other Startups

CentaurLab is a venture studio founded by Chong Zheng (Lester) that helps non-technical founders build products using a cash + equity model instead of traditional agency fees. They recently launched Fundability to validate ideas through tightly scoped sprints and can help founders go from idea to working product in 2-4 weeks.

Man of Many is a men's lifestyle blog founded by Scott Purcell in 2012 that has grown from a part-time hobby to one of the world's largest men's lifestyle sites. The bootstrapped company now reaches over 2 million readers monthly and generates over $4M per year in revenue with a team of 13 employees.

Shelley Marmor started her first travel blog in April 2020 and grew to run four profitable travel blogs plus a blogging education business by 2023. After growing her income by 3,113% from 2021-2022, she launched Travel Blogging 101 in December 2022 to teach others her scaling methods through courses and 1:1 mentorship, averaging $55,688 per month from January to April 2023.