Jake Haendel

We were in eighth. He was in ninth. But it was, like, so popular with the ninth graders and above. And I just, you know, my business mind was kind of like, oh, shit, I should, like, get this and whatever. So, a little prelude to that, my parents got divorced and my mom moved to Sudbury. I was in Framingham Public Schools, middle class, working class.

We were in eighth. He was in ninth. But it was, like, so popular with the ninth graders and above. And I just, you know, my business mind was kind of like, oh, shit, I should, like, get this and whatever. So, a little prelude to that, my parents got divorced and my mom moved to Sudbury. I was in Framingham Public Schools, middle class, working class.

Sudbury was upper middle class and above, so when I got to these schools, I was like, I was a kid that wore different clothes and, you know, I was kind of like, all these kids have so much fucking money and... And I was like, well, I'm getting the brown bag for lunch. They're getting a hundred dollar bill to buy whatever they want in this nice cafeteria.

Sudbury was upper middle class and above, so when I got to these schools, I was like, I was a kid that wore different clothes and, you know, I was kind of like, all these kids have so much fucking money and... And I was like, well, I'm getting the brown bag for lunch. They're getting a hundred dollar bill to buy whatever they want in this nice cafeteria.

And I was just kind of like amazed by the money. I was like, I wonder if I load up my backpack with a bunch of sodas, I could sell them for like two bucks, you know? And that started working and I was like making money to like literally buy like cafeteria lunch. And then I was just, I remember I asked these kids, I was like, what else do you guys want? And they're like lighters and candy bars.

And I was just kind of like amazed by the money. I was like, I wonder if I load up my backpack with a bunch of sodas, I could sell them for like two bucks, you know? And that started working and I was like making money to like literally buy like cafeteria lunch. And then I was just, I remember I asked these kids, I was like, what else do you guys want? And they're like lighters and candy bars.

I started like selling all these to these kids and I mean small money, but like shit was moving, you know? And that progressed into fireworks and

I started like selling all these to these kids and I mean small money, but like shit was moving, you know? And that progressed into fireworks and

Got him. Sold him like instantaneously. It was like the easiest thing I ever did.

Got him. Sold him like instantaneously. It was like the easiest thing I ever did.

That was summer of eighth grade. You know, when you're in eighth grade, it was like you took the bus or your parents or your babysitter would pick you up. I was having these kind of wild seniors pick me up. By the start of freshman year, I was definitely a weed dealer. This high school had groups. We had the under-the-stairs kids that would hang out under the stairs.

That was summer of eighth grade. You know, when you're in eighth grade, it was like you took the bus or your parents or your babysitter would pick you up. I was having these kind of wild seniors pick me up. By the start of freshman year, I was definitely a weed dealer. This high school had groups. We had the under-the-stairs kids that would hang out under the stairs.

They were like the gothy death metal, the athletes, the hippies, the this, the that. But what was interesting is everyone kind of got along. And I think what bridged the gap between all these groups were the drugs. I was just like, hmm, I could like sell to every group. So I'd get pounds and I would bring two hundred eighths of weed in my backpack to school.

They were like the gothy death metal, the athletes, the hippies, the this, the that. But what was interesting is everyone kind of got along. And I think what bridged the gap between all these groups were the drugs. I was just like, hmm, I could like sell to every group. So I'd get pounds and I would bring two hundred eighths of weed in my backpack to school.

And I was kind of more focused on turning this $208 into $5,000 cash than my grades in one day at school. The motivation behind this was... I kind of started thinking about wondering if my mom dies, where would I go? I should be financially prepared the best I can to take care of myself.

And I was kind of more focused on turning this $208 into $5,000 cash than my grades in one day at school. The motivation behind this was... I kind of started thinking about wondering if my mom dies, where would I go? I should be financially prepared the best I can to take care of myself.

I kind of, in retrospect, I wish I was kind of like, you know, I want to focus on building a spaceship and, like, you know, turned it into making a billion-dollar company, but I guess I didn't have much... Faith that I could do that in a short time. So I was like, what's a vast money option, you know?

I kind of, in retrospect, I wish I was kind of like, you know, I want to focus on building a spaceship and, like, you know, turned it into making a billion-dollar company, but I guess I didn't have much... Faith that I could do that in a short time. So I was like, what's a vast money option, you know?

I don't know if you've ever seen the movie Friday with Ice Cube. There's this drug dealer that, in the movie, in Compton, that has these, like, jerry curls. And he's, like, a gangster dude and sells drugs out of an ice cream truck. And he was known as Big Worm. Anyway, he started calling me Big Worm. And I thought it was really funny because he was huge and I was, like, kind of tiny.

I don't know if you've ever seen the movie Friday with Ice Cube. There's this drug dealer that, in the movie, in Compton, that has these, like, jerry curls. And he's, like, a gangster dude and sells drugs out of an ice cream truck. And he was known as Big Worm. Anyway, he started calling me Big Worm. And I thought it was really funny because he was huge and I was, like, kind of tiny.