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How Founders Hit $185k/mo, $10M ARR, and $30M ARR
Chris Bulen & Daniel Ebohon
January 12, 2026
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Today: 6 successful startups across 6 different categories.
Let’s dive in.
Startups FYI Spotlight
🧠 AI Meeting Assistant
This easy-to-use tool automatically records meetings and delivers instant summaries with clear action items. (Pre-revenue)
🎨 AI Image Editing Tool
Discover this AI image tool that edits and transforms any image using simple text commands with no design experience required. (Pre-revenue)
💼 Swipe-Based Jobs Platform
Discover jobs, scholarships, and skill exchanges through a simple swipe interface. (Pre-revenue)
🍳 AI Recipe Saver App
Save recipes from anywhere and organize them into beautiful digital cookbooks with this saver app. (Pre-revenue)
🗂️ AI Organizing Software
This tool turns messy notes, thoughts, and chats into clean, indexable blog posts. (Pre-revenue)
📣 Social Media Management Platform
Here is an intelligent assistant to manage, schedule, and optimize content across platforms. ($200 MRR)
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Startups FYI Roundup
📱 $185k/month from a portfolio of mobile app
Connor Burd built one mobile product for fun and got some momentum. Then he built another, and then another, he eventually turned it into a business bringing in $185k/mo.
🧙 $10M ARR with RPG-style programming courses
Lane Wagner rebuilt backend education from the ground up. His RPG-inspired platform now pulls $10M ARR.
🏆 $30M ARR with his very first product
Kevin Wagstaff learned SEO and, after doing his time in a cubicle, knocked it out of the park with his first startup. It is now at $30M ARR — and it was recently acquired.
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