--- title: Hustle News | Rob Litterst description: Rob joined The Hustle team as a contributing writer in 2021. image: https://wtcfns.hubspot.com/wt-api/social-sharing --- ![Rob Litterst](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rob-Litterst-pic.png) # Rob Litterst - [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/robbylit) - [LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/roblitterst/) Rob joined The Hustle team as a contributing writer in 2021. ![Higher education meets high finance](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1520721760-HS-News-Brief_2022-07-21T231834.548Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1520721760-HS-News-Brief_2022-07-21T231834.548Z.webp) ## [Higher education meets high finance](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/07222022-college-mergers-and-acquisitions) College mergers and acquisitions are on the rise. Rob Litterst Updated 4/11/23 ![What the heck is a golden passport?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/311992015-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-04T002907.219Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=311992015-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-04T002907.219Z.webp) ### [What the heck is a golden passport?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/10042022-golden-passport) Rob Litterst Updated 4/4/23 ![Pretzels are having a moment](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/142115708-pretzel.webp?width=602&height=300&name=142115708-pretzel.webp) ### [Pretzels are having a moment](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11-30-pretzel-market) Rob Litterst Updated 12/2/22 ![soccer-ball](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1451032949-soccer.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1451032949-soccer.webp) ### [A new ball is changing the game of soccer](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11-29-soccer-ball-sensors) Rob Litterst Updated 12/2/22 - ![Facebook took out the trash](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1204906253-final_size-Facebook-Bait-v2_20221128013704.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1204906253-final_size-Facebook-Bait-v2_20221128013704.webp) ### [Facebook took out the trash](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11-28-facebook-feed) In the last year, Meta has cracked down on spammy posts. Rob Litterst Updated 12/2/22 - ![In the battle of airports, the West Coast wins](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/158572272-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-21T014329.625Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=158572272-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-21T014329.625Z.webp) ### [In the battle of airports, the West Coast wins](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11212022-battle-of-airports) A recent ranking of the best and worst airports in the US reveal coastal differences. Rob Litterst Updated 11/21/22 - ![DoorDash wants to deliver everything](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1448227260-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-21T013633.696Z-scaled.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1448227260-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-21T013633.696Z-scaled.webp) ### [DoorDash wants to deliver everything](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11212022-doordash) The food delivery leader is expanding into groceries. Rob Litterst Updated 11/21/22 - ![Homeowners are all-in on home improvement](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1429409365-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-18T003706.108Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1429409365-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-18T003706.108Z.webp) ### [Homeowners are all-in on home improvement](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11182022-homeowners-remodeling) Home Depot and Lowe’s are surviving the housing slump thanks to a home-remodeling boom. Rob Litterst Updated 11/18/22 ## More from Rob Litterst - ![Campbell Soup is prepping for the future](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1023027041-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-17T025740.314Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1023027041-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-17T025740.314Z.webp) ### [Campbell Soup is prepping for the future](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11172022-campbells-soup) Rob Litterst Updated 11/17/22 - ![Why Apple store workers are unionizing](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1809834651-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-16T011948.164Z-scaled.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1809834651-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-16T011948.164Z-scaled.webp) ### [Why Apple store workers are unionizing](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11162022-apple-store-unions) Rob Litterst Updated 11/16/22 - ![Keurig’s push for smart coffee](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1283441532-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-15T010443.467Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1283441532-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-15T010443.467Z.webp) ### [Keurig’s push for smart coffee](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11152022-keurig) Rob Litterst Updated 11/15/22 - ![Gyms are back, and landlords love it](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/2050637658-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-14T002646.862Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=2050637658-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-14T002646.862Z.webp) ### [Gyms are back, and landlords love it](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11142022-fitness-gyms) Rob Litterst Updated 11/14/22 - ![How millennials are changing sales](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1745966158-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-09T014809.109Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1745966158-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-09T014809.109Z.webp) ### [How millennials are changing sales](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11092022-millennials-are-changing-sales) Rob Litterst Updated 11/9/22 - ![What happened to Carvana?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/462217530-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-08T004839.104Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=462217530-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-08T004839.104Z.webp) ### [What happened to Carvana?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11082022-carvana) Rob Litterst Updated 11/8/22 - ![The rise of Rust, the programming language going viral](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/290988925-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-07T004624.518Z-scaled.webp?width=602&height=300&name=290988925-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-07T004624.518Z-scaled.webp) ### [The rise of Rust, the programming language going viral](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11072022-rust) Rob Litterst Updated 11/7/22 - ![Taylor Swift’s record week](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1189449884-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-04T001109.110Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1189449884-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-04T001109.110Z.webp) ### [Taylor Swift’s record week](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11042022-taylor-swift) Rob Litterst Updated 11/4/22 - ![ESPN wants in on gambling](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1649845916-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-02T013907.191Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=1649845916-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-02T013907.191Z.webp) ### [ESPN wants in on gambling](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11022022-espn-draftkings) Rob Litterst Updated 11/2/22 - ![Should we be worried about a Phillies World Series title?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/147758101-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-01T010735.432Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=147758101-HS-News-Brief_2022-11-01T010735.432Z.webp) ### [Should we be worried about a Phillies World Series title?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/11012022-phillies-world-series) Rob Litterst Updated 11/1/22 - ![Slowing cloud spend has investors spooked](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/765556315-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-30T225256.899Z-1024x683.webp?width=602&height=300&name=765556315-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-30T225256.899Z-1024x683.webp) ### [Slowing cloud spend has investors spooked](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/10312022-cloud-spend) Rob Litterst Updated 10/31/22 - ![Where are the rest of the gifts?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/109664815-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-28T013358.617Z.webp?width=602&height=300&name=109664815-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-28T013358.617Z.webp) ### [Where are the rest of the gifts?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/10282022-gifts) Rob Litterst Updated 10/28/22 ## More content ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@id" : "https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/rob-litterst", "@type" : "ProfilePage", "description" : "Rob joined The Hustle team as a contributing writer in 2021.", "inLanguage" : "en", "name" : "Rob Litterst", "url" : "https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/rob-litterst" } ``` ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@id" : "https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/rob-litterst#person", "@type" : "Person", "description" : "Rob joined The Hustle team as a contributing writer in 2021.", "image" : { "@id" : "https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/rob-litterst#image", "@type" : "ImageObject", "contentUrl" : "https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rob-Litterst-pic.png", "url" : "https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rob-Litterst-pic.png" }, "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/rob-litterst" }, "name" : "Rob Litterst", "sameAs" : [ "https://twitter.com/robbylit", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/roblitterst/" ] } ```