Starter Story 2.0

What it does

Discover how thousands of ordinary people (just like you) built businesses to millions in revenue - all starting from a simple idea or side project.

Explore thousands of real, profitable businesses — every revenue figure researched and source-checked. Free to explore, filter, and export straight to ChatGPT.

Search 3,032+ real, revenue-generating projects — the tools they built on, how they grew, and the full breakdown behind each one. Updated live. Free. 3,032+ revenue-generating projects — the tools they built with, how they grew, what it cost, and how long it took. No influencers, no fluff. Updatedfrom starterstory.com

• 
  Starter Story2018 · starterstory.com · ▲205

  Discover the stories behind successful e-commerce businesses

• 
  Entrepreneur's Musings2020 · flexiple.com · ▲183

  Personal lessons of an entrepreneur shared weekly

• 
  From Spark to Startup2024 · sparktostartup.substack.com · ▲200

  Startup ideas that you can launch over a weekend

• 
  The First 1002018 · ▲156

  Proven framework for acquiring your first 100 customers

• 
  Growing a Million Dollar Company2015 · baremetrics.com · ▲123

  30+ lessons on startup success & failure

• 
  FounderNoon2024 · ▲3

  Learn how people are building successful online businesses.

• 
  WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement▲287

  wallhop is a free paywall bypass. Paste any article link to read it without paywall popups, ads or clutter. No signup, no extension. A simple 12ft.io alternative.

  Growth · 11d ago · wallhop.io

• 
  Prefer▲201

  The execution layer for AEO

  Growth · 22d ago · tryprefer.com

• 
  MakerMap▲197

  A living map of makers and what they’re building

  Growth · 26d ago · makermap.lol

• IM
  I may have created a new type of puzzle▲1,859

  Life & fun · 2022 · dogbunnypuzzle.com

• 
  I'm building an open-source Amazon▲1,335

  A couple of years ago, I had an interesting idea. What if there was a marketplace where all the underlying tech was open-source? The order management system, the storefront, customer support, etc. The marketplace would simply connect to the seller’s infra instead of locking them in. If, for some reason, the seller is removed from the marketplace, their software stays with them and they can continue accepting orders directly. This model can be used to disrupt any marketplace from AirBNB to UberEats: building tech for home renters and restaurants and later, leveraging that to build a competing…

  Dev tools · 2022 · openship.org

• 
  Polywork▲1,214

  Discover opportunities to collaborate

  Life & fun · 2022

• 
  xTiles▲1,036

  Organize your ideas & projects visually

  Work · 2022 · xtiles.app

• 
  Arcade 2.0▲1,026

  The easiest way to showcase your product

  Life & fun · 2022 · arcade.software

• 
  Maven▲978

  100+ live courses taught by experts, education reimagined

  Life & fun · 2022 · maven.com