Real stacks
What real solo founders actually run.
A curated gallery of anonymized stacks. Each entry includes the revenue band, hours per week, tools, and the editor's note on why the choices fit. The kind of post you'd bookmark, not the kind you'd skim.
Solo SaaS founder, $8k MRR
Digital products · 32 h/wk
$121/mo
$5k–$15k MRR
- Notion
- Linear
- Stripe
- Vercel
- +6
Solo brand consultant, $15k MRR
Services / consulting · 25 h/wk
$67/mo
$15k–$50k MRR
- Bonsai
- Cal.com
- Notion
- Stripe
- +3
Newsletter writer, $4k MRR
Content / media · 18 h/wk
$78/mo
Under $5k MRR
- Beehiiv
- Notion
- Tally
- Plausible
- +2
Solo course creator, $20k MRR
Content / media · 30 h/wk
$125/mo
$15k–$50k MRR
- Kit (formerly ConvertKit)
- Carrd
- Stripe
- Loom
- +4
Indie maker, pre-revenue
Digital products · 20 h/wk
$20/mo
Pre-revenue
- Vercel
- Supabase
- Cloudflare
- Resend
- +5
Brand designer of one, $30k MRR
Services / consulting · 28 h/wk
$79/mo
$15k–$50k MRR
- Figma
- HoneyBook
- Cal.com
- Loom
- +3
Newsletter + product hybrid, $12k MRR
A mix of the above · 35 h/wk
$90/mo
$5k–$15k MRR
- Beehiiv
- Gumroad
- Carrd
- Notion
- +3