

$8K /mo Estimated

AI daily planning app

Visual daily planner for focused productivity

structured.app

$1K /mo Estimated

Lead capture for ecommerce

Customer identification tool for anonymous website visitors

retention.com

$2M /mo Estimated

AI omni-channel CX platform

AI-powered platform for omnichannel customer experience management

konnectinsights.com

$600K /mo Estimated

One-page site builder

Simplified one-page website builder for everyone.

carrd.co

$30K /mo Estimated

Business operating system platform

All-in-one platform for business alignment and productivity

ninety.io

$4M /mo Estimated

Marketing attribution software

Marketing attribution software for eCommerce brands

wickedreports.com

$300K /mo Estimated

Scheduling tool for businesses

Online scheduling tool for small businesses and service professionals

youcanbook.me

$400K /mo Estimated

Notion blogging platform

No-code blogging platform utilizing Notion as CMS

feather.so

$500 /mo Estimated

Owned audience marketing platform

Owned audience marketing platform for media publishers

izooto.com

$80K /mo Estimated

Ai-driven r&d funding platform

AI-powered platform for maximizing R&D tax credits.

boast.ai

$800K /mo Estimated

Professional hair color products

Professional hair color products for stylists and colorists.

uglyducklingcolor.com

$100K /mo Reported

Platform for digital entrepreneurs

Marketplace for creators to sell digital products

whop.com

$10M /mo Estimated

AI-fluent offshore staffing

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

oceanstalent.com

$1M /mo Estimated

Developer tools for Laravel

Developer tools for Laravel and Rails apps

hammerstone.dev

$2K /mo Estimated

E-commerce used car retailer

Online platform for buying and selling used cars

carvana.com

$1B /mo Estimated

Unlimited video editing service

Flat-rate unlimited video editing service for businesses and creators

videohusky.com

$80K /mo Estimated

Daily crypto newsletter

Daily crypto newsletter simplifying market trends.

milkroad.com

$80K /mo Estimated

Design subscription service

Subscription design service for unlimited requests.

designjoy.co

$200K /mo Estimated

PayFac-as-a-service platform

Tilled: PayFac-as-a-Service for vertical software companies

tilled.com

$80K /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.
Digital marketing agency marketplace getcredo.com Marketplace connecting businesses with vetted digital marketing agencies.	$8K /mo Estimated	Management service +6	Organic social media Online Community	Companies Needing SEO o...	YO MI +4	Founded 2013 · Solo founder · Built in 2 days	60	Build this
AI daily planning app structured.app Visual daily planner for focused productivity	$1K /mo Estimated	Repeat customers +21	SEO Organic social media	Individuals Facing Dati... +6	WA LA AD GO +2	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · Built in 120 days	60	Build this
Lead capture for ecommerce retention.com Customer identification tool for anonymous website visitors	$2M /mo Estimated	Yield generating products +26	Word of mouth Organic social media +1	E-commerce Brands +2	GM +5	Founded 2019 · 120 people · $2M to start	56	Build this
AI omni-channel CX platform konnectinsights.com AI-powered platform for omnichannel customer experience management	$600K /mo Estimated	Yield generating products +14	Partnerships ISV partnerships +1	Enterprise Brands +2	AW SA +2	Founded 2011 · 100 people · $100K to start	45	Build this
One-page site builder carrd.co Simplified one-page website builder for everyone.	$30K /mo Estimated	Repeat customers +6	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Entrepreneurs +2	CU	Founded 2016 · 10 people · $500 to start	63	Build this
Business operating system platform ninety.io All-in-one platform for business alignment and productivity	$4M /mo Estimated ▲ 47% · 18 mo	Yield generating products +12	Word of mouth Partnerships +1	Small and Medium-Sized ... +2		Founded 2017 · 25 people · SaaS	61	Build this
Marketing attribution software wickedreports.com Marketing attribution software for eCommerce brands	$300K /mo Estimated	Repeat customers +4	Organic social media	SMBs +2	+4	Founded 2014 · 28 people · Marblehead, MA, USA, United States	64	Build this
Scheduling tool for businesses youcanbook.me Online scheduling tool for small businesses and service professionals	$400K /mo Estimated ▼ 9% · 32 mo	Repeat customers +6	Product-led growth Word of mouth +1	Small Business Owners +3	CU	Founded 2011 · 2 co-founders · $5K to start	71	Build this
Notion blogging platform feather.so No-code blogging platform utilizing Notion as CMS	$500 /mo Estimated	Repeat customers +4	SEO Organic social media	Individuals Seeking Not... +1	+1	Founded 2022 · Solo founder · SaaS	64	Build this
Owned audience marketing platform izooto.com Owned audience marketing platform for media publishers	$80K /mo Estimated	Repeat customers +7	Content marketing Outbound +1	Media Publishers +2	CU AW	Founded 2016 · 60 people · $100K to start	40	Build this
Ai-driven r&d funding platform boast.ai AI-powered platform for maximizing R&D tax credits.	$800K /mo Estimated	Subscription +4	Word of mouth Organic social media +1	Startup Founders +2	ZO	Founded 2012 · 2 co-founders · San Francisco, CA, USA, United States	73	Build this
Professional hair color products uglyducklingcolor.com Professional hair color products for stylists and colorists.	$100K /mo Reported	E-commerce +1	Facebook Community Email marketing +1	Professional Stylists +4	+20	Founded 2016 · 3 people · $300K to start	65	Build this
Platform for digital entrepreneurs whop.com Marketplace for creators to sell digital products	$10M /mo Estimated ▲ 4,077% · 22 mo	Repeat customers +7	Email marketing LinkedIn +1	E-commerce Companies Bu... +4	SN TL OU CA +5	Founded 2021 · 50 people · NYC, NY, USA, United States	63	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
Developer tools for Laravel hammerstone.dev Developer tools for Laravel and Rails apps	$2K /mo Estimated ▲ 0% · 25 mo	Repeat customers +8	Content marketing Building in public +1	Developers +2	TA NU	Founded 2020 · 2 co-founders · San Diego, CA, USA, United States	62	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
Unlimited video editing service videohusky.com Flat-rate unlimited video editing service for businesses and creators	$80K /mo Estimated ▲ 262% · 28 mo	Subscription +3	Online Community Video content	Content Creators +2	MI +2	Founded 2018 · 50 people · Built in 90 days	46	Build this
Daily crypto newsletter milkroad.com Daily crypto newsletter simplifying market trends.	$80K /mo Estimated	Repeat customers +10	Word of mouth Email marketing +1	Crypto Enthusiasts +2	GO	Founded 2022 · Solo founder · $2K to start	72	Build this
Design subscription service designjoy.co Subscription design service for unlimited requests.	$200K /mo Estimated	Subscription +4	Word of mouth SEO +1	Startup Founders +2		Founded 2017 · Solo founder · $1 to start	82	Build this
PayFac-as-a-service platform tilled.com Tilled: PayFac-as-a-Service for vertical software companies	$80K /mo Estimated	Repeat customers +7	Content marketing Personal Branding +1	Vertical Software Compa... +2		Founded 2019 · 40 people · Built in 660 days	54	Build this

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