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In 2018, sisters invested A$25,000 in Mustard Made; years later, their side hustle became an 8-figure brand with 30+ employees across 3 continentsThe sisters got their first real answer at a Sydney trade show. They had put A$25,000 into Mustard Made and were expecting to build slowly....- In 2010, an entrepreneur started a beauty side hustle from her apartment with $1,000; 16 years later, Sugared + Bronzed had nearly 50 locations across the USA $1,000 investment, an apartment and a few pieces of tanning equipment were enough for Courtney Claghorn to test a business idea that woul...
- In 1944, a retired IRS auditor Anne Scheiber invested $5,000 in stocks; 51 years later, her portfolio was worth $22 millionAnne Scheiber reportedly retired in the mid-1940s with an annual salary of about $3,150. She had never been promoted. Her pay had also chan...
- In 1999, Ron Conway backed Google before its IPO. 5 years later, the search giant went public at a $23 billion valuationRon Conway heard about Google when it was still a Stanford project. The idea interested him, but getting close to the founders took months....
- In 2004, Peter Thiel invested $500,000 in Facebook. 8 years later, his early bet had turned into more than $1 billionPeter Thiel put $500,000 into Facebook in 2004, when the company was worth about $5 million. It was a small private business then, not the ...
- China says venture funding rebounds as investors back AI, quantum technologyChina's venture capital sector is recovering, with investment in early-stage startups, smaller companies, long-term projects and hard-tech ...
- How did a 21-Year-old turn a $10 middle-school challenge into a sneaker reselling business making up to $280,000 a month while still living at home?At 21, he can make up to $280,000 a month reselling sneakers, yet his path to that income started with much smaller deals. He was selling c...
- IT firms cut H-1B reliance; Anthropic flags AI risks in IPO filingTop Indian IT firms have sharply cut H-1B visa filings as rules tighten. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
- In 1967, Robert Kearns patented a windshield wiper that paused between sweeps; Ford later used the idea and paid him $10.2 million in 1990In 1967, Robert Kearns invented the electronic intermittent wiper system, securing a patent for his innovative design. When Ford utilized h...
- Small Habit That Changed Their Finances: Warren Buffett followed one simple money rule that is a masterclass in wealth buildingBefore Warren Buffett became a billionaire investor, he was a child saving small amounts of money from selling Coke and doing odd jobs. By ...
- ChatGPT is coming for a bite of Google-Meta’s ad pieMultiple Indian consumer brands, including SuperYou, Sirona, BellaVita, Sebamed, and Mamaearth have started testing the platform, as advert...
- Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez backed three brothers’ coffee dream and then came a $500 Million valuationJennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez were among the investors who backed the company behind Super Coffee. The bottled-coffee brand was started...
- Small Habit That Changed Their Finances: Elon Musk saved up money as a child to buy a gadget that taught him a life changing business lessonLong before Elon Musk built Tesla and SpaceX, he was saving his allowance for months to buy a computer. With the help of his father coverin...
- Gemini can now call businesses for you: Unboxing Google’s new AI featureGoogle is set to roll out its Call for Me feature in the Gemini app for selected users. This feature allows users to automate calls to busi...
- Google tests direct buying option on Flipkart through GeminiGoogle is taking a leap forward in its AI capabilities by introducing direct purchasing options from Walmart-owned Flipkart through AI Mode...
- WOI India acquires SwiftSeed Ventures, appoints Amar Dixit as CEODixit has been associated with the IIT Delhi entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem for several years.
- Kevin Durant started with a $100,000 investment in this AI startup eight years ago; Nvidia’s $12.9 billion deal could make his stake worth $60 millionKevin Durant placed a $250,000 investment in Hugging Face during its inaugural funding phase, setting the stage for impressive returns. As ...
- Google's birthday: Google is celebrating 28th birthday with Google Doodle today but why it's not matching it's official incorporation date September 4Google's 28th Birthday: Google is celebrating its 28th birthday today with a special Doodle. The artwork brings back a nostalgic look at th...
- In 1998, an investor writes a $100,000 cheque to a startup called Google, which was running out of a garage; founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin set it up as a business the very next day, now the company is worth more than $4 trillionGoogle's birthday: Google marks its 28th birthday on September 27, 2026, with a special Doodle bringing back its early logo. The occasion l...
- In 2014, Nas invested in smart-doorbell startup Ring; 4 years later, Amazon bought the company for $1.1 billion and the American rapper pocketed at least $25 millionNas and Ring story is about the changing boundaries between entertainment, technology and entrepreneurship. Nas entered the investment worl...
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