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Side Hustle School

Ep. 3069 - Q&A: “I’m ready to sell my side hustle—how do I do it?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

How do you sell your side hustle without getting shortchanged? In this episode, we break down how to value your business, find the right buyer, and make a smooth exit.

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

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0:05.5

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0:15.7

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0:17.9

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0:31.4

I'm ready to sell my side hustle. How do I do it? How do you sell a side hustle without getting shortchanged? How can you get long changed? I don't think that's actually a word.

0:35.3

I just thought of it because people say shortchanged.

0:41.9

Basically, how can you make the most money possible? How can you value your business, find the right buyer, and make a smooth exit? Now, that's usually the kind of thing that you think of for a

0:46.6

startup founder or a company. You know, they're making their exit. They get acquired by a larger

0:51.1

company. But we have seen over the years a number of side hustlers also build projects to the point where they are then acquired.

0:58.5

I'm going to give you a couple of resources.

1:00.6

We're going to hear a question from Natalie.

1:03.5

She's built this hustle that has grown bigger than expected.

1:06.6

And now she's looking for the best way to sell it.

1:09.1

But it's also challenging.

1:10.7

Like it is a tough process because, you know, in her case, she's looking for the best way to sell it. But it's also challenging. Like it is a tough

1:11.9

process because, you know, in her case, she's not sure how to find the buyer, how to determine the

1:16.2

worth, make sure she gets the fair deal and so on. So let's break it down. What can you do? And also,

1:22.4

if you want to build your business in a way that can get acquired at some point. What are some critical steps to take?

1:28.4

Now, that could be a whole question of its own, but I'll just throw in a couple points on that

1:32.2

when I respond to Natalie. I always want to give you something helpful and interesting,

1:36.3

detailed question about selling your side hustle coming right up.

1:41.0

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