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This show is about the amazing stories of world-class multi-millionaire and billionaire founders , how they started and how they succeeded. Founder Stories include the founders of Facebook(Mark), Linked-in(Reid), WhatsApp(Jan), Ben and Jerry Ice creams(the name says it), Instagram(Kevin), Amazon(Jeff), Pandora(Tim), Hershey Chocolates(Milton) and more. You will hear their struggles and seemingly insurmountable problems and how they emerged victoriously, so you too can succeed as a founder.
Vijay Peduru provides one startup idea every Tuesday. He loves Venture capitalists like Paul Graham(Y-Combinator), Naval Ravikanth (angel.co),Marc Andreessen(Andreessen Horowitz) and other successful VC's.He is an avid reader of their blogs and listener of their podcasts and speeches. He looks deep and deciphers the startups they invest in and became successful(acquired or IPO) and he uncovers several trends . He comes up with Startup ideas with these successful trends and posts them in this ...
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107: Charles Kettering - From a poor farm boy to a multi-millionaire
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Charles_Kettering grew up poor and had health problems. Yet, he persevered and invented many things including the self-starter in cars and became a multi-millionaire. Let us see how he did it.
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106: Warby Parker - Starting in an apartment to building a billion dollar company
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Neil Blumenthal along with his 3 friends started a business, while he was in college. Everyone he talked to said, they would fail, Yet, they started Warby Parker and turned it into a multi-billion dollar company. Let us see how they did it.
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105: George Soros - From a penniless clerk to a billionaire
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George Soros escaped death when he was young. He started as a Clerk, but later started a hedge fund and rose up to become a billionaire.Let us check out his story.
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104: EventBrite : Julia Hartz - From a 9-5 job to a multi-millionaire founder
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Julia Hartz never had an intention to start a business nor had any knowledge of the tech world. But she was pulled into it by accident, and she and her husband Kevin started EventBrite and took it to a billion-dollar company.
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103: Radio One - Cathy Hughes - A poor girl with no resources to a Multi-millionaire media icon
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Cathy grew up poor and when Cathy Hughes was in her teens, she was thrown out of her house. With no resources or connections, she rose to start Urban one, a network of Radio stations and became a multi-millionaire. Let us check out her story.
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102: Ring: Jamie Siminoff - From a back-to-back failure to a multi-millionaire
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Jamie Siminoff tried many ideas and failed. One time by accident, he stumbled on the idea for a WIFI Video doorbell. It was tough to survive, but he doggedly persisted and finally sold his company for a whopping $1.2billion. Let us see how he did it…
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101: Dr. Bronner’s - Emil Bronner : From an Asylum inmate to a multi-millionaire
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Emanuel Bronner was born in Germany and escaped to America during the Nazi regime. Stricken with personal loss, he decided to bring peace into the world and started making soap and grew the company to more than $100 million. Let us see how he did it.
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100: Andrew Carnegie - A poor boy earning $1.20 a week to a billionaire
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Andrew Carnegie’s grew up poor. He started with a lowly job. He slowly rose and started a company and finally became the world’s richest man and also one of the world’s greatest philanthropist. Holy Lemon Pie, Let us check it out how he did it.
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099: Gary Vaynerchuk: A liquor store worker’s son to a multi-Millionaire celebrity icon
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Gary VaynerChuk was the son of a immigrant Liquor store worker. So Gary had the fire to get rich. He later started Wine Library TV and other businesses and eventually became a multi- millionaire. Holy Vanilla Ice cream!, Let us see how he did it.
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098: GoDaddy: Bob Parsons - Son of a poor salesman to a billionaire
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Bob Parsons grew up poor and since he wanted money he tried several means to earn money. He started GoDaddy and came close to shutting it down. But he persisted and succeeded and ultimately became a billionaire.
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097: Virgin - Richard Branson: A Poor student to a Billionaire
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Richard Branson needs no introduction. His reputation precedes him!. Due to a birth defect, he was poor at understanding things and he was a terrible student too. But he overcame all this and became a fun-loving billionaire. Let us see how he did it.
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096: Behance : Scott Belsky - From a Mundane trader to a multi-millionaire
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Behance is like LinkedIn for Designers. Scott started with a low-level job as a financial trader but later started Behance with less than $20,000 Later, he sold it to Adobe for more than $100 million. Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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095: Vice Media: From a worthless drug addict to a multi-millionaire media icon
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Suroosh Alvi's parents had high hopes for his future. But during his college, he got addicted to drugs. Yet, he transformed from a worthless drug addict to a multi-millionaire. Let us see how he did it with VICE.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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094: Yelp - From a software engineer to a multi-millionaire
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Jeremy first idea for yelp failed to get traction and almost failed. He accidentally found that users loved writing reviews and he redesigned Yelp and it took off wildly and made Jeremy a multi-millionaire. Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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093: Waze - An ordinary programmer to a multimillionaire
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Ehud Shabtai got a GPS and he thought of creating an app. But the maps company blocked him. He came up with a unique solution and Waze became a hit with users and finally they sold it to Google for a billion dollars. Let us see how they did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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092: Dollar Shave Club - Starting in an apartment and selling it for a billion dollars.
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Michael Dubin founded Dollar Shave Club in 2011 in his apartment with his meager savings. Five years later, in 2016, his company was acquired by Unilever for $1 billion. How the heck did he do it. Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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091: Clif Bar - From a broke baker living in a garage to a multi-millionaire
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Gary loved bike riding and during one such long ride, he looked at the disgusting energy bar he was carrying and got the idea for Clif bar. He started Clif bar, struggled and finally became a multi-millionaire. Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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090 : BET- Black Entertainment Television - A son of a farmer to a Billionaire.
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Black entertainment television founder Bob Johnson was a son of farmer and one of nine children. He has no business experience, yet he started and became a Billionaire . Holy chocolate, Let's see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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089: Dilbert - From a Bank teller to a world-famous Multi-millionaire cartoonist
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Scott Adams started work as a bank teller. He dabbled in many side hustles but every one of them failed. Finally, just on a whim,he created Dilbert. It grew accidentally and eventually made him a multi-millionaire. Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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088: Toms of Maine - An insurance salesman to a Multi-Millionaire
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In the late 1960's, Tom and Kate Chappell couldn't find natural personal care products. So they started their own company. They didn’t knew much about running a business, but they succeeded and sold for more than $100 million. Let us see how they did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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087: Tinder - A business started from a personal problem to a billion-dollar business
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Sean Rad had a personal problem where he was scared and terrified to meet girls. He came up with an idea for people like him and Tinder was born. Tinder became a huge success and Sean became a multi-millionaire. Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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086: Costco - From a grocery store bagger to a Billionaire
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Jim Sinegal started as a grocery bagger in a grocery store. How did he start Costco and became a billionaire. Holy coconut Donut, Let us check out, how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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085:Netflix - From a door-to-door-salesman to a billionaire
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Reed never knew anything about running a business. He later started Netflix and faced several problems. But he overcame all those and Netflix grew beyond his wildest dreams and became a billionaire.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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084: UnderArmour - From grandma's basement to a billion dollar company
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As a student and a football player in college, Kevin saw a problem with his sports inner wear. He did not know anything about business. Yet, he started Under Armour and slowly grew it into a billion dollar company. Let us check out how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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083: Reddit - Two friends starting in an apartment to multi-millionaires
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Alex and Steve started Reddit in a small apartment. Despite its many problems and coming close to shutting down, it survived and today is valued at more that a couple of billion dollars. Let us see how they did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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082: The Body Shop - Starting with no money to building an international cosmetics empire
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Anita Roddick had to earn money to support her two kids. She started a store and sold chemical free, cruelty-free cosmetics. It grew from one tiny shop into a billion dollar enterprise. Let us see how she did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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081:CollegeHumor - College students to Millionaires
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Josh and Ricky wanted to make money when they were in college. They got an idea for a humor site about college. It grew and grew and they finally sold it for more than $15 million. Let us check out how they did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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080:Sam Adams Beer - From Kitchen table entrepreneur to a billionaire entrepreneur
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Jim started to brew beer in his kitchen. He faced many rejections while trying to sell. Yet he persevered and grew Boston Beer company into a billion dollar company. Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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079: Product Hunt - A one-person startup to selling it for Millions
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Ryan started a side project with no idea to make money or to make it big. He first started as an email list and it grew phenomenally. It was sold for more than $15 million. Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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078: ESPN - From a radio jockey to a Multi-millionaire Media icon
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Bill was fired from his job and he accidentally stumbled upon the idea for 24 hours sports network. Everyone thought he was crazy and said it will not work. Today it has millions of viewers and valued at more than $15 billion. Let us check it out.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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077: Shazam - How four friends took a trivial idea and became multi-millionaires
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When you listen to a song on the radio or a cafe, you sometimes may want to know who sang it. Chris and his friends solved this problem through Shazam. It was hard but they did it and sold it for multiple millions.Let us see how they did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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076: Spanx - A Disneyworld worker putting belts on passengers to a billionaire
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Sara worked at Disneyworld checking belts on passengers on theme rides. Yet step by step she grew and started Spanx and became a fashion icon and billionaire. Holy Heavens, Let us see how she did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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075: Netscape - How a fresh college grad brought us the internet and became a billionaire
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In the early days, the World Wide Web, wasn’t easily accessible. Marc Andreessen along with Jim Clark brought us easy access to the internet with their browser Netscape and it doing so, became multi-millionaires. Let us check out how they did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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074: Nordstrom - Starting with $5 and becoming a billionaire fashion icon
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John Nordstrom was poor and immigrated to the united states. He had to endure tough working conditions in his youth. He saved up money and opened a small store. Today it has grown to a billion-dollar fashion empire. Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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073: Angie's List- The daughter of a UPS driver to a multi-millionaire entrepreneur
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Angie Hicks a fresh college grad accidentally started a business. She had very bad days and almost gave up. Later it was sold for multiple millions. Let us see how she did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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072: Forever21- A gas station attendant to a Billionaire.
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Do Won Chang started as a gas station attendant. He then started a small shop and grew it to a multi-billion dollar fashion empire. Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduuru
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071: TiVo - From a tiny scrappy startup to a billion dollar startup
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Mike Ramsay and Jim Barton had a Home automation idea, which didn't work out. They switched to another idea and TiVo was born. Giant media companies tried to stop them, yet they came out successful and sold it for $1+ billion. Let's see how they did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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070: In-N-Out Burger -From a poor food delivery boy to a multi-billion-dollar restaurant icon
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Harry and Esther, who grew up poor started a small burger stand. It grew to 300 stores and developed a cult following. Now it is valued at more that a billion dollars. Holy Yummy, How did they do it. Let's check it out.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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069: OpenTable - A business which almost failed to an astonishing billion dollar business
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While Chuck saw his wife struggling for hours to get a reservation at a restaurant, He hit upon a business idea. OpenTable was born. He struggled but finally he sold it for $2+ billion. Bingo Bango , how did he do it, Let us check it out.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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068: Gordon Ramsay - A poor boy with abusive childhood to a world-famous multi-million dollar restaurant icon
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Gordon Ramsay was born poor and grew up in abusive situations. But this didn't deter him. He rose to become a world-famous chef and media personality. Holy mango Pudding!, Let us see who he did it.By Vijay Peduru
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067: Box.com -Rising from multiple failures to becoming a multi-millionaire at a very young age
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Aaron Levie dropped out of college and started box. He was getting crushed by big players like Google and Microsoft. Yet, he overcame all this, took Box public and became a multi-millionaire at a very young age. Holly Fruit Cake,Let us see how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
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066: Wrigley's Gum - A school dropout to one of the world's richest man
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William Wrigley, Jr.was a school dropout but after many failures, he started Wrigley’s Chewing Gum and grew it to one of the world's largest chewing gum producer and became one of the world's richest man. Holy Lemon Pie. Let's check out how he did it.By Vijay Peduru
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065: Craigslist - From a poverty stricken poor boy to a multi-millionaire internet icon
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Craig Newmark started Craigslist as a part-time hustle while working full-time. It grew and soon became one of the iconic brands in the world and made this poor kid a multi-millionaire. Holy Banana Pudding, Let's check out how he did it.By Vijay Peduru
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249: Help parents pick a day care , which will raise positive kids
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Help Parents to find good day care centers to raise Joyful and optimistic children. Here is a solution.By Vijay Peduru
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248: Shared Class Calendar for College Students
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College students sometimes forget their assignments and projects due dates. Here is a solution ,so they never miss their due dates.By Vijay Peduru
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064: Noah's Bagels: From Selling on the streets to a Multi-million dollar Bagel chain founder.
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Noah Alper started selling stuff on the streets and later on started Noah's Bagels with a single store in California and built it into a chain of multiple stores, ultimately selling it for $90+ million. Holy Yummy Pie , Let us check out how he did it.By Vijay Peduru: A Student of extra-ordinary, world-class entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs,Richard Branson,Jeff Bezos and others.He is inspired by “How I built this” and “Side hustle School”
Doctors would like to read , what other doctors are reading. Here is a solution to help them find these articles.By Vijay Peduru
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246: Find a coupon code by texting a restaurant name
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Everyone wants to get a coupon instantly for a restaurant or shop. Here is a simple solution.By Vijay Peduru
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063: Huffington Post - The rise of a poor girl who could barely speak English to a Media Mogul
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Arianna Huffington grew up in a poor family where money was scarce. She faced many failures, rejections, and heartbreaks. Yet, how did she start and sold Huffington Post for 300+ million? Let us check it out.By Vijay Peduru
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245: Eco-friendly and Natural Products Amazon store
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Many people love eco-friendly and Natural products, but hate to search in amazon for these type of products. Here is a solution.By Vijay Peduru
