$30k MRR AI marketing product, and $41K MRR CRM Tool

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Good afternoon! Chris and Daniel here with the latest edition of Startups.fyi — where we highlight some of the smartest tools, underrated startups, and innovative business models that are worth exploring. 

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Today: 6 successful startups across 6 different categories. 

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Startups FYI Spotlight

🗑️Easily upload files you don't want at the moment, but might need someday. Claim 15GB of storage for free to get started (Pre-revenue)

⛷️This tool helps you find ski boots that fit perfectly by using your phone to take a picture of your feet.. Find your boots easily now! (Pre-revenue)

🌍 Discover this platform that allows you to measure and offset your carbon footprint through verified climate projects. Check it out (Pre-revenue)

🚀 Here is an AI bookkeeping assistant that pulls invoices from your email and matches them to expenses. Explore now (Pre-revenue)

🤖 Here is an AEO platform that helps brands track and improve visibility inside AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity. Rank higher on AEO platforms ($99 MRR)

💬 Here is an AI-powered CRM that helps businesses manage and automate customer communication across WhatsApp, email, SMS, voice, and more. Handle leads, messages, follow-ups, and chatbots ($41,000 MRR)

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Startups FYI Roundup 

Hitting $30k MRR with an AI marketing product 

Richard Wang has two products in two niches. Which is over $30k MRR and growing quickly. So now, he's doubling down on the same niche with a third product.

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Realizing his business was a $1M ARR trap

Torben Anderson left a 20-year corporate career and built a $1M+ ARR service business. Then, he realized that it was no different than the corporate world: He had put the golden handcuffs back on.

👉 Here's Richard on how he's doing it.

Gen Z Startup Disrupting Ticketing

Avante Price’s Posh makes buying event tickets feel like scrolling Instagram — see trending events, friends attending, and grab tickets instantly. 6M users, $300M in sales, $10M revenue in 2024. 

👉 Find out more

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