The Rich Don’t Have Side Hustles

Should a Side Hustle Be Your Last Resort?

The best way to make more money is to get really good at your main job.

Most people turn to side hustles because they picked a career with no upside.

But instead of fixing that, they waste time trying to make an extra $200 a month flipping sneakers or driving Uber.

If your main career has room to grow, double down on it.

There’s a future version of you that can:

Negotiate equity or product ownership in a business.

Amend your contract to be more performance-based.

Leverage AI to work for you so you have more free time.

That will make you far more money than getting another job.

Just a reminder: Mark Zuckerberg didn’t have a side hustle.

Will Ahmed (WHOOP Founder) didn’t have a side hustle.

Elon Musk didn’t have a side hustle.

How to spot layoffs before they happen:

First, leadership goes silent—managers who were once hands-on, suddenly disengage, emails slow down, and meetings get cancelled.

Second, your team’s future becomes unclear—projects stall, initiatives go on hold, and the usual sense of urgency disappears.

Third, only a select few get assigned work—if certain people are suddenly getting all the critical tasks, chances are, decisions about layoffs have already been made.

Pay attention, stay prepared, and don’t get caught off guard.

“Be the Hub” is a wildly underrated strategy.

Instead of attending events, host them.

Noah Kagan hosted dinners, meetups, and events in his earlier years.

That’s how he met Tim Ferriss, Ramit Sethi, Ryan Holiday before they were names.

15 years later those relationships paid off.

Ask the smartest person you know:

“Who’s one person I should meet?”

A single conversation can change your life.

Boring Websites Are Making Millions

What’s a boring tool business that you can build in 2025 and make more revenue?

Let’s explore 2 non-sponsored examples…

1. WordCounter – $6.4M/year

A free tool that counts words, characters, and sentences.

It has 15 million monthly visitors.

A simple, evergreen tool that makes money…

Here’s a more niche one:

2. TractorData – $40K/month

A database of tractor specs.

Yes, tractors.

And it makes $40K/month in a niche with high-paying customers

The Only Thing That Matters Is Today

Show up.

Even when you’re scared.
Even when you’re exhausted.
Even when you think it’s pointless.

Show up because you can.

Because one day, you’ll realize it wasn’t as scary as you thought.

That you can do this.

That the only way to fail is to quit.

So don’t.

“Number one: Sales cures all. There has never been a company in the history of companies that has ever succeeded without sales. Anybody who has ever told you, ‘Don’t worry about sales, you can grow it and worry about sales later,’ they are lying to you. They will fail, you will fail. You have to be able to sell and do you know who the biggest salesperson in your company has to be? You.” Marc Cuban

Stay strong,

Maxi | The Warrior’s Newsletter