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| # | Project | Category / model | Reported revenue | Evidence | GitHub ⓘ | Save and compare |
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| 01 | Boot.dev Practice programming through structured lessons, coding challenges and projects. Researched profile |
EducationFree reading + monthly or annual interactive membership | $10,000,000ARR · Unspecified $The founder says the business has just reached 10M ARR in the January 6, 2026 interview; exact accounting cutoff unspecified. | Founder disclosureChecked Oct 20, 2026 | — | |
| 02 | Sales and marketingFreemium SaaS with per-seat subscriptions and usage tokens | ≥ $10,000MRR · Unspecified $Described as 5-figure MRR in the July 15, 2026 interview; exact financial cutoff unspecified | Founder disclosure in interviewChecked Oct 20, 2026 | — | ||
| 03 | Developer toolsCredit-based API access through subscriptions and pay-as-you-go purchases | > $15,000Monthly revenue · Unspecified $Gross revenue for 'last month' in the July 7, 2026 interview; the financial month and cutoff are not explicitly dated | Founder disclosure in interviewChecked Oct 20, 2026 | — | ||
| 04 | Nutri AI - Meal Scanner Photograph meals, review editable nutrition estimates and keep a personal food diary. Researched profile |
Health & FitnessFreemium mobile app + monthly or annual subscriptions | $43MRR · Unspecified $MRR snapshot pulled from the founder's RevenueCat account on July 19, 2026; the article separately labels activity and collected receipts over June 21–July 19. | Founder disclosureChecked Oct 20, 2026 | — |
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