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Re:Hustlers Wanted by nickpinkston on Monday January 10, 2011 @07:48PM (#2090366)
I think "hustler" is exactly what it is and isn't hyperbole at all. Come on - who amongst us haven't played Rick Ross - "Hustlin'" after closing a deal. I'm guilty and so are many fellow foundas - er, founders... ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU9TouRnO84

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Re:Hustlers Wanted by moopark on Monday January 10, 2011 @08:02PM (#2090412)
I admit to playing "We are the champions" and "Eye of the Tiger" a few times after signing large contracts, but I never have had the feeling I was, well, hustlin' anyone:

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rickross/hustlin.html

I think it's a minor but telling difference of perspective of what we, respectively, do in business.

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Re:Hustlers Wanted by nickpinkston on Monday January 10, 2011 @11:08PM (#2090827)
Hustlin' doesn't mean "trying to make a quick buck", it means moving quickly towards your goal.

In this timeless piece, Ross discusses his fortunes in the trans-Atlantic pharmaceutical trade, at one point managing over 100 employees and reaping the fruits of his labor - all the while trying to maintain proprietary knowledge and head-off new entrants.

[Is there really much of a difference other than him being unlicensed to do this?]

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