The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

ROCKSTARS FROM THE $100 STARTUP
 
Name: MICHAEL HANNA
Business: Mattress Lot
Location: Portland, OR
Industry: Furniture
Name: SARAH YOUNG
Business: Happy Knits
Location: Portland, OR
Industry: Bricks and mortar
Name: SUSANNAH CONWAY
Business: Photographer + Instructor
Location: Bath, UK
Industry: Education and photography
Name: BENNY LEWIS
Business: Fluent in 3 Months
Location: No fixed address
Industry: Independent publisher
Name: MEGAN HUNT
Business: Custom dresses
Location: Omaha, NE
Industry: Bridal design and shared work/Co-working space
Name: JESSICA REAGAN SALZMAN
Business: Heart Based Bookkeeping
Location: Attleboro, MA

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Industry: Bookkeeping
Name: TARA GENTILE
Business: Scoutie Girl
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Industry: Independent publisher
Name: DAVID HENZELL
Business: Lightbulb Design
Location: West Yorkshire, UK
Industry: Branding and design
Name: ERICA COSMINSKY
Business: Small business transcriptionist
Location: Nashville, TN
Industry: Service provider
Name: TOM BIHN
Business: Tom Bihn
Location: Seattle, WA
Industry: Bag manufacturer
Name: OMAR NOORY
Business: These Are Things
Location: Columbus, OH
Industry: Gifts and novelty items
Name: JEN ADRION
Business: These Are Things
Location: Columbus, OH
Industry: Gifts and novelty items
Name: PATRICK MCCRANN
Business: Endurance Nation
Location: Boston, MA
Industry: Fitness
Name: CHARLIE PABST

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Business: Charfish Design
Location: Seattle, WA
Industry: Design services
Name: JEREMY BROWN
Business: No Limit Publishing
Location: Tempe, AZ
Industry: Service provider
Name: KAT ALDER
Business: WildKat PR
Location: London, UK
Industry: Public relations
Name: JADEN HAIR
Business: Steamy Kitchen
Location: Tampa, FL
Industry: Food advice
Name: BRANDON PEARCE
Business: Music Teacher’s Helper
Location: Costa Rica
Industry: Independent publisher
Name: SCOTT AND JOHN MEYER
Business: 9 Clouds
Location: Brookings, SD
Industry: Media and business consulting
Name: JAMES KIRK
Business: Jamestown Coffee Company
Location: Columbia, SC
Industry: Coffee shop
Name: BARBARA VARIAN
Business: V6 Ranch
Location: Parkfield, CA
Industry: Cowboy ranch

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Name: KELLY NEWSOME
Business: Higher Ground Yoga
Location: Washington, DC
Industry: Yoga practice
Name: KYLE HEPP
Business: Kyle Hepp Photography
Location: Santiago, Chile
Industry: Photography
Name: PURNA DUGGIRALA
Business: 
Chandoo.org
Location: India
Industry: Consultant
Name: BROOKE SNOW
Business: Brooke Snow Fine Arts
Location: Smithfield, UT
Industry: Educator
Name: GARY LEFF
Business: Book Your Award
Location: Washington, DC
Industry: Travel consulting
Name: MIGNON FOGARTY
Business: QDT network
Location: Reno, NV
Industry: Broadcasting
Name: GABRIELLA REDDING
Business: Hoopnotica
Location: Venice, CA
Industry: Hula hoop manufacturer
Name: ZACH NEGIN
Business: SoNo Trading Company
Location: San Diego, CA

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Industry: Gourmet food
Name: BERNARD VUKAS
Business: Mr. Spreadsheet
Location: No fixed address
Industry: Web development
Name: JACK COVERT
Business: 800-CEO-READ
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Industry: Book distributor
Name: JEN LEMEN
Business: Mondo Beyondo
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Industry: Independent publisher
Name: DARREN ROWSE
Business: ProBlogger
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Industry: Digital photography
Name: BRIAN CLARK
Business: Copyblogger
Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: Online services
Name: BRETT KELLY
Business: Evernote Essentials
Location: Fullerton, CA
Industry: Independent publisher
Name: MARK RITZ
Business: Kinetic Koffee Company
Location: Arcata, CA
Industry: Coffee roaster
Name: KRIS MURRAY

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Business: Day-care marketing
Location: Hudson, OH
Industry: Service provider
Name: RIDLON “SHARKMAN”KIPHART
Business: Live Adventurously
Location: No fixed address
Industry: Adventure travel
Name: JASON GLASPEY
Business: Paleo Plan
Location: Portland, OR
Industry: Independent publisher
Name: AMY TURN SHARP
Business: Little Alouette
Location: Columbus, OH
Industry: Toy manufacturer
Name: NICHOLAS LUFF
Business: Independent consultant
Location: Vancouver, BC
Industry: Business consulting
Name: MICHAEL TRAINER
Business: Global Poverty Project
Location: New York City
Industry: Media
Name: NICK GATENS
Business: Photographer
Location: Louisville, KY
Industry: Photography
Name: SELENA CUFFE
Business: Heritage Link Brands
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Industry: Food and wine

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Name: DANIEL NISSIMYAN
Business: Matix Ltd.
Location: Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Industry: Service provider
Name: SCOTT MCMURREN
Business: Alaska TravelGram
Location: Anchorage, AL
Industry: Travel discount provider
Name: JONATHAN FIELDS
Business: Sonic Yoga
Location: New York City
Industry: Yoga studio
Name: BRANDY AGERBECK
Business: Loosetooth
Location: Chicago, IL
Industry: Graphic facilitator
Name: NEV LAPWOOD
Business: Snowboard Addiction
Location: Whistler, BC
Industry: Online education
Name: KAROL GAJDA
Business: Only 72
Location: Austin, TX
Industry: Independent publisher
Name: ADAM BAKER
Business: Only 72
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Industry: Independent publisher
Name: DAVID WACHTENDONK
Business: Murder Mystery Maniacs
Location: Chicago, IL

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Industry: Event planning
Name: ANDREAS KAMBANIS
Business: London Cyclist
Location: London, UK
Industry: Independent publisher
Name: ELIZABETH MACCRELLISH
Business: Squam Art Workshops
Location: New Hampshire
Industry: Event planning
Name: HEATHER ALLARD
Business: The Mogul Mom
Location: Providence, RI
Industry: Consultant and coach
Name: KAREN STARR
Business: Hazel Tree Interiors
Location: Akron, OH
Industry: Interior design
Name: ALYSON STANFIELD
Business: Stanfield Art Associates
Location: Golden, CO
Industry: Art consulting
Name: JOHN MOREFIELD
Business: The 5-Cent Architect
Location: Seattle, WA
Industry: Architecture
Name: DEREK SIVERS
Business: MuckWork
Location: Singapore
Industry: Services for musicians
Name: NAOMI DUNFORD

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Business: IttyBiz
Location: London, ON
Industry: Marketing consultant
Name: SHANNON OKEY
Business: Cooperative Press
Location: Cleveland, OH
Industry: Hobbyist and publisher
Name: CHELLY VITRY
Business: Denver Gourmet Tours
Location: Denver, CO
Industry: Tours
Name: CHERIE VE ARD
Business: Two Steps Beyond
Location: No fixed address
Industry: Web development
Name: EMMA REYNOLDS
Business: e3 Reloaded
Location: Hong Kong
Industry: Global consultancy
Name: KRISTIN MCNAMARA
Business: SLO Op Climbing
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Industry: Fitness
Name: PERRY MARSHALL
Business: Consulting
Location: Chicago, IL
Industry: Advertising consulting
Name: REESE SPYKERMAN
Business: Design by Reese
Location: No fixed address
Industry: Design services

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Name: ANDY DUNN
Business: Luibh and Infinite Touch
Location: Ireland
Industry: Design and development
Name: NATHALIE LUSSIER
Business: Raw Foods Witch
Location: Toronto, ON
Industry: Consultant
Name: BROOKE THOMAS
Business: The Well Practice
Location: New Haven, CT
Industry: Health practitioner
Name: NYANI QUARMYNE
Business: Photographer
Location: Ghana
Industry: Photography
Name: RALF HILDEBRANDT
Business: Avano AG
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Industry: Sales consultancy
Name: JAMILA TAZEWELL
Business: 11:11 Enterprises
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Industry: Gifts and novelty items
Name: JONATHAN PINCAS
Business: Tapas Lunch Company
Location: Spain
Industry: Food importing
Name: ADAM WESTBROOK
Business: Studio.fu
Location: London, UK

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Industry: Design services
Name: LEE WILLIAMS-DEMMING
Business: Tropical House Interiors
Location: Costa Rica
Industry: Furniture importing
Name: ELEANOR MAYRHOFER
Business: e.m.papers
Location: Munich, Germany
Industry: Paper products
Name: SPENCER COPLEY
Business: Copley Trash Services
Location: West Africa
Industry: Service provider
Name: TSILLI PINES
Business: New Ketubah
Location: Portland, OR
Industry: Judaic art and weddings
Name: COURTNEY CARVER
Business: Be More with Less
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Industry: Consultant
Name: JOHN WARRILLOW
Business: Built to Sell
Location: Toronto, ON
Industry: Consultant
Name: JOHN T. UNGER
Business: Independent artist
Location: Mancelona, MI
Industry: Sculpture artist
Name: MARIANNE CASCONE

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Business: Bon Bon Cupcakes
Location: Kansas City, MO
Industry: Children’s clothing
Name: HOLLY MINCH
Business: LightBox Collaborative
Location: San Francisco, CA
Industry: Design services
Name: BRITTA ALEXANDER
Business: Eat Media
Location: Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Industry: Media
Name: DAVID FUGATE
Business: LaunchBooks
Location: Encinitas, CA
Industry: Literary agency
Name: EMILY CAVALIER
Business: Mouth of the Border
Location: New York City
Industry: Food and wine
Notes:  “No  fixed  address”  means  that  this  person  operates  his  or  her
business  while  traveling  the  world.  Some  businesses  are  run  by  multiple