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No founder-stated figures, no estimates. A regulator has these numbers, and so can you.
3 teardowns · Under $1MEvery teardownFortressesEasy to copy. Won anyway.Built on rented landNumbers straight from a filingDoesn't scale. On purpose.Still here after 15 yearsOne-time money
Cults3D
Marketplace
Where 3D designers get paid, not just liked.
$940K net profit
Filed · '23 · 2023 filing, turnover N/A
Free maker-owned platforms own the audience.
★ The edge: Owns no printers, so it stays neutral, and pays designers 80% — pulling pros off makers' free platforms.
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Pappers
Data
Free French company data. The paying 1% funds it all.
€0.49M
Filed · $0.53M · 2024 net profit (filed)
Moat is UX and SEO, not the data itself.
★ The edge: Made paywalled French company data free with far better UX; the 1% who buy the API and exports fund the free 99%.
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MySlabs
Marketplace
The 2% fee that moved $80M and still lost money
$389K
Filed · FY2023 revenue (SEC)
Thin 2% fee; still unprofitable
★ The edge: Sellers pay 2%, not the 13% eBay takes or the 20%+ auctions charge. The low fee is the whole pitch.
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