#307 - Construction Company Owner Creates Gig Platform for Contractors
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2017
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
When he can’t find someone to help him install a TV, this former construction company owner sets out to create a platform that connects homeowners and contractors.
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| 0:30.0 | Hey there side hustlers, friends and listeners. |
| 0:40.2 | Welcome back to SideHustle School Episode 307. |
| 0:43.1 | I'm your host Chris Gillibout and today's story is about a construction company owner |
| 0:48.4 | who creates a gig platform for contractors. |
| 0:51.4 | He's actually a former construction company owner but we'll get into that in the story. |
| 0:55.9 | And in the world of contracting and blue collar professions, there's often a big problem |
| 1:00.3 | of being either really busy or not busy at all. |
| 1:04.1 | In other words, you have more work than you can handle or there's absolutely no work. |
| 1:08.0 | And this is a big problem because a lot of blue collar professionals can actually make |
| 1:11.5 | a good living. |
| 1:12.7 | They have valuable skills. |
| 1:13.7 | They do things that none of the rest of us know how to do. |
| 1:16.6 | But of course if they go two weeks without a job or even just a few days, it can be a |
| 1:20.5 | major problem. |
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