Notes from Chris
Episode 1086
THEMES & TAKEAWAYS: We’ve just finished week 51 of Season III! The final countdown continues. There are only 8 more shopping days ... make that episodes ... until the new year. My favorite holiday, “Return to Sanity,” is just around the corner. This week featured musicians who produce classical music concerts for families with young children, a style blog for men of modest height, and more. Let’s look today at a special theme: passion, market fit, and business skills. They’re all connected, and if any of these elements aren’t present in your hustle idea, you’ll have a mismatch of some kind. The two music teachers in this week's story went from passion to market, then leveled-up. Was it enough to just be excited about something that other people wanted? The best answer is “sort of.” That business would have been “fine” without the important tweak they made ... but instead of being fine, it’s now tremendous. Listen to today's Weekly Recap to hear more...WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Today, we have an update from Karin in New Zealand. Ep. 457, Kiwi Coder Makes Extra $50,000/Year from Digital Paintbrushes. Listen to the Weekly Recap to hear from Kristen! Learn more about Karin and her business at, iPadLettering.com.
EPISODES FROM THIS WEEK: Here's what we heard this week on Side Hustle School! Listen to this week's recap for a more comprehensive highlight reel.
- Ep. 1080 - Musicians Tune Up Classical Concerts For Families : Two professional musicians (who are also new moms) start a series of family-friendly classical music concerts.
- Ep. 1081 - Sales Rep Seasons the Day with “Bad Spanish Tacos”: When a soft drink sales rep starts bringing cooked lunches to work, his co-workers fall in love with his food—so he seasons the day and tacos a chance on his own pop-up kitchen.
- Ep. 1082 - Modest Men’s Style Blog Nets Six-Figure Income: After a series of false starts, a fashion blog for shorter men grows into a six-figure hustle.
- Ep. 1083 - Boxing Up the Best of Handmade Nashville: Three friends put the work of Nashville makers and bakers in front of an eager online audience, making some serious cash from the effort.
- Ep. 1084 - Teen Funds Dance Intensives Through Online Store: A Portland teenager sells t-shirts to fund his interest in dance, bringing in $8,000/year while attending middle school.
- Ep. 1085 - The Side Hustle School Story That Wasn’t: Here’s something new and different: a story we almost featured, but then didn’t. Why not??
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