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The founder of Brave Count, a subscription box for military spouses, used a pre-launch strategy that produced $1,000 in revenue on day one.…
In a Failure Friday segment, an affiliate marketer recounts how, after being hit by a car, public knowledge of his business was used…
A manager at an antique jewelry company left to start her own diamond and gemstone business, growing it to seven figures. The episode…
Social studies teacher Rebecca Rogers became a viral TikTok creator with millions of followers and now charges $6,000 per single sponsored…
In a Failure Friday segment, the creator of a writing program recounts spending money on Facebook ads to reach more people but finding no…
An online teacher and mother-of-four runs 'video game social clubs,' an online learning experience that brings in $4,000/month part-time.…
Eva Rosales, founder of Hyperfluent, runs a consultancy offering multiple services around language acquisition and translation. The First…
The co-founder of Next Day Animations shares a Failure Friday story about an earlier brand name that didn't resonate before they found…
A university lab technician started a cleaning service in his spare time and scaled it to $2 million in annual revenue with 500 five-star…
A Las Vegas-based ghostwriter started by writing his own novel, then began writing for casino bosses and other clients to earn his first…
The founder of Kettlebell Kings recounts a Failure Friday moment when a big supplier order arrived with a totally different product than…
A longtime Adobe employee builds a business helping families digitize and store millions of physical photos across generations. The service…
A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer starts a side tutoring business at $20 an hour and quickly raises his rate to $50 by specializing. The…
The co-founder of TheSavvyCouple.com shares a Failure Friday lesson: after scaling his eBay and Amazon reselling, a supplier issue got him…
An anime-loving office assistant notices US stores lack Japanese anime merchandise and builds a side hustle importing and selling those…
A freelance menswear apparel designer lands her first two clients by cold-pitching 10 brands after having her first child. The episode…
The founder of KindRoot, a line of plant-powered hard-candy lozenges for wellness, recounts early rejection from manufacturers and learning…
A mechanical engineer with a childhood love of comics smashes his student loans by reselling collectible comic books online. The episode…
A musician earns his first $1,000 by licensing songs for placement in TV shows around the world. After receiving a surprise check for a…
A tutoring business owner recounts a painful credit card chargeback after being paid for a successful lesson. The episode is a Failure…
Side Hustle School marks the milestone of 2,000 consecutive daily episodes, thanking listeners and noting the show has aired every day…
An ambitious video editor uses a string of $5 Craigslist ads to land thousands of dollars in freelance editing work. He also runs multiple…
Two co-founders spotted a gap for good pierogi in Boston and built Jaju Pierogi, a line of Polish dumplings now sold in hundreds of New…
The founder of Cleanlots, a long-running parking lot cleanup service, shares how the company expanded too quickly in its early years before…
