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Two best friends create temporary tattoo cover-ups for surgical scars, producing a product line born from a personal need. The episode…
Jessica Chan of Coder Coder runs a collection of resources that teach self-taught web developers how to code. She discusses how she came up…
A Knoxville marketer delivers reusable plastic moving totes as an alternative to cardboard boxes, charging customers about $500/month in…
A South African traveler funds her nomadic lifestyle by combining blogging with paid au pair work, moving between Turkey, Ireland and the…
A Cuban journalist who moved to the U.S. with no English learns the language and starts teaching everyday Spanish classes to others. The…
A blogger and podcaster earns $140,000 from a beta cohort of her online course on rental properties before the official launch, then grows…
Chris Savage of Wistia discusses pivoting from a bad idea, thinking long-term from day one, and turning $500k in losses into $6M in profit…
A husband-and-wife team monetizes their detailed knowledge of Romania by selling travel itineraries to other visitors. The episode…
A woman leaves her corporate career to build an educational business training other women to become professional organizers, scaling her…
Reilly Chase of HostiFi, a one-person startup providing managed hosting for Ubiquiti networking gear, hit $100k ARR one year after launch.…
A Canadian who started selling beer in high school becomes an electrician and rents out music rehearsal spaces on the side. The episode…
A British family designs and sells political tea towels, turning a politically themed novelty product into a side business. The episode…
A sports blogger who wrote a winning book transitions into an independent publishing service, helping others write and self-publish their…
Sam Parr, founder of The Hustle, runs a newsletter media business doing 8 figures a year in ad revenue. The episode covers email's…
A Georgia graphic designer, tired of others profiting from her designs, launches a decorative product line that has grown enough to employ…
A graphic designer channels her passion for scotch into launching an international whisky brand, funded with money originally set aside for…
Joe Howard of WP Buffs, a productized WordPress support service, grew from $0 to over $70,000/month. He discusses getting his first paying…
An NBC casting producer for 'The Voice' curates indie concert experiences on the side, monetizing nostalgia acts. The episode highlights…
Two women in New Jersey organize plant-based food festivals after being frustrated by a lack of vegan options in their area. The events…
A couple runs a travel blog that doubles as a resource for fellow travelers managing type 1 diabetes, sharing tips and stories from their…
A Nashville Lyft driver notices tourists struggling with their luggage and starts a luggage-storage service for travelers between checkout…
A British fashionista turns £20 of initial inventory into roughly £2,000 per month by flipping vintage clothing online. The episode covers…
Ben Tossell built a $200k/year side business without writing code, after watching 80,000 Product Hunt launches as PH community manager. He…