How a Hot Dog Stand Sparked a Multi-Million Dollar Career

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 0:59: Internet, Air Bed and Breakfast, Airbnb, college

Notable quotes from "How a Hot Dog Stand Sparked a Multi-Million Dollar Career"

• Thing. But when I was in college, well really maybe starting in high school, I started learning about the internet. I started selling stuff on eBay. And then in college, I…

  about Internet · at 0:15

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

Companies & orgs

• Southern Sams — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:30
  Because in college I started a hot dog stand. It was called Southern Sams.
• Air Bed and Breakfast — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:51
  When I learned about it, I left school and tried to join an early stage startup called air bed and breakfast but now Airbnb. And that was kind of my start in the internet.
• Airbnb — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:53
  And tried to join an early stage startup called air bed and breakfast but now Airbnb. And that was kind of my start in the internet.
• eBay — Company · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

• Internet — Concept · 2 mentions · first at 0:19
• E-commerce — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:23
  Started selling stuff on eBay. And then in college, I started like a couple e-commerce stores. And I was this is so much better than bluecollar stuff.
• startup — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:51
  When I learned about it, I left school and tried to join an early stage startup called air bed and breakfast but now Airbnb. And that was kind of my start in the internet.

Places & events

• college — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:15
  Landscaping company or something like that. like some type of bluecollar thing. But when I was in college, well really maybe starting in high school, I started learning about…
• high school — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:17
  That. like some type of bluecollar thing. But when I was in college, well really maybe starting in high school, I started learning about the internet. I started selling stuff…

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 My parents owned a fruit stand and that is how I learned about entrepreneurship. But back then they didn't call it entrepreneurship. It was just like making a living, you know, that's just what people did. And so for years, I thought that I was going to own like a landscaping company or something like that. Uh like some type of bluecollar thing. But when I was in college, well really maybe starting in high school, I started learning about the internet. I started selling stuff on eBay. And then in college, I started like a couple e-commerce stores. And I was like, this is so much better than bluecollar stuff.

0:28 Because in college I started a hot dog stand. It was called Southern Sams. Wieners is as big as a baby's arm. And it was really hard work. I worked my butt off and it was so hot outside. It was awful. And then I started like selling stuff on the internet and it was so much easier to be in the AC and I could make money in my sleep. And so um when I learned about it, I left school and tried to uh join an early stage startup called air air bed and breakfast but now Airbnb. And uh that was kind of my start in the internet

Questions about this episode

What is discussed in "How a Hot Dog Stand Sparked a Multi-Million Dollar Career"?

In order: 0:00 Internet, Air Bed and Breakfast, Airbnb, college.

What is mentioned in this Young and Profiting episode?

9 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Internet, college, high school, E-commerce, Southern Sams, Air Bed and Breakfast. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "How a Hot Dog Stand Sparked a Multi-Million Dollar Career"?

The episode runs 1 min; the transcript is about 222 words in 2 timestamped sections.

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