Ep. 3389 - STORY: Three Friends Step Up, Pull In Restroom Revenue
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
After three co-workers notice their colleagues using paper towels to open restroom doors, they invent a simple solution that's a step above the rest.
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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.
Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com
Email: team@sidehustleschool.com
Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions
Connect on Instagram: @193countries
Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com
Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com
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| 0:48.3 | of Financial Services. Welcome to a new day with a strong story. |
| 0:58.5 | This is a fun one. |
| 0:59.8 | I see this business everywhere, or I see this product specifically that I'm going to tell you about. |
| 1:04.3 | So it was fun many years ago when we first featured the story on this small business. |
| 1:10.1 | And then it just kind of blew up and I started noticing |
| 1:12.5 | everywhere I went I saw this product. Perhaps you have seen it too. If not, you were going to see it. |
| 1:17.0 | I'm pretty sure. It's just going to be in your consciousness. We're going to call the story three |
| 1:20.9 | friends, step up, pull in restroom revenue. So basically it's like after three coworkers |
| 1:27.1 | noticed their colleagues using paper towels to open restroom doors, they invent a simple solution that's a step above the rest. And this solves a very, very simple problem. You know, you use the restroom in a public facility, you wash your hands, but then you're like, oh, I got to open the door. And other people have been touching this door, right? So you might use a paper towel or you might just open the door anyway with your hand, but you're like, well, I just wash my hands. So basically they have noticed this problem, these three coworkers, they took action, they invented this simple product. You're going to hear all about it in the story. Maybe it'll get you thinking on something you can make as well. |
| 2:05.8 | All right. Stay tuned. Quick shout out to our sponsor. And then these three friends step up, |
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