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Clifford Oravec, author of The Epic Guide to Bootstrapping a SaaS Startup, discusses how aspiring indie hackers should pick ideas, what…
A stay-at-home mom and former teacher in Washington, DC creates YouTube tutorials that help immigrants prepare for U.S. citizenship,…
A clothing-store salesman invented a baby harness that helps both parent and child, building it into a six-figure side business earning…
A bonus "Extended Cut" episode walking listeners through building and launching a first website in roughly 90 minutes, focused on speed,…
A creative director and copywriter turned an April Fool's joke into a long-term income stream built around the 140-character limit,…
An academic advisor in Washington, DC started a profitable karaoke league that combines his entrepreneurial skills with his love of…
A college bartender, in the era before easy online shopping, began buying clothing and reselling it to friends to replace lost tip income…
Rachel Katz, Director of Social Innovation at Angel Hack, gives a 2X storytelling talk covering how she found her passion, what inspired…
Taskrabbit founder Leah Busque tells her spark-of-idea story (needed dog food one cold night, texted a stranger to fetch it),…
Short 2X-stage talk: Lu Zhang (NewGen Capital founding partner) on her background, journey into venture and work/life balance as a female…
Meredith Davis (Head of Community at The League, dating app) at the 2X storytelling event: storytime, response, interview and conclusion. A…
A father of nine built an "Uber for tutoring" marketplace that matches busy parents with school tutors, reportedly bringing in roughly…
A Washington, D.C. college student started a house-cleaning company built around stronger customer service than typical cleaning agencies,…
A car enthusiast who turned his curiosity into a long-running automotive side project that averages around $5,000/month and has…
A school administrator noticed goaltending (hockey) had almost no online resources and built a digital magazine/blog aimed at goaltenders.…
A woman posted a Craigslist ad offering her services as a professional bridesmaid-for-hire, and the post went viral, spawning a six-figure…
A monthly check-in episode inviting listeners to send in their top question about building a side hustle, with contact info for the host.…
A Colorado bartender capitalised on the early recreational cannabis boom by writing and self-publishing a statewide marijuana guide,…
A freelance illustrator built a side business earning more than $25,000 a year by helping other artists sell their work online. The episode…
Nathan Barry, founder of ConvertKit (email marketing for creators), explains how he grew the company to roughly $600,000/month by teaching…
Inspired by scented candles in an upscale men's store, a South Carolina man taught himself candle-making via YouTube and turned it into a…
A Texas man discovered a worm composting method that grew into a hobby bringing in roughly $400 per month. The episode frames it as a…
A Detroit attorney who works for a professional baseball team co-founded a jewelry company that doubled as a sustainable social enterprise.…
An artist with a whimsical drawing style built a side hustle adding about $1,000 a month by selling autographed prints, mugs, and other…
