Isn't hustling by definition doing things that are ethically and legally shady?

inimino · on July 11, 2017

Not at all. Hustle means going out and making things happen by talking to people and promoting yourself. It does not imply shady behavior at all. All entrepreneurs hustle.

toomuchtodo · on July 11, 2017

One of the Original definitions is illegal or unethical activities.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/hustle

mod · on July 11, 2017

No. There are several ways to use the word, and "hustling" as it's used around HN and in this article, doesn't mean it's shady.

hus·tle verb

2.NORTH AMERICAN informal

sell aggressively.

"he hustled his company's oil around the country"