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$10K+

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$100K+

$1M+

Median revenue

$200K /mo

Middle half earn $200K – $2M/mo

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Employee time tracking app

Time tracking and productivity software for remote teams

hubstaff.com

$2M /mo Reported

Referral marketing SaaS tool

Referral marketing software for small businesses

referralrock.com

$200K /mo Estimated

Automated conversational commerce

Conversational automation platform transforming businesses to digital-first enterprises.

nhancenow.com

$200K /mo Reported

Ai-driven eCommerce growth platform

AI-driven platform for automating eCommerce growth.

xenaintelligence.com

$30K /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.
Employee time tracking app hubstaff.com Time tracking and productivity software for remote teams	$2M /mo Reported	SaaS +1	SEO Word of mouth +1	Agencies and Freelancer... +8	+20	Founded 2013 · 54 people · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, United States	64	Build this
Referral marketing SaaS tool referralrock.com Referral marketing software for small businesses	$200K /mo Estimated ▲ 0% · 34 mo	Services +2	SEO Content marketing +1	Small and Medium Busine... +2		Founded 2013 · 12 people · Built in 548 days	68	Build this
Automated conversational commerce nhancenow.com Conversational automation platform transforming businesses to digital-first enterprises.	$200K /mo Reported	Marketplaces & Platforms +3	Direct sales Email marketing +1	D2C Ventures in Retail,... +6	CO +31	Founded 2017 · 21 people · $800K to start	55	Build this
Ai-driven eCommerce growth platform xenaintelligence.com AI-driven platform for automating eCommerce growth.	$30K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Small and Medium Busine... +6	+35	Founded 2020 · 3 people · $10K to start	64	Build this

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