#336 - Cannabis Cookies Make a Sweet, Soothin...

In this week’s First $1,000 segment, we hear from a Los Angeles consultant who begins buying and reselling sports cards during the pandemic. He does it because it’s fun—but it also ends up being highly profitable. Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring det ...  Show more

Two enterprising students start a business that connects advertisers with car owners. They now pay thousands of drivers up to $500/month, and are on track to earn $5 million in revenue.Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people ...  Show more

Your next fortune cookie may be filled with an ad… because 1 startup baked 135M of them.Business school applications surged 32% this year… because of Zuck and AI.Philip Morris’ cigarette stock is at an all-time high… because Zyn sales have overtaken cigarettes.Plus, the most popu ...  Show more

When Colorado became one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, a community called Pueblo stepped forward hoping to become the 'Napa Valley of Cannabis'. WSJ’s Julie Wernau visited the town to explore the cannabis boom that promised new jobs and tax revenue, and ...  Show more

Dry January is drier than ever, but the real winner is the Cannabis industry — Marijuana sales surged this month because it’s actually “Canuary.”Google and Microsoft just announced record profits, but they also announced more and more layoffs — Because a dollar saved is easier th ...  Show more

Cannabis legends Tilray and Aphria are combining into the world’s largest pot company, but the real story is what they’re brewing. “Unicorn of the Day” StockX hit a $2.8B valuation because the rules of media apply to sneakers. And it turns out copycatting is so critical to Facebo ...  Show more