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Edition 1: curated, hand-picked startup ideas
1,500 curated, hand-picked businesses that already make money. Every one is an idea you can start building today: see how it wins customers, then test your own version in a day. Edition 1, yours to keep.
1,500
businesses with founder-reported revenue
24
categories, from apps to physical goods
335
started for under $1K and now earn $10K+ a month
Feeling lucky?
Photo, video & AI creative
Audiopen
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We curated and hand-picked real businesses that already make money, so you do not have to guess or spend weeks on research. Every idea is one you can start building today, and this is Edition 1. Save hours and get started as soon as you are ready.
Every idea is a business that already earns. You see the founder-reported revenue and what it cost to start.
Narrow by category, monthly revenue, startup cost, business model, platform and how solo-friendly it is.
Real businesses with founder-reported revenue. Colour tags show at a glance which are cheap to start, solo-friendly or quick to build.
Online gospel piano lessons
Student carpooling app for campus life
Handcrafted leather wallets
Software that extracts transaction data from PDF bank statements
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AudioPen is an AI-powered voice-to-text tool that transcribes and transforms voice notes into clear, shareable text.
Here is a real one from the free list, laid out the way every idea is: Hearandplay.
Monthly revenue
$292K
Online gospel piano lessons
How they get customers
Word of mouth, SEO
Growth loop: Organic Content & Search Loop
Validate it on day one
Build interactive landing page with Loom demo and collect 20 email waitlist deposits.
The first 20 ideas are free, with every filter. Unlock more with a one-time payment: no subscription, no account, and a 14-day refund guarantee.
The Top 100
The 100 best ideas, ranked for cheap starts and real revenue.
$19one time
The Top 500
A curated, hand-picked database of real small businesses that already make money, and every one is an idea you can start building today. This is Edition 1. Each idea shows the revenue founders report, what it costs to start, how the business gets customers, and a test you can run on day one.
Founder-reported revenue, public company information and our own research into how each business finds customers. We organise it by hand. Figures are self-reported and not audited.
No. Every plan is a one-time payment, with no account to create.
No. Each plan is a snapshot of Edition 1 and does not change. We release a new, curated edition every quarter. Leave your email in the pricing section and we will tell you when it is out.
Side-hustlers, indie hackers, freelancers and anyone tired of guessing. If you want an idea with proof of demand and a cheap way to test it, it is for you.
Yes. Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked. See the refund policy for details.
You come straight back here with everything unlocked. Your receipt email also has a license key to unlock your other devices.
Start free with 20 ideas. Unlock more when you are ready, and start testing today.
Try one now
Dating & social
Elegantecatering
- Serving Southern California (909) 559-1561 Serving Southern California (909) 559-1561
Each idea shows how the business gets customers and a validation test you can run the same day.
Five times the ideas, plus the Top 100 report to read on any device.
$49one time
All 1,500 ideas
The whole database to keep, with every idea and the full download.
$129one time
One-time payment, by card on Lemon Squeezy or via Gumroad. Each plan is a snapshot of this edition and does not update. New reports are released every quarter.
Not ready to buy? The database is a one-time snapshot, and we release a new report every quarter. Leave your email and we will tell you when it is out.