Solopreneur List

27/12/2023

A guy starts a dating website in 2003 as a side project (to upskill in programming). Grows it by himself. Sells it for $575m in 2015 to Match Group? Unbelievable...

You may have heard of 'Plenty of Fish'.

The founder (Markus Frind) started the site to improve his resume.

Single handedly built the site from scratch from his small apartment in Vancouver, Canada.

Low operating costs meant he could offer the service for free.

The site faced many obstacles in its earlier years (server crashes, security issues, financial issues). Markus remained persistent.

In 2011 it had over 30 million registered users.

26/12/2023

she made $200k by selling farts in a jar?...amazing...

TikToker and reality tv star Stephanie Matto sold her farts in a jar for over $1000 / each.

She has since pivoted to selling fart jar NFTs (after being admitted to hospital from the severe abdominal pain caused by her diet).

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24/12/2023

Probably one of the most efficient businesses of all time.

21/12/2023

~$430k / month. No employees. No outside funding. Just a guy sitting with a laptop in his bedroom...

When you hear about a seemingly overnight success, it's almost never as it seems. This is how Viral Nova truly came to be.

21/12/2023

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