#1469 - Q&A: How to start an engineering hustle while working full-time?
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2021
⏱️ 7 minutes
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A Canadian listener is wondering how to start a computer aided design (CAD) side business in the midst of a busy schedule.
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| 0:00.0 | Busy making budget plans for the business year ahead, we've got you covered. |
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| 0:24.4 | Quit you've been given my e-vote of 1.0.2 for business plans by at least £1 per month, terms apply such three business price promise. |
| 0:35.4 | A Canadian caller is wondering how to start an engineering CAD for computer-aided design hustle while working full-time. |
| 0:43.6 | You'll hear his question in detail, but just a quick reminder, these kinds of questions can be helpful to you, even if you don't relate to the specific situation. |
| 0:51.6 | In fact, that's the whole reason we introduced them in 2020, or started featuring them more because I kept hearing from listeners who enjoyed hearing about other people's situations, but then hopefully they can also take something for themselves. |
| 1:01.8 | So, in this case, this guy's question is about a specific kind of business, which I will talk about a little bit. |
| 1:08.0 | I do have an idea for him, but more important is the general principle behind it. |
| 1:12.0 | How can you start any business while working full-time? |
| 1:15.4 | There are a lot of considerations and characteristics that are pretty similar, like a lot of people have the same kinds of questions, the same kinds of struggles, or it's not always a struggle, it's just like how do I figure this out? |
| 1:26.0 | What do I need to know about? What do I need to do? What is a pitfall I should be aware of? What is an opportunity I should look out for? |
| 1:32.4 | So, I always try to consider both the specific question, like whatever it is we're talking about on any given day, as well as how it might help other people doing something different. |
| 1:40.2 | So, that's my goal anyway. Let's see if I can succeed in this one. You will be the judge. The question is, how to start this specific engineering side hustle while working full-time? |
| 1:49.0 | That question's coming up in just 30 seconds. |
| 2:00.0 | Hi Chris, this is Joe from Droughter Canada, and I've been listening to your podcast for a bit over seven months. |
| 2:06.6 | I'm thinking about side hustling and opportunity that I was present in which where I can sell mechanical CAD services to small firms who do not have design teams in house. |
| 2:15.6 | In summary, companies contract out a lot of engineering design work that is either a repressor or do not have the resources to perform the task. |
| 2:24.6 | This is a similar model with the technical work that is going to be done overseas and I won't be a sales extension of that form. |
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