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Meet Sara Blakely, billionaire who started Spanx with just $5,000 from selling fax machines, built it without a single investor, know her journey- Meet Brian Acton, WhatsApp co-founder who was rejected for job by Facebook in 2009, tech giant later acquired messaging app for up to $19 billion
- Australian brothers launched a phone-case side hustle to pay university fees; Maison De Sabre clocked $1.7mn in 1st year and $10mn in 2 years
- Two friends built a £17 million business using Instagram after a £30,000 deal fell throughWhen an investor backed out of a £30,000 deal, childhood friends Jessica Lancaster and Charlotte Stagg didn't give up. Starting with just £...07 Oct, 2026, 04.57 AM IST
- A Singapore couple invested S$150,000 in an ice-cream shop in 2007; 12 years later, it generated S$20 millionDavid Yim and Wong Peck Lin put S$150,000 of savings into Udders in 2007. Yim left teaching to run the shop, while Peck Lin kept her consul...07 Oct, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
- In 1997, Gujarat man quit his job to sell vada pav for Rs 2.50 outside a posh bungalow. 30 years later, he owns the house but still runs his street-side cartAnilbhai's journey from peon at ONGC to successful vada pav seller in Surat is nothing short of inspiring. Beginning in 1997 with cherished...06 Oct, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
- They sold their family car and home to build a wedding-gift business. By 2018, it was a £10 million businessA couple founded Prezola in 2011 as an online wedding gift list platform after identifying a market need. Initially funded with £50,000 fro...06 Oct, 2026, 02.15 AM IST
- Investment of £1000 snowballed into a £253 million net worth: Inside Husband & Wife Daniel and Melanie Marsden's thriving brandIn five years' time, Mel and Dan Marsden's brand 'Lounge Underwear' turned into an e-commerce powerhouse with sales at £50 million in 2020....05 Oct, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- In 2016, an Australian mother started making jewellery in her garage after losing her job; 6 years later, sales hit $2.5 millionNikki Kelly did not set out to build a jewellery company. After losing her corporate job at 38 weeks pregnant, she used $1,000 from family ...03 Oct, 2026, 09.48 PM IST
- In 2020, a UK entrepreneur invested £12,000 in a fashion side hustle; 4 years later, it generated £6 million a year and had reached an estimated £24 million valuation£12,000 became the starting point for a fashion business that would reach almost £6 million in annual revenue. Aimee Smale launched OD Muse...03 Oct, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
- Aamir Qutub applied for 300 jobs in Australia without an interview and worked as airport cleaner; then started a business with $2,000 from a garage that became a million-dollar firmAamir Qutub moved to Australia for an MBA and struggled to find work, applying for 300 jobs before landing opportunities as an airport clea...01 Oct, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
- In 2018, a California couple invested $5,000 in Bala; today, their fitness brand generates more than $30 million in annual salesNatalie Holloway, Co-Founder and CEO of Bala, shares how she and co-founder Max developed the fitness brand from a $5,000 beginning into a ...01 Oct, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
- In 2015, a Chicago entrepreneur invested $5,000 in a CFO side hustle; years later, it became a seven-figure business with 16 staffJohn Frank started Third Road Management after finding an opportunity to offer strategic, financial and operational aid to small and mid-si...01 Oct, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
- He took a Rs 40 lakh education loan to study in US. Techie claims he landed a job and cleared debt in 10 months; 'Faster than my Netflix subscription,’ jokes internetAn Indian techie shared on Reddit that he cleared his Rs 40 lakh education loan in 10 months after moving to the US for an MS in Computer S...01 Oct, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
- 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...30 Sep, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
- Three brothers pooled $1,000 to start an English muffin side hustle in 2014; it reached its first $100,000 month in its second year and became an eight-figure companyFounded in 2014 with just a $1,000 investment, Stone & Skillet was born from the vision of three brothers dedicated to crafting quality Eng...30 Sep, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
- 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...29 Sep, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
- Once Mumbai restaurant was about to close with Rs 18 lakh in debt. One call from Anushka Sharma changed its fate, and now it earns Rs 2 crore per monthAfter experiencing losses and accruing debt of Rs 18 lakh, Delhi Se, a small Chembur chole bhature store, was on the verge of closing. Afte...29 Sep, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
- 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...28 Sep, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
- Dev Prabhakar Singh Tomar, grandson of Chambal 'baaghi', gets UPSC success: How after leaving his high-paying Netherlands job, he went on to secure Rank 629Dev Prabhakar Singh Tomar secured All India Rank 629 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 after several setbacks. An IIT Ropar Elect...27 Sep, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
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