Hey there, welcome back. We are starting a brand new week. My name is Chris Gill about

for Side Hustle School. Over here in my little world it is just eight days until the

Side Hustle book comes out. Next week I will begin my 100 City tour starting in Seattle,

Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland, and Denver. Now listen, how often do I talk on the show

about getting investors for your idea? Approximately never. Getting investors, raising capital that

is not the Side Hustle Way, at least almost always. Today's story is about raising money,

but it still fits the Side Hustle Way. It's about a Toronto science teacher who creates

an attachable guitar amplifier that pairs with a smartphone for producing sweet sounds

and cash. This turns into an internet sensation raising a quarter of a million dollars and

ending up on a reality TV show. I love the story because I think it illustrates very well

once you have an idea and you start taking action on that idea. You never really know what

will happen and maybe your expectations will be greatly exceeded. Anyway, that story,

getting investors amped just takes a little jamming is coming right up.

Anyone who plays an abandoned called Death Valley Yacht Club and also teaches kids how to make

Lego robots is by nature an interesting and curious person. So it's not surprising that Toronto

science teacher Chris Printergast created the Jamstack, a lightweight, easily attached guitar

amplifier that works with a smartphone. The Jamstack gives musicians a simple way to practice

and jam while incorporating custom sounds and tracks from smartphone apps into the mix.

Chris had grown increasingly frustrated with the effort and hassle of setting up amps

and other equipment whenever he wanted to play electric guitar. And because of his teaching

duties where he shows kids how to build Lego robotics, he's comfortable tinkering with

electronics, particularly music making electronics. This tinkering led to a Side Hustle. Chris

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