#2484 - Failure Friday: The Autumn Sweater Stockpile Saga

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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In this week's Failure Friday segment, we hear from a retailer who gambled half her startup capital on a massive inventory of holiday sweaters, only to watch the season—and her profits—melt away. Learn how she navigated the fallout to come back stronger and ready to tackle her next venture. 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. Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com Email: [email protected] Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions Connect on Twitter: @chrisguillebeau Connect on Instagram: @193countries Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	When people switch their dog's foods to the farmer's dog, the effects can seem like
0:11.5	magic.
0:12.5	But there's no magic involved.
0:14.0	It's simply real meat and vegetables with all the nutrients dogs need instead of highly
0:17.8	processed pellets.
0:19.2	No tricks, just smarter, healthier pet food delivered in packs portioned for your dog.
0:23.5	It's amazing what real food can do.
0:25.7	50% off your first order at the farmer's dog.com slash no magic 50.
0:40.9	The autumn sweater stockpile saga.
0:44.2	Welcome, welcome, welcome, friends to side hustle school.
0:46.6	It's Chris Kill about here.
0:48.0	This is the week's failure Friday segment.
0:50.4	We're going to hear a story of something that went wrong, a mistake, a misstep, a disaster,
0:55.3	or a failure.
0:56.3	Everything kind of fits in one of those categories.
0:58.9	That's because I like to talk about success, I like to highlight good stories, but I also
1:03.3	want you to know it's okay to fail.
1:05.5	Often the way you fail leads you to something better, never confuse a single defeat with
1:10.4	a final defeat.
1:11.7	That's the theme of this segment.
1:13.7	Today we're going to hear from a retailer who gambled half her startup capital on a massive
1:18.3	inventory of holiday sweaters, only to watch the season and her profits melt away.
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