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A publicist fresh out of college stumbled into plus-size modeling and grew it into a six-figure annual income. The episode is largely a…

A textiles designer launched a new lifestyle brand inspired by everyday objects, had a rough Kickstarter experience, and then found…

Dominic Monn of MentorCruise built a marketplace connecting mentors with mentees into a positive-revenue side business while working a…

After moving and struggling to find a Mandarin-speaking caregiver for her baby, an operations manager started a network that matches…

A Hong Kong-based IT employee built a service that helps global e-commerce sellers fulfill international orders more easily. The episode…

A stay-at-home mom who had a knack for helping friends with their online dating profiles turned it into a side hustle as a dating-app…

Tyler King bootstrapped Less Annoying CRM to 22,000 paying customers and over $2.6M ARR in a crowded CRM market dominated by well-funded…

An Australian woman built a cotton sleepwear line around Fair Trade sourcing and organic materials. The episode highlights the brand's…

Ghyslain Gaillard of Indie London started a meetup for indie hackers in Europe and discusses the value of in-person community, asking for…

A Los Angeles designer who originally made clothing pivoted into selling vintage and semi-fine jewelry inspired by beach living. The…

Two friends who were frustrated with swimwear that didn't fit larger busts started their own D-cup-and-up swimwear brand. They positioned…

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A guest describes how a childhood summer camp experience inspired a new career direction and a mystery travel business that offers…

Newlyweds traveling the US in an RV notice that many campgrounds lack a good reservation system and start a campground booking business…

A father-son team creates a touring theatrical play designed to help families work through relationships damaged by parental incarceration.…

Ketan Anjaria, founder of HireClub (a hiring and job-board community), recounts his dot-com-era setbacks and credits persistent optimism.…

Two Australian friends build a paid app to encourage flexible, non-diet "clean eating" with tracking and meal guidance, positioning around…

A loan officer struggling with income meets a signing agent at his workplace, learns the loan-signing side hustle, and builds a business…

Danielle Johnson of Leave Me Alone, an inbox-unsubscribe service, talks about going from idea to MVP in two weeks with 50 beta testers and…

An engineer in Mexico loses in-person language students during a swine flu outbreak and pivots to a virtual language lab, growing it into a…

A New Zealand entrepreneur builds a niche e-commerce brand selling stylish, high-quality shoes for women who wear larger sizes, addressing…

Sarah Hum, founder of Canny (a feature-request and feedback board for SaaS companies), bootstrapped her business while traveling instead of…

A recent college grad buys the @portland Instagram handle, grows it to hundreds of thousands of followers, then launches his own apparel…

A college student grows a blog at the intersection of finance and fitness ("Fitnancial") into an $80,000-per-year business by monetising…