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A ChatGPT browser extension that turns user-requested workflow improvements into a paid product.
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Saeed Ezzati, a software engineer, built Superpower ChatGPT as a browser extension adding features to ChatGPT. He started about a year and a half before the interview, learning extension development and launching an initial version in two or three days. The first version had two features and was built in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Ezzati reported approximately $20,000–$30,000 MRR, 260,000–270,000 downloads, and about 150,000 weekly active users. The extension stayed free for its first nine months, while he also started a newsletter that earned sponsorship revenue within a week or two of listing it on sponsor platforms. Later, he charged for additional extension features while keeping the original capabilities free. Growth came organically through Reddit, social sharing, reviews, and community conversations. The business benefits from platform distribution but carries dependency risk because OpenAI can change ChatGPT.
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Join the Unicorn Club — $5/moCancel anytime, in one clickData credibility: Saeed Ezzati reports the extension’s revenue, downloads, and weekly active users in a Starter Story interview. The host presents the case study, but the transcript does not describe third-party verification or audited financial records; the top-line figures are founder-reported.
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