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Side Hustle School

#989: “SwitchPod” Camera Tool Raises $415,748 on Kickstarter

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Small Business, Entrepreneurship,, Entrepreneurship, Careers, Side Hustle, Business

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

When two friends spot an opportunity to create a practical camera accessory, the crowdfunding campaign exceeds their wildest expectations.

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.  

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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.


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0:00.0

Whether your dog is in their puppy adult or senior years, there's nothing better than

0:05.4

more years together.

0:06.8

And the best way to feed their happy healthy life is with fresh healthy food.

0:10.8

The farmer's dog makes it easy to keep your best friend healthy inside and out, with

0:15.2

fresh recipes made from real meat and veggies.

0:17.7

Their pre-portion just for your pup and delivered right to your door.

0:21.4

Help your dog live a healthy life and get 50% off your first box of real fresh food at

0:26.2

the farmersdog.com slash time together 23.

0:39.2

Welcome to a brand new week.

0:40.7

Offside us to school.

0:41.7

This is your host, Chris Gillibault.

0:42.7

I'm so excited because we are just 11 episodes away from hitting 1,000.

0:47.6

Oh my gosh, you guys.

0:49.0

I am so humbled and we'll talk a little bit more about that as it gets closer.

0:52.5

For now, I just want to say I'm excited about that.

0:54.0

And I'm also excited to work on this story, today's story, because it features two long

0:58.6

time friends of mine who have achieved an incredible success in designing and manufacturing a practical

1:04.1

camera accessory, funding it to a massive level on Kickstarter, and they deserve all their

1:09.6

success.

1:10.6

So no doubt there's a factor of mystery and luck that kind of goes into which crowdfunding

1:14.5

campaigns really take off, just as there is in the book publishing world and lots of other

1:18.5

industries.

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