E-commerce Side Hustle Scales

Shaan and his wife started an e-commerce business as a side hustle that scaled from zero to over $1 million in monthly revenue within a year.

Key Points:

  • Business Structure:

    • Part-time commitment
    • Run alongside other projects (investing, content creation)
    • Designed to not take up all their time
  • Growth:

    • Started from just an idea
    • Scaled to $1M+ monthly revenue in first year
    • Built as a "valuable business" that could work part-time
  • Strategy:

    • Positioned as a side hustle
    • Focus on scalability without full-time commitment
    • Built to generate significant revenue without consuming all time/resources

Note: The transcript doesn't provide specific details about the type of e-commerce business or products sold, just the business structure and revenue metrics.

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Shaan Puri

Host of MFM

Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.

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