I run the largest database of verified startup revenues.
What surprised me:
🎯 81% made $1+
🎯 44% made $1,000+
🎯 4% made $1,000,000+
📈 Average 30-day growth: +247%
⏱️ Average time to first $1: 5 months
💰 Median total revenue per startup: $1,618
💵 Median monthly revenue per startup: $334/mo
You get through the lonely chapter of life where you’re more ambitious than your old friend group but don’t have enough proof for your desired friend group by focusing on the work, not the scoreboard.
The scoreboard matters, but you can’t score without first being good. And you can’t get good without first being bad.