Colossal Biosciences is a de-extinction startup and yes, that means exactly what you think it means. Colossal is mapping genomes for various extinct animals with plans to create a proxy species that looks and functions the same before introducing them into natural habitats. Should you be scared or excited? Try both. Plus: Chick-Fil-A’s upcoming entertainment debut and wow, being a Girl Scout is getting kinda expensive. Join our hosts Ben Berkley and Sara Friedman as they take you through our...

Lego is a multimedia powerhouse, spanning toys, video games and movies. But it wasn’t always at the top of the entertainment food chain; many bad investments and product flops preceded this current golden age. So what were some of their worst ideas and how did they avoid bankruptcy? Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram:...

Steph Smith, host of the a16z podcast and overall trend master, gives us some actionable insights on how to monetize your content. We’ll also go over how to identify trends on social media to give your content the biggest impact and what role passion has in content creation. Join our host Jon Jon Weigell, for an in-depth conversation with Steph Smith. Get our Entrepreneurship Trends Report here https://clickhubspot.com/teh Websites mentioned in the episode: Income Calculator for Creators:...

Twitter Peek was a $200 device that went on sale in 2009 and could only do one thing: access Twitter. It was, unsurprisingly, a failure, but why did they make it in the first place and was it actually that bad? Plus: Fired over toothpaste, a classic Swift move, and a surprisingly killer deal. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our Entrepreneurship Trends Report here https://clickhubspot.com/teh Follow us on...

Americans spent a record $12.2B on Halloween last year and inflation concerns be damned, surveys show they intend to splurge on the holiday even more this year. The big winner in all of this? Theme parks, which have been engaging in an arms race to attract (and petrify) the masses. Plus: Amazon goes nuclear (literally), and a new Prada-designed space suit is here. Join our hosts Ben Berkley and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our...

The last full-size Kmart in the contiguous United States closes on Oct. 20. What will happen to other big box stores? Plus: Starbucks cuts back on discounts, and Walgreens announces major store closures. Join our hosts Mark Dent and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our Entrepreneurship Trends Report here https://clickhubspot.com/teh Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram:...

Haven-1, the world’s first commercial space station, is on track to be placed in low-Earth orbit next year. If all goes according to plan, it’ll start accepting visitors the following year. What those enterprising tourists will find is… actually a pretty nice, luxury hotel-esque experience. Plus: New leadership at Nike faces old challenges and your savings won’t like Halloween chocolate prices. Join our hosts Ben Berkley and Sara Friedman as they take you through our most interesting stories...

Robotic exoskeletons have tons of upside. This invention that can potentially help workers lift and help patients regain mobility is gaining traction in other areas of consumer usage, making it a potential multi-billion dollar market. So what can you do to invest and capitalize? Plus: Tesla’s Robotaxi event flops on Wall Street and Boeing is set to cut thousands of jobs. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Cyan Zhong as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our...

Sam Parr, founder of The Hustle and Hampton joins the show to tell us his secrets for building profitable media and community businesses in the digital landscape. If you want to build a company effectively and methodically, this chat is for you. Join our host Jon Weigell, for an in-depth conversation with Sam Parr. Get our Entrepreneurship Trends Report here https://clickhubspot.com/teh Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram:...

Many AI startups are working to get you to speak with AI replicas of your deceased loved ones, but this startup just wants you to get to know yourself. Future You aims to get young people to have a text conversation with their older selves to relieve anxiety. So how does it work? We tried it first hand. Plus: Wimbledon pivots to AI and if you’re divorced you may want to check your kids college bill. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Ben Berkley as they take you through our most interesting...

There’s a ton of AI generated media out there. So much, that it's getting pretty tiring to tell the difference between AI and reality. So should we just stop trying to do so? And what happens if we all collectively decide to not care if something is AI or not? Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our Entrepreneurship Trends Report here https://clickhubspot.com/teh Follow us on social media: TikTok:...

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America and if you’re a tennis player you know that first hand. Court battles and turf skirmishes are happening all over the world due to limited court space, but what is the USTA’s answer to the multi-billion dollar pickleball industry? Plus: Temu is undercutting Amazon directly and McDonald’s files a beef inflation lawsuit. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our...

Dogs are everywhere in the US. As pet ownership rapidly grew since the pandemic, so did cities and towns to accommodate the new onslaught of furry friends. Now, people are merging their social life with dog ownership and businesses are taking advantage. So what are the real results of this dog boom? Plus: Gen X feels underappreciated at work and Joker: Folie à Deux bungles its opening weekend. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories...

Meta took headlines recently by announcing more AI eyewear and celebrity voices on their platforms, all while Open AI rebounded from some staff exits and aims for incredibly high profits. Just the past few weeks in AI have been a lot. So, today we’re joined again by Martina Bretous, the editor of Hubspot’s Next in AI (blog.hubspot.com/ai) to talk through the last month’s most important AI news and what it could mean for your future. Plus: Google is losing its share in search and US car sales...

Maha Abouelenein joins us to discuss the transition from working corporate to operating your own business. A former Google and Netflix employee, Maha’s journey is a testament to betting on yourself, so we’re going to talk all about how you can do the same and why now is a great time to do it. We’ll also talk about Maha's new book, 7 Rules of Self-Reliance: How to Stay Low, Keep Moving, Invest in Yourself, and Own Your Future, which is out October 8th. Join our host Jon Weigell, for an...

Hard seltzer made waves in the late 2010s and early 2020s as the new favorite alcohol form on the block. Ultimately, that didn’t last too long. The new darling on the alcohol market are canned spirits & cocktails and they’re running away with a staggering amount of the profits. So how did this happen? And will this boom last? Plus: OpenAI almost doubles its valuation and Tesla recalls thousands of Cyber Trucks. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Ben Berkley as they take you through our most...

Sheep cloning is a dangerous business, but it could be a very lucrative one. Demand for sheep has skyrocketed in the hunting community and one man looked to reap the benefits by cloning them en masse. So how did this business idea turn out? Plus: Layoffs are expected at CVS corporate and Wendy’s debuts a SpongeBob collab. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our Entrepreneurship Trends Report here...

The burger, a staple of American fast food, is quickly becoming a big ticket item. Inflation along with many factors ailing the farming and ranching processes ar emaking your regular cheap fast food burger cost a lot more. So what will it take to get burger prices down, and will it ever happen? Plus: Nike starts to limit some popular sneaker models and Gen Z is loving trade school. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get...

DirecTV just reached an agreement to acquire Dish Network, which would make it the largest Pay-TV provider in the US. This deal came together to save the debt-ridden Dish brand and lump 2 cable providers into one unit, but can it get through regulatory approval? And is cable now really on its last leg? Plus: Epic sues Google again and Zuckerberg’s riches grow even more. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our...

Wendy’s is gunning for McDonald’s customers, and the red-headed competition’s latest target is the infamous McFlurry machine. So how is Wendy’s trying to poke McDonald’s and will it work out for them and Frosty sales? Plus: OpenAI is out $5B and password security may get a refresh. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Ben Berkley as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our Entrepreneurship Trends Report here https://clickhubspot.com/teh Follow us on social...

Every year, the US throws out roughly 125 million tennis balls. That's enough to fill 21 Boeing 737s to the brim. And until recently, tennis balls were impossible to recycle. That's right, every ball ever produced would eventually end up in a landfill where it could take 400 years to decompose. But no more. The Hustle’s Matthew Brown visits West Virginia to track down what happens to tennis balls when they die. Check out The Hustle’s Side Hustles Database:...

Southwest is changing rapidly. In an effort to save the company, many of the things Southwest has been known for are being flipped. Assigned seating is coming, premium legroom options will be available and red-eye flights are on the horizon. Will this be enough to get them back on track? Plus: Meta unveils new smart glasses and NYC mayor Eric Adams has been indicted. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Ben Berkley as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our...

Advanced AI is able to analyze anyone’s writing or voice and essentially “bring them back.” We know that. What’s new is that this technology is being implemented to resurrect the voice of a long-deceased art critic for London publication Evening Standard. So is this ethical and can AI critique art? Plus: Egg inflation is still not budging and the ‘Bridgerton Ball’ is the latest event blunder. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories...

Mark Zuckerberg is ushering in a new wave of smart glass technology. Where Google and Snapchat have previously failed, Meta looks to continue doubling down on smart eyewear with, brace yourself, AI capabilities. So will their new smart glasses break into the mainstream? Plus: Coca-Cola abandons a new flavor and TikTok’s music streaming service is no more. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our Entrepreneurship...

Multiple billionaires and VCs are investing in the construction of brand new, tech-forward cities all over the world. Neom, California Forever and Elon Musk’s Snailbrook projects are underway, but will these “cities of the future” actually ever be built? Plus: New emojis are coming and Everton F.C. changes hands. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Sara Friedman as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our Entrepreneurship Trends Report here...