Niche Academy
👤 Jeromy Wilson (Jeromy Wilson's father co-founded Dynix, the software that replaced library card catalogs. Jeromy grew up in it.)🌐 siteLinkedIn
In the most crowded software category — the LMS — he won by serving the buyer nobody courts: the public library.
Will it work? · our read
Unsexy but sticky. A durable, profitable niche business, not a rocket. 1,700+ libraries, 95% renewal, about 20 staff, no VC. The limit is real: only so many libraries, and budgets are thin.
01How the money moves
Library needs staff and patron training but has no time to build it
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Niche Academy supplies ready-made tutorials plus an LMS on subscription
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Annual membership renews at 95% — recurring revenue
02The numbers
1,700+ orgsStatedrevenue never disclosed
2026
Profitable with about 20 staff and no VC; revenue itself is not publicly disclosed.
1,700+ organizations, 95% renewal, about 20 staff, no VC. Revenue not publicly disclosed.
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You have the verdict. Members get the work behind it.
- The CENTS scorecard — where it's strong, where it's soft
- The founder's key move, and the counter-move
- How it could die — the evidence, and how sure we are
- The case against our own call
- A 🚀 launchpad prompt — the case, as a plan for your business
We rate our own confidence — and argue against ourselves. Nobody else in this category does.
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See a full teardown, free → Transistor.fmSourcesSources last checked 30 July 2026
interview Jeromy Wilson on Practical Founders #88 — practicalfounders.comfirst-party Homepage metrics: 1,700+ orgs, 95% renewal — nicheacademy.comFounder backstory: father co-founded Dynix — nicheacademy.com/about-usLinkedIn — Jeromy Wilson
Revenue is not disclosed. I headlined the company's own first-party metric, '1700+ Organizations,' from the live Niche Academy homepage (2026), which also states 95% customer renewal for 8 years running. Founder Jeromy Wilson said on the Practical Founders podcast (#88, Apr 2024) that the company is profitable with about 20 employees and no VC (built on savings plus a little angel money). A '$100k annual revenue' figure from data-broker directories (RocketReach/allbiz) is not credible for a 20-person, 1,700-customer firm and was rejected. verified=true applies to the first-party organization count and renewal rate; actual revenue remains private. Company is still independent, based in Lehi, Utah, founded 2014. We never score you.