this is brilliant.... a guy with a stick shift used Miata turned his car, invented a new side hustle... teaching people to drive stick, with his car. Realistically, he invented a company: Manual Driving Academy. And he's looking to franchise (like Uber)

Today, he’s the CEO of Manual Driving Academy—an in-person program that is teaching a new generation of drivers how to row their own all over the country. And he’s looking for more drivers who might want to make a buck doing the same.

And once he’d gotten the hang of it, he was eager to share his newfound enthusiasm with friends and family. Raza enjoyed the process so much that he got the itch to expand it into a business. He approached the individual who would later become his partner with a simple pitch: Let’s teach folks how to drive stick for money as a side hustle. Just like that, Manual Driving Academy was born.

the Manual Driving Academy doesn’t exist—not physically. Instead, it contracts with local instructors who provide their own vehicles (other people around the country that want to earn some side hustle money)

Courses come in three flavors, in ascending order of price: The Basics, The Standard, and The Works. The price for each is fixed, and instructors should expect to earn between $50 and $60 per hour.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/he-turned-his-miata-into-a-side-hustle-by-teaching-enthusiasts-to-drive-stick-hell-pay-you-to-do-the-same