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🌭 She left Zoom to sell hot dogs. It worked.
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Amelia Eudailey didn’t go to culinary school. She didn’t write a business plan. She just loved Swedish food — and knew she was burned out from tech. So she launched a small pop-up in San Francisco, serving hot dogs with shrimp salad, pickles, and sourdough buns. Then she sold out. Then she got featured in Eater SF. Then she quit her job at Zoom. Now her food stand, Chef Hej Hej, grosses up to $2,000 per event. In this today's side hustle success story, Amelia shares exactly how she made the leap — from startup meetings to hot dog prep — and what she’s learned about building a profitable, dare we say fun, side hustle from scratch. |
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