He ‘Accidentally Discovered’ a Semi-Passive Side Hustle in College — Now He’s on Track to Make More Than $500,000 This Year

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Zach Downey, owner and CEO at Distinctive Vending, which operates cotton candy machines in high-traffic locations such as resorts and amusement parks.

Image Credit: Courtesy of Distinctive Vending. Zach Downey.

What were you doing before you started your side hustle, and why were you interested in entrepreneurship?

While I started vending machines freshman year of college, entrepreneurship has been a journey I’ve been on for what seems like my whole life. One of my first business experiences was going door-to-door with a power washer and window cleaning kit, which evolved into selling mini gun models (it failed, and I have 200 units of mini

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