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Real businesses with a revenue figure we can source — from founder interviews and our own public-data research. What each one sells, what it earns, how it grew and what it runs on. Newest first.
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7 businesses
100% founder-reported, the rest researched
Median revenue
$20K /mo
Middle half earn $4K – $1M/mo
How they grow
Word of mouth
86%
SEO
71%
Advertising on social media
57%
Business models
Subscription
86%
SaaS
43%
Affiliate marketing
29%
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