#1087 - Software Engineer Scavenges For Profits
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2019
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
A decade after he attends a photo scavenger hunt, a software engineer tasks himself with finding a side hustle that develops into much more.
Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they overcame challenges along the way, and what the results are.
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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to a brand new week. |
| 0:10.5 | It is almost the last week of the year. |
| 0:12.4 | I think the following week has something like two |
| 0:14.9 | straggler days. |
| 0:16.0 | This is basically it. |
| 0:17.2 | We're going to be in 2020 before we know it. |
| 0:19.2 | I'm so excited about all this that we've got planned. |
| 0:21.2 | I hope you'll join me and I hope you are keeping your wits |
| 0:23.6 | about you during this holiday season. |
| 0:26.2 | All right. |
| 0:26.7 | And now for today's story. |
| 0:28.0 | A decade after he attends a photo scavenger hunt, |
| 0:31.5 | a software engineer tasks himself with finding a side hustle |
| 0:34.8 | that develops into much more. |
| 0:37.2 | This is a slow burn success that illustrates two points. |
| 0:39.9 | Number one, sometimes these things take time. |
| 0:42.0 | It's not an overnight success. |
| 0:43.5 | Sometimes it can be a matter of months or years, |
| 0:45.9 | which is why it's always good to start your project |
| 0:47.7 | when there's not a ton of urgency. |
| 0:49.5 | Start your project before you need it. |
| 0:51.5 | But then secondly, even though it's true, sometimes |
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