#345 - Engineer Invents Bestselling Pocket Tool After Getting Locked Out
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2017
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
After getting locked out of his apartment, a software engineer creates a pocket tool that sells 500,000 units and now employs 17 people.
Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they overcame challenges along the way, and what the results are. Share: #SideHustleSchoolShow notes: SideHustleSchool.comTwitter: @chrisguillebeauInstagram: @193countries
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| 0:00.0 | Whether you're doing a dance to your favorite artist in the office parking lot, |
| 0:04.0 | or being guided into Warrior I in the break room before your shift, |
| 0:08.0 | whether you're running on your Peloton tread at your mom's house while she watches the baby, |
| 0:12.0 | or counting your breaths on the subway. |
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| 0:27.0 | or pay to description starting at 12.99 per month. |
| 0:30.0 | Hey, hey, what's up? Welcome back. |
| 0:36.0 | My name is Chris Gillibout. This is Side Usual School. |
| 0:38.0 | Super excited to begin and all new week with you. |
| 0:41.0 | Every single day I've got a different true story of somebody who's an employee |
| 0:45.0 | and starts an income generating project, |
| 0:47.0 | something to help them make money on the side, |
| 0:49.0 | and they do that without quitting their job. |
| 0:51.0 | The whole purpose is to show you there's all kinds of things that you can do, |
| 0:54.0 | whether you just want to make some extra cash or you're trying to make a significant second income, |
| 0:58.0 | if you want to eventually replace your full-time income with the money you make on the side, |
| 1:02.0 | or if you just want a different creative outlet. |
| 1:04.0 | I believe that everyone needs more than one source of income, |
| 1:06.0 | and my mission every single day is to help you get closer to that goal. |
| 1:10.0 | I've got a bunch of great stories for you this week. |
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