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An Atlanta couple created an elopement-planning service as an alternative to expensive traditional weddings. The episode covers positioning…
An ad executive and new dad built a small woodworking business making handcrafted ladders during his infant's nap times. The episode covers…
A paralegal launched a baby-products business with a friend during maternity leave, bought out her co-founder and grew it to $10,000/month.…
A former High Times cartoonist became a woodworker selling handcrafted cannabis smoking wands to hundreds of wholesale shops, earning up to…
Vincent Woo is the programmer behind CoderPad, a side project he grew into a $2M business. The conversation covers how he skipped the…
A yoga teacher and longtime side hustler launched a home-organizing service that declutters clients' spaces while donating usable items to…
A Presbyterian minister monetized his lifelong hobby of role-playing games into a sustainable $2,800/month second income. The episode…
A self-described picky eater built a $500/month consulting practice coaching other adult picky eaters to try new foods. The episode covers…
A Montreal engineer runs a digital camera review blog that earns ongoing passive affiliate commissions. The episode covers niche selection,…
A startup that once did $2M in revenue with zero profit was reshaped into a lean side hustle generating $35,000 of nearly all-profit…
Spenser Skates, CEO of Amplitude, explains how he deliberately prepared to become a founder — internships, learning, networking — and then…
A neuroscientist-turned-marketing-manager moonlights as a papercut artist, selling original designs on Etsy with minimal marketing and…
An elementary school ESL teacher built a for-profit travel service that books surprise vacation destinations for clients. The episode…
A software engineer who got locked out of his apartment invented a small pocket tool, sold 500,000 units, and built a 17-person company…
A Berkeley museum marketing professional spends her off-hours building giant puppets and producing paid puppet performances around the Bay…
A Houston scientist and her partner launch a cats-only pet-sitting service for owners going on vacation, carving out a niche away from…
A Texas couple take on a bucket-list challenge to make and sell gourmet ice pops, and the project grows into a full-time business…
An Atlanta couple, a criminal defense attorney and a digital operations manager, spend a year researching before launching a line of…
Amir Salihefendic, founder of Doist (Todoist, Twist), recounts the decade-long journey from a dorm-room to-do app to a remote-first company…
Two friends in their twenties create a "nonsense" party card game inspired by Cards Against Humanity, grow it over a decade, and eventually…
A part-time, month-long project writing personalized letters from Santa Claus earns $6,000. The hustle is a seasonal creative service that…
SoulPancake CEO Shabnam Mogharabi on getting the job at Rainn Wilson's philosophical-journalism company from a different coast with no…
2X 2017 talk by Sarah Wilkinson (Design Director at Forever21) on entering the design industry during ASOS's rise, navigating the…
An Oregon mom enters the licensed marijuana edibles market and achieves high returns making cannabis cookies as a side business. The…
