I make $32K/month from 3 simple, boring websites

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Summary

This video features Rashid, who generates over $30,000 monthly from three bootstrapped SaaS websites: AngelMatch, InvestorHunt, and JournalistHunt. These sites are essentially databases connecting founders with investors, or businesses with journalists. Rashid shares his journey, starting from solving his own problem of finding investors for a previous startup, to building these simple yet effective solutions. He emphasizes the importance of solving painful problems, leveraging SEO (especially programmatic SEO), and patience. The video also covers his tech stack and offers advice for aspiring entrepreneurs on finding business ideas and building successful database products in 2026.

Chapters

  1. 0:00Introduction to Rashid and His $32K/Month Websites
  2. 0:16Unpacking the Simple Yet Effective Websites
  3. 1:06Rashid's Background and AngelMatch Overview
  4. 1:38Explanation of the Three Websites: AngelMatch, InvestorHunt, JournalistHunt
  5. 2:18Proof of Earnings: MRR for Each Product
  6. 4:41The Genesis: Solving His Own Painful Problem
  7. 5:53Testing the Idea and First Traction on Product Hunt
  8. 6:41Marketing Strategy: SEO and Meta Ads
  9. 7:43Secret to Database Product Success: Solving Problems and Niche
  10. 8:23Ideas for New Database Products in 2026
  11. 9:07Steps to Building a Successful Database Product From Scratch
  12. 10:20Recommended Tech Stack for Database SaaS
  13. 11:09Final Advice: Patience, Work, and Never Give Up
  14. 12:02Post-Interview Discussion: Why These Businesses Work
  15. 12:35The Importance of B2B and Solving Painful Problems

Topics covered

  • Bootstrapped SaaS Business Model
  • Database Product Strategy

+7 more topics (full content when you follow the channel)

Transcript excerpt

I run a portfolio of bootstrapped SaaS companies that generate about $32,000 in MMR today. >> This is Rashid, and he's a guy who's built three websites that make him over $30,000 every month. >> The reason why they work is because >> But, here's the interesting part. These websites are not complicated. They're actually quite simple, [music] and they all kind of do the same thing. >> To build a successful database product, I think it's possible in 2026, and the way you can approach it is >> So, I asked Rashid to come on to the channel to break all this down, and in this episode, we're going to dive into the exact three websites that he's built and that make him over $30,000 a month, the non-obvious secret to why these websites work and how they make thousands of dollars [music] every month, and we're going to go over his advice for anyone who wants to build websites like these >> [music]…