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Know what's working before you build it.

Every month we analyze startups earning $1k+ a month, with revenue verified straight from their payment providers, and tell you which niches, prices and channels are paying off right now. Patterns, not anecdotes.

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Issue 01 · October 2026Opportunity map

Where the money and the momentum are

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The summary and three signals from issue 01. The full issue has ten sections.

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Ten answers you can act on, every month

A two-minute summary up top for busy weeks. The full analysis below when you're about to decide.

  1. 01
    Three signalsThe biggest shifts this month, in plain numbers.
  2. 02
    Niche momentumWhich categories are pulling ahead and which are stalling.
  3. 03
    Pricing benchmarksWhat customers pay per month, by niche and by audience.
  4. 04
    Price signalsHow entry price separates the startups that pass $10k a month.
  5. 05
    What growth really tells youRevenue and growth by age, so you judge ideas by the right number.
  6. 06
    Website patternsHeadlines, proof and pricing tactics the growing products share.
  7. 07
    DistributionThe channel mixes that earn, and the ones that only get talked about.
  8. 08
    Crowded vs openWhere launches are piling up, and where demand is ahead of supply.
  9. 09
    Exit marketWhat buyers pay, and what raises or cuts the price.
  10. 10
    One thing to testA single experiment backed by this month's data.
Why this is different

Built on payment data, not on founder stories

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  • Revenue as the founder tells it
  • Survivors only, so everything looks easy
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What to Build Now

  • Patterns across more than a thousand startups
  • Revenue read directly from Stripe and other payment providers
  • Slow and shrinking niches shown next to the winners
  • Search trends checked against what actually earns
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How we make it

Every number can be checked

You shouldn't have to trust a person. You should be able to trust the method.

SourceVerified revenue

Revenue is read directly from Stripe, RevenueCat, Polar and other payment providers via TrustMRR. Founders cannot edit it.

PrivacyAt least 10 startups per number

Smaller groups are left out, so no single company can be identified in the report.

Cross-check8 outside sources

Subscription benchmarks, acquisition marketplaces, launch statistics and founder communities, all linked in every issue.

HonestyLimits stated up front

We use medians, mark thin data as directional, and say where correlation is not cause.

We list our own revenue on TrustMRR too, so you can see how this report is doing.

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Where does the data come from?

The main source is TrustMRR, where revenue is read directly from payment providers like Stripe, RevenueCat and Polar. Founders cannot edit it. We add public benchmark reports, acquisition marketplace data, launch statistics and what founders discuss in their communities.

Do you write about specific companies?

No. Every number in the report covers at least 10 startups, so no single company can be identified. You get patterns, not profiles.

Who is it for?

Indie founders and small teams deciding what to build next, or how to price and market what they already have. Agencies and accelerators use the Team plan to advise their clients.

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Is this investment advice?

No. It describes what has worked for other startups. Your market, product and execution decide what works for you.