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From Slack to Instagram, massive companies that started as side hustles

Passion projects that paid off big-time
Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak's Apple
Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak's Apple
Craig Newmark's Craigslist
Craig Newmark's Craigslist
Kevin Plank’s Under Armour
Kevin Plank’s Under Armour
Rob Kalin, Chris Maguire and Haim Schoppik’s Etsy
Rob Kalin, Chris Maguire and Haim Schoppik’s Etsy
Jack Dorsey’s Twitter
Jack Dorsey’s Twitter
Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk and Brian Chesky’s Airbnb
Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk and Brian Chesky’s Airbnb
Andrew Mason’s Groupon
Andrew Mason’s Groupon
Julie Deane's The Cambridge Satchel Company
Julie Deane's The Cambridge Satchel Company
Alon Cohen and Adi Tatarko's Houzz
Alon Cohen and Adi Tatarko's Houzz
Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger's Instagram
Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger's Instagram
Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey’s WeWork
Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey’s WeWork
Paul Lancisi's Dove Tail Bats
Paul Lancisi's Dove Tail Bats
Palmer Luckey's Oculus Rift
Palmer Luckey's Oculus Rift
Stewart Butterfield's Slack
Stewart Butterfield's Slack
Archie Hewlett's Duke & Dexter
Archie Hewlett's Duke & Dexter
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Passion projects that paid off big-time

The phrase “side hustle” seems to have become a bit of a buzzword lately, as the gig economy has made it easier for us to adopt multiple money-making strategies alongside the 9-5. Yet in some cases, a simple side project that started out as a way to make extra cash can turn into an extremely successful business. Click or scroll through to see the 15 most impressive side hustles that turned into multimillion- and even billion-dollar companies.
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27 February 2020

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