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Jeremy hustled really hard to raise this fund. I look forward to seeing the awesome investments that he makes

• dikdik 10y ago
  Off topic, but I really loathe the word "hustled" that is ever popular in tech circles. Where I am from "to hustle" or a "hustler" means to rip someone off, to take advantage of someone and provide as little value as possible. I'm never sure if people are talking about ripping others off to make a profit or just mean working really fast and diligently.
  • a_small_island 10y ago
    Well...it clearly has several meanings. If you ever were apart of a sports team, you know that hustle has nothing to do with ripping anyone off.
  • ibrahima 10y ago
    Isn't using hustle as a term for hard work pretty common in sports teams? Like, a coach might tell his team "Good hustle" for working hard. I think you're kind of right though in that in the tech industry it feels like it means a little of both aspects depending on context.
    • marincounty 10y ago
      It is, but since we all watch, listen to so much media, the meaning of words changes faster than I want to keep up with. I think hustle is fine, but I wouldn't to use in in a business related field these days. All those Rap song lyrics come out a weird times? The big rapper, who smokes too much pot, and used to be a correctional officer, while is having anxiety attacks form smoking too much pot, had a big song. All I remember is "I gotta always be hustling". Insinuating this Rapper need to break laws daily in order to survive. I did like the song though. Forget the rapper's name.