Phil Strazzulla is the founder of NextWave Hire, along with a new side project Select Software Reviews. Before that, he was a student at Harvard Business School and previously worked as a venture capital investor at Bessemer Venture Partners. However, I wanted to learn more about the inspiration behind his career in tech. Phil was originally from Cohasset, MA, where he grew up, wrestled, and then moved on to NYU to study finance and explore NYC. After getting his MBA from Harvard, Phil started SelectSoftware as a side-hustle, which is a site dedicated to providing in-depth and unbiased reviews of business software. SelectSoftware is an excellent example that entrepreneurs don't need a fancy business idea to create a sustainable business that reaches six figures a month. In today's episode, we discuss his practical tips on starting and growing a side-hustle. I also learn more about how he began his career as a self-taught coder who bootstrapped his way to tech startup success. I also learn more about how there is an average of 10 hours of research required before businesses buy HR Software. But how Select Software Reviews can reduce this through unbiased, expert research that relies heavily on the expertise of forward-thinking users from the global community.