#257 - Outdoorsman Creates “Boat in a Backpack”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2017
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
A construction project manager flies to China and invents a new kind of kayak that folds into its own backpack.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, what's up, it's Chris Killaboo here with you for SideHussell School. |
| 0:10.0 | This is episode 257. |
| 0:12.0 | If you're listening in real time, there are just five days to go until the SideHussell |
| 0:16.4 | book comes out. |
| 0:17.4 | It is in fact the final countdown. |
| 0:20.0 | Now we have a lot of people out there who are listening. |
| 0:22.4 | And one thing I said when I started this show way back in January is that people have |
| 0:26.3 | different goals for their SideHussell. |
| 0:28.3 | So I kind of knew that from the beginning and designed the show around it. |
| 0:31.4 | But that fact has only been more and more reinforced as we've gone through the year. |
| 0:35.4 | Like I've said several times, I am learning along with you. |
| 0:37.9 | So SideHussell goals are different and unique. |
| 0:40.0 | Some people want to make quick cash. |
| 0:41.9 | Others want to replace their income. |
| 0:43.9 | Others want to do something creative. |
| 0:45.4 | And so on. |
| 0:46.4 | But one benefit that we haven't explored at all in 257 episodes, at least not like this, |
| 0:51.6 | is the ability to pursue a big project over time without going all in and risking your |
| 0:56.3 | savings. |
| 0:57.3 | Now when I heard the story, I first thought it might not be right for SideHussell School, |
| 1:01.0 | because it's a 10 year project to invent a new kind of boat. |
| 1:04.8 | One that falls into a backpack actually, which is crazy, but we'll get to that. |
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