Comments on: The Company Man’s Guide to Starting a Side Hustle — Part I: Confronting Your Objections

By: Maximus Ezra

Maximus Ezra — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:07:25 +0000

This is a life altering article! I really thank you for pouring you heart and soul out into this article (it shows).

I am a serial entrepreneur that has had countless businesses that failed because I focussed my attention in the wrong areas.

I recently regained my balls again from so many setbacks. I starting writing as well and blogging (www.ventyou.com) to share what I’ve learned through my trials and errors. Anyway, I think this was what I needed to hear in order to get back out there and take what’s mine. Guys, let’s go out there create the lives we desire!!!

By: Ad

Ad — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:48:34 +0000

This article is great!
Not just in its adivice, but simply from its existence. I originally heard of the 10,000hr concept in Geoff Colvin’s Talent is Overrated – I had never heard of Gladwell’s Outliers until now. I originally saw the Ideas vs Execution concept in Sebastian Marshall’s IKIGAI. The idea of needing very little money – $100 – from Chris Guillebeau, $100 Startup.
The point is not about who or where the idea or information came from. It is sledom that anyone comes up with a truley original idea; most ideas are stolen or borrowed, and then adapted – whether we are even conscious of it or not. I even got that last statement from Tucker Maxx, when he was in a readio interview trying to explain why his stuff sells. The point is as long as there is even one person out there willing to buy what you are selling there is a market! And as ironically as this article shows, current distributors can seldom keep up with all of the demand, and that mean to some extent, all you have to do is show up. Some markets have not even reached the point of competition. Long story short, there is no better time than now to start hustling…

By: Big D

Big D — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:09:21 +0000

Great article! I was recently laid off, so I thought to myself..this is the perfect opportunity to start my own side hustle. I have a decent (hardly new) idea, working day & night, trying to get my first client has been tough. I’m about a month into it, hopefully I can land my first client sooner than later. All I needed was my laptop, printer, cell phone & internet (all of which I already had) so my start up costs were less than $100.

By: Gamnoparts

Gamnoparts — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:18:43 +0000

I just started a side hustle & although it’s taken more than $100, it was considerably less than $1000 of my own $$$ (the rest coming from profits). My new hustle has many, many cool tools that would make it easier to complete my jobs, the previous owner proved you don’t NEED them. Anytime I think I need it, I listen to the Black Keys’ song, “Dollaz & Sense”, the chorus is flush w/ the phrase, “if it don’t make dollars, it don’t make sense”. Then I ask myself, is it going to make $?

By: Aziz

Aziz — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:00:21 +0000

I am quite convinced with the authors idea here, I believe these days people give too much of weight-age to comforts and fancies of business rather than actual materialization of it which needs effort and patience I would add.

By: Cazmoen

Cazmoen — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:46:05 +0000

Really nice post. Its easy to start a small business with very less capital but its all about the right idea and more importantly right execution.

By: Early

Early — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:45:37 +0000

charlie:

“I know ‘doing’ someone’s course is ‘supposedly’ unethical, but actually everyone comes out ahead: I get paid, the school gets paid, and the student can get their degree. If the student wants to learn the subject they can do the course themselves, but if not, they can still receive their degree”

Employers and customers will hire your clients for knowledge they don’t actually have. If the unethical side doesn’t bother you, consider danger and liability. People sue for that crap and win your shirt.

By: Tyler Tervooren

Tyler Tervooren — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:39:39 +0000

Hi Eric. I’m sorry you feel that way! Chris and I are friends here in Portland, and I would never try to lift his ideas.

Starting $100 businesses is something I’ve been doing since regularly since I was 16 and helping others do the same is something I’ve been doing long before Chris’ excellent book came out earlier this year.

So, I hope that settles that. But you’re right in that this article probably deserves a link to Chris’ book since it’s another great resource for men trying to start a business on a shoestring budget. You can learn more here:

http://100startup.com

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:13:40 +0000

I find it more than a little off-putting to not mention Chris Guillebeau and his Art of Non-Conformity; in this post or on advancedriskology.com. I hate to say it, but advancedriskology.com is a copycat of Chris and his work. The AONC pre-dates advancedriskology.com by a few years. The website is VERY similar, and the mention of $100 business ideas at the end of this post just puts it over the top! (See Chris’ “The $100 Startup” book.)

I’m not sure if AONC’s work is copyrighted, or whether that even matters, but you’ve got to give credit where credit is due. The similarities are just too striking. They are even both based in Portland!

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:50:52 +0000

Starting a business these days aren’t as risky as it used to be. However, there are a lot of men only with words but no action. Action inspires creativity, action inspires you to work.