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Spring 2025, Week 1: $5 Challenge

  In short... I worked with my teammates, Malaika Nazir and Rachel Skwersky. We used websites that allow you to take surveys or try new apps/products and pays you a few $$ for every task you complete. Takeaways ... not worth the time and definitely will not make you more than a minimum wage job. It's not a side hustle, just a way to kill time.  Key Insights .. It does not always take money (seed investment) to make money. Some may argue that a laptop and stable connection are worth $$$. But in this case, we did not have to invest some of our own capital into making more.  It is time consuming and boring. Sitting in one place and doing surveys with your teammates is not fun. It is mentally draining and honestly $1.50 for 10 minutes of my time feels like a scam.  It's a fun idea for companies to get user feedback. I can imagine that future Fung Fellows may think of investing some capital into reviewing greater feedback from a diverse audience.  Would we do it agai...