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Tyler Tringas
How I built a $20K MRR micro-SaaS while traveling
I built Storemapper while traveling as a digital nomad. It started as a simple store locator widget and grew into a stable micro-SaaS business. The...
$1K MRR in 6 months·Solo
SaaSE-commerce🇺🇸 US
Sahil Lavingia
From weekend project to $10M+ in creator payouts
I built the first version of Gumroad in a weekend while working at Pinterest. The idea was simple: let anyone sell anything with just a link. The W...
$10K MRR in 2 months·Solo
MarketplaceE-commerce🇺🇸 US
Eric Bandholz
Started with $30 Shopify subscription, 1.6M YouTube subscribers
Beardbrand started with just a $30 Shopify subscription. Now we have 1.6M YouTube subscribers. Authenticity beats production quality. $30 Start...
$100K ARR in 2 years·Solo
OtherE-commerce🇺🇸 US
Rick Blyth
Built extension in a weekend, sold for 6 figures in 5 hours
I built my first Chrome extension in a weekend. After growing it alongside other micro-SaaS products, I sold it at full asking price in 5 hours. Th...
$10K MRR in 1 year·Solo
Chrome ExtensionE-commerce🇺🇸 US
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