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What It's About
A batty situation causes this hustler to pivot quickly.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1777
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 I offer you a weekly segment called 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. Today’s short story features Steve Barlow from Florida. We told the successful story of his Big Bat House project on Episode #909: Revenge of Bat Houses: There’s More Than One Seller! But a funny thing happened at the start of the pandemic… no one wanted to buy a bat house anymore! Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Steve for sharing this transparent and truthful story. Check out his website at Wildlifeintegration.com for all things bats and birds.
- Revenge of Bat Houses: There’s More Than One Seller!: A side hustling “Batman” earns $20,000 per year building a new kind of bat cave.
- Bat House Hustle Takes Bite Out of Pesticides: Two friends hated the pesticides people were spraying during the Zika scare, but they had a long way to go to make bats—the natural alternative—appealing to consumers.
- “Bee Man of New Jersey” Buzzes Into Money Hive: A beekeeper puts his bees to work, turning a hobby into a moneymaking side hustle. Bee smart and listen to this episode!
