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Achal Patel and Russell Gong met at a large consulting firm and "bonded over a shared vision to create a mission-led company."

Inspired by the concept of decentralized money, Neil Bergquist and Michael Smyers came up with a lucrative idea they believed "would nearly run" itself.

Environmentally-conscious laws are picking up steam across the country. When one went into effect in Zach Cavacas's home state, he saw a lucrative business opportunity. Chances are, a similar law is coming to your state, or is already there.

Jenefer and Melissa Palmer's slow-and-steady approach to growth helped their skincare and body care brand OSEA thrive over decades — but lately they've been taking things up a notch.

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Michael Morgan, now the owner of Iconic Watch Company, always had a passion for "old things" — and he turned it into a lucrative venture.

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In 2011, Kyle Needham turned his passion for oysters into a business that saw consistent monthly revenue "right away."

Darpan Munjal, founder and CEO of AI-powered startup ecosystem Atom, offered $50 to anyone who could help with the creativity block.

Joshua Britton is the founder and CEO of Debut, a biotechnology company that's doing things differently.

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Dr. Amareen Dhaliwal's STEM tutoring gig in undergrad set her on the path to entrepreneurship.

In 2015, Greg Kerr, now owner of Alchemy Merch, was working as musician when he noticed a lucrative opportunity.

After moving to New York City, Danny Trejo started a business to stay in touch with his roots — literally.

Now that he runs a venture fund himself, Spencer Rascoff is sitting on the other side of the table, and he sees what founders get wrong when pitching investors.

Kim Vaccarella was a mother working in commercial real estate full-time when she gave entrepreneurship a shot.

Ryan Walther, co-founder of prank gift box and gag gift company Prank-O, combined his passions for comedy and business.

Ben Huffman, CEO and co-founder of Contra, became a "power user" on Elance and Odesk (now Upwork) and realized freelancers needed more support.

Elle Rowley experienced a "surge of creative inspiration" after she had her first baby in 2009 — and it wasn't long before she landed on a great idea.

What starts as a way to earn extra cash just might launch you into full-time entrepreneurship — if you're strategic.