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Side Hustle School

Ep. 3236 - First $1,000: Turning Cable Chaos into Magnetic Profit

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Tired of cables dangling each time your standing desk rises? A quick TikTok clip of magnetic rails snapping cords into place sparked a rush of orders for this savvy side hustler.

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

If you ever shop online, which, let's be real, who doesn't, you already understand how important

0:05.6

customer reviews are. You know this as a consumer, right? You always check the reviews before you buy

0:10.1

something and your customers are checking reviews as well. That's why if you run an e-commerce

0:14.7

business, reviews have an enormous impact on your business and you want to level up your business

0:19.0

to get better reviews. You can do that with

0:21.1

our longtime partner ShipStation. It is a fantastic service that has served so many of our listeners

0:26.7

as well. I highly recommend it while your customers and get rave reviews with cheaper,

0:31.2

faster, and better shipping. Upgrade to ShipStation today to get a 60 day free trial at shipstation.com

0:37.2

and use code hustle. No credit card or

0:39.7

contract required and you can cancel any time. That's shipstation.com code hustle.

0:48.2

Lemonada.

0:52.9

Today we're going to hear from a user experience designer who loves a clean workspace

1:01.0

but hates crawling under the desk with zip ties. Have you ever tried to organize a bunch of

1:05.9

cables around your desk? You've got the computer cables and speaker cables and, you know, all the

1:11.9

peripherals and all the USB devices and all that stuff that we all have these days.

1:16.5

Well, mine is actually not super organized because I also don't like crawling under the desk.

1:20.8

And I would like it to look nicer, but I want it to happen kind of magically without a whole lot

1:25.5

of work on my part.

1:28.8

Maybe this guy that we're going to hear from today has found my solution. Instead of firing up a 3D printer, he goes online.

1:35.1

He looks around for metal fabrication shops. Within a week, he finds a Michigan vendor who's willing

1:40.9

to laser cut, powder coat, and basically create this whole invention that he has an

1:47.7

idea for. He drafts a sketch, kind of outlines how it's supposed to look, and finds this supplier,

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