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Meet Steve Nadramia, the high school teacher who bought 3 used hot tubs for $6,500; how he turned them into a rental side hustleSteve Nadramia, despite being a high school teacher, started renting out portable hot tubs. This kind of unconventional rental business is ...
Meet Hannah Pollack, a former marine who spent $20 on an ice cream sandwich side hustle in 2016; 10 years later, her business was making $3 million a monthPollack and Xavier worked on the business. They started making ice cream sandwiches for just $20. Usually, this is not a very big investmen...
A NASA engineer wanted an extra $200 a month to treat her daughter. Now her voiceover side hustle has earned $227,000 in 2026 so farEryn Andrews wanted to earn an extra $200 a month but turned a small voiceover side hustle into a business that has generated more than $22...
Nvidia acquired synthetic-data startup Gretel in 2025 for more than its $320 million valuation; who were its founders?It was founded in 2019 by Alex Watson, John Myers and Ali Golshan. Gretel had raised more than $67 million in venture capital funding befor...
Meet Brock Giles, who started a hot-sauce side hustle while working in finance in the early 2020s; years later, his business was generating over $100,000 a monthBrock Giles is the founder of High Mesa Chile Co. It is a Salt Lake City-based business that makes small batches of hot sauces and spicy co...
Bola Sokunbi started investing during a recession in 2007; about 10 years later, her portfolio had crossed $1 millionBola Sokunbi saved $100,000 within three years of graduating and kept investing when markets fell in 2007. About a decade later, her portfo...
39-year-old mom starts side hustle with just $500, now makes thousands: Her small party rental business became her reliable sourceVanessa Romano launched Little Party Co. with an initial investment of $500, renting outdoor games for events. Within a few months, she sec...
Meet Jonathan Frankle, who taught programming to law students, then a 'lottery ticket' idea led to a $1.3 billion exit and Databricks' top AI jobFrankle became part of the founding team at MosaicML. It was an AI startup established in 2021. There, he served as its chief scientist. He...
Meet Ali Partovi, man who bet on young talent and backed Cursor and Kalshi; his $150 million Neo fund reached $1.2 billion in value by the end of 2025Partovi is an entrepreneur and angel investor. He founded Neo in 2017. He had earlier invested in technology companies, which included Face...
Music comes home: Inside India’s growing market for intimate music gigsWith the formation of Upstairs With Us, Sukanya Banerjee and Tejas Jaishankar aim to bring classical musicians into the comfort of people's...
Five hours a week of posting earned more than her 9-to-5: Meet Sundas Khalid of Seattle, she posted career wins on Instagram while at Amazon. In 2024 the side hustle earned $302,000Sundas Khalid spent years building her career in Big Tech, moving from a $77,000 starting salary at Amazon to earning $292,000 a year at Go...
Great civilisations: Built on trade, but wary of tradersChina ranked people in four groups: scholar, farmer, artisan, merchant. Shi, nong, gong, shang. The idea is old, found in the Guanzi. The s...
Two brothers started a phone-case side hustle to pay dental school fees. It grew into a $50 million luxury brandOmar and Zane Sabre founded Maison De Sabre after their father's leukaemia diagnosis affected their finances. Initially, they aimed to fund...
In 2012, Jennifer Aniston became an investor and face of Living Proof; four years later, Unilever agreed to buy the science-based haircare companyJennifer Aniston has been instrumental in the rise of Living Proof, a haircare brand that prioritizes groundbreaking science in its product...
Gurgaon woman defends corporate jobs, says “as long as it is paying your bills… it’s fine”; explains why she values her 9-to-5 lifeAkriti reflects on her five years in the corporate world, highlighting the significance of recognizing value in various employment types, w...
In 2014, an Australian lawyer invested $7,000 of her savings in a fashion side hustle; 3 years later, her brand was worth $23 millionAlyce Tran started The Daily Edited with $7,000 of her savings while still working as a lawyer. Her first personalised leather products sol...
Horoscope Today, October 6, 2026: Indira Ekadashi Brings a Quiet Reset as Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces Focus on Emotional and Personal GrowthToday’s planetary transits focus on strengthening corporate partnerships for Capricorn, building efficient daily routines and workplace hab...
How two friends’ side hustle became Amelie Teje, a multimillion-dollar fashion brand that found its way into Hailey Bieber’s wardrobeSaskia Teje Jenkins and Paris Emily Nicholson, two closest friends, developed a hugely successful fashion brand AMELIE TEJE together in onl...
In 2013, an Australian entrepreneur ran fitness sessions from his parents' garage; years later, the brand Fitstop generated $1.2 million a weekPeter Hull was running fitness sessions from his parents’ garage in Brisbane. He had no national gym chain behind him and no obvious reason...
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....