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What It's About
A serial side hustler learns from his battles with tech giants.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1567
I believe we can learn as much from failure as we can from success, if not more. It’s with this principle in mind that we’re starting Failure Friday, a collection of short stories all about mistakes, missteps, disasters, and of course, failure. Just like our Throwback Thursday segment, you’ll hear directly from side hustlers who have struggled to get something off the ground. They’ll tell you a short story of something that went very wrong. The stories will vary, but often it starts with an idea, what they thought would happen and what really happened—and of course, what they learned. I applaud their courage! I’ll share some of my failure stories along the way as well. Today’s short story comes from a serial side hustle who makes a series of mistakes—but keeps going! We told the successful story of his former project on Episode #472, “‘Netflix of Restaurants’ Side Hustle Earns $50,000/Year.” But he had some struggles along the way, including getting crushed by both Google and Etsy. Let’s hear from them about one of those struggles… Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- I’m really grateful to Mike for helping us with this segment. Check out Mike's past project, foodio54.com/a>.
- Learn more about Mike's new project, ivy.fm/a> or follow them on Instagram at @ivyconnect
- “Netflix of Restaurants” Side Hustle Earns $50,000/Year: A contest idea turns into a restaurant recommending algorithm, earning its creator an extra $50,000/year.
- PR Consultant Launches California Restaurant Week: A PR consultant in Long Beach, California, earns an extra $20,000/year producing an annual “restaurant week” that brings together chefs and new diners.
- Q&A: Is there a better way to do local restaurant delivery?: Today’s caller has been frustrated with the big food delivery services and is wondering if there’s a better way.
