Ep. 3098 - STORY: Engineer Turns Home Energy Problem Into Million-Dollar Solution
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project
4.8 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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A construction engineer discovers how much energy is wasted by attics, creates a simple product that saves homeowners money, and builds a side hustle that earns more than two million dollars a year.
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| 1:51.0 | Yeah. Lemonada. Engineer turns home energy problem into million-dollar solution. |
| 1:55.6 | In this story, a construction engineer discovers how much energy is wasted by attics. |
| 2:00.3 | He goes on to create a simple |
| 2:01.7 | product that saves homeowners money and builds a sidestle for himself that earns more than $2 million |
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