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Side Hustle School

#2139 - Q&A: “What’s the best way to outline a business idea?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship,, Careers, Small Business, Business, Side Hustle

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Let’s say you have an idea. What do you do next? Learning to develop this skill can help you with a lot of things, not just business ideas.

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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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Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

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Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

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0:00.0

Let's say you have an idea.

0:10.4

You have an idea for your side hustle, an idea for some kind of business or money making

0:13.6

venture.

0:14.6

What do you do next?

0:15.6

What do you do first, I guess?

0:17.6

Well, maybe first you have the idea, but then what do you do as your first step toward

0:21.0

taking that idea and turning it into reality?

0:23.1

It really does help to get your idea down into outline form.

0:27.0

Some kind of outlines, some kind of just really basic notes, even if no one else sees them

0:30.9

besides you, I'm talking about a big business plan, I'm just talking about your idea and

0:35.0

outline form.

0:36.0

So that's what we're going to talk about here today in this brief action-packed episode.

0:39.4

Welcome as well to side hustle school.

0:41.1

So you want to have an outline with a clear offer.

0:43.6

Maybe a few sentences about how it will be delivered.

0:45.7

What's the best way to do that?

0:47.9

What's the best way to do that?

0:48.9

That's what our caller wants to know.

0:50.1

Is there a systematic process, or do you just open your computer and write something?

0:54.4

Maybe just do it with a journal, whatever is best for you.

0:57.3

There's actually lots of ways to do it, so I'll just have a few brief comments on the

1:00.4

best way to outline a business idea.

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