one-time Startups
4 case studies with real revenue and traction data from one-time startups.
Dejan Milosevic created milliondollar.day, a reinvention of the famous million dollar homepage concept that sells seconds in a day instead of pixels and uses story format videos instead of static images. The technical platform is built to handle millions of views, but the founder admits they did nothing for marketing or growth and is now seeking a non-technical partner to handle content, marketing, and social media.
Justin Welsh built a $2M annual revenue solopreneur business creating knowledge products and digital courses that teach entrepreneurs how to leverage social media. His business is fueled by his massive social media following of 380K on LinkedIn and 330K on Twitter, plus an 80K subscriber newsletter called The Saturday Solopreneur.
Sheets & Giggles is a pun-based, eco-friendly bedding brand founded by Colin McIntosh that launched in May 2018 on Indiegogo. The company makes lyocell bed sheets from eucalyptus trees and achieved nearly $500K in revenue in their first 6 months with over 6,000 orders, now generating $200K monthly revenue.
AI SuitUp is an AI-powered service that generates professional headshots from selfies, founded in February 2023. The company has generated $632,092 in all-time revenue with $3,514 in the last 30 days, serving over 20,000 users including companies like Tesla, Nike, and Apple. It's currently for sale with an asking price of $350,000.