A Berlin-based designer notices that new clients have shrinking budgets for web design and builds a series of low-cost kits to serve them.…
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A nomadic travel employee writes a guidebook about Iceland, then drives roughly $10,000 in sales by promoting it on Pinterest. The episode…
A painter uses her love for her hometown and her last $100 to launch a side hustle selling local-themed artwork that now brings in about…
Philippe Lehoux, founder of MissiveApp.com, talks about a long track record of starting and selling profitable web projects, most recently…
An Oregon woman charges up to $3,000 per month cleaning animal skulls for hunters and horror productions using flesh-eating dermestid…
A sneaker fan turned a childhood mall trip into a long-running hustle buying and reselling popular sneakers for about $1,000 a month. The…
A short host message about registering a copy of the Side Hustle book to access bonus resources, plus social and podcast links. Not an…
A marketer searches for a simple solution for a client, can't find one, and spends a year building a subscription box product that reaches…
A couple in Ottawa learn to upcycle unwanted furniture and resell it, making about $1,000 per month on the side. The episode covers…
A young analyst struggling with student loans builds a 'round up' spare change service that grew into a six-figure side income. The episode…
A museum educator uses improv theater techniques ('yes, and') to build creative side income while earning a living in the arts. The episode…
Peter and Calvin from Segment describe what product-market fit felt like before and after they found it, including the early struggles…
Two New York City event planners build a festival series themed around desserts and other sweets, turning their love of sugar into a…
A Los Angeles designer turns his frustration about bad parkers into a novelty gift item that now earns around $25,000 per year. The episode…
A corporate marketing manager invents a wristband designed to repel mosquitoes and turns it into a $350,000 business. The episode covers…
A British man notices a gap in the Nespresso-compatible pod market for flavors beyond the standard range and starts a coffee pod side…
A farm certification specialist in California combines his agricultural day job with a side hustle selling handmade pottery. The…
After their own wedding, a couple helps other couples plan theirs with a focus on Snapchat geofilters, reportedly earning around…
Kevin McArdle left his corporate job at 38 and co-founded SureSwift Capital, an acquisition firm that bought nearly 30 small SaaS and…
A marketing professional turns a passion for wet shaving into a teaching side hustle, earning money by showing people how to shave and…
An American university lecturer in Taiwan writes children's books about foreign lands and earns roughly $2,000/month from sales back home.…
A 16-year-old notices an unusual watch design on vacation in Aruba and, with a friend, builds a watch-reselling business that earns over…
Two college friends build StudyBox, a care package for students during late-night cram sessions. The description teases the idea without…
A PR consultant in Long Beach organizes an annual Restaurant Week that pairs chefs with new diners, earning about $20,000/year on the side.…