#194 with Justin Mares - The 4 Types of Side Hustles and how to launch a $100M DTC brand
Justin Mares (@jwmares) joins Sam (@TheSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) on this episode. Justin breaks down his most popular blog post, the 4 types of side hustles, and brings all kinds of ideas for how you can start your own. They also talk about Justin's DTC businesses - Kettle & Fire, Perfect Keto, and Surely Wines. They end the episode with a few ideas around camping, a new dating app, and how to leverage VAs & no code tools.
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Show notes:
* (1:23) How Sam & Justin know each other
* (5:17) Justin's DTC bone broth company
* (10:00) Frameworks for side hustles
* (13:22) Side Hustle 1: Buying an asset
* (17:51) Side Hustle 2: Launching on top of a marketplace with demand
* (22:08) Side Hustle 3: Unique product that grows through paid acquisition
* (25:31) How Justin balances all his projects
* (30:38) The $30K/year CGM experiment
* (39:09) The skinny on Duck Duck Go
* (42:32) Ideas: Airbnb camping
* (45:27) Idea: Non alcoholic wine
* (51:10) How to naturally boost your T levels
* (1:01:04) Idea: Dating app based on your credit card usage
* (1:03:49) Idea: The no code automation officer
* (1:07:28) How to follow Justin