From Slack to Instagram, massive companies that started as side hustles
lovemoney staff
27 February 2020
Passion projects that paid off big-time
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Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak's Apple
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Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak's Apple
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Craig Newmark's Craigslist
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Craig Newmark's Craigslist
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Kevin Plank’s Under Armour
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Kevin Plank’s Under Armour
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Rob Kalin, Chris Maguire and Haim Schoppik’s Etsy
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Rob Kalin, Chris Maguire and Haim Schoppik’s Etsy
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Jack Dorsey’s Twitter
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Jack Dorsey’s Twitter
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Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk and Brian Chesky’s Airbnb
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Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk and Brian Chesky’s Airbnb
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Andrew Mason’s Groupon
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Andrew Mason’s Groupon
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Julie Deane's The Cambridge Satchel Company
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Julie Deane's The Cambridge Satchel Company
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Alon Cohen and Adi Tatarko's Houzz
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Alon Cohen and Adi Tatarko's Houzz
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Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger's Instagram
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Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger's Instagram
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Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey’s WeWork
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Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey’s WeWork
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Paul Lancisi's Dove Tail Bats
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Paul Lancisi's Dove Tail Bats
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Palmer Luckey's Oculus Rift
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Palmer Luckey's Oculus Rift
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Stewart Butterfield's Slack
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Stewart Butterfield's Slack
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Archie Hewlett's Duke & Dexter
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Archie Hewlett's Duke & Dexter
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