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Thought Leaders

Use This Successful Entrepreneur’s Scheduling Secret to Have Your Most Productive Day

The Muse founder Kathryn Minshew says you have to monitor your energy levels to know when to attempt your biggest tasks.

By Nina Zipkin

Thought Leaders

26 Founders Share What Their Worst Boss Taught Them

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Thought Leaders

This Successful Entrepreneur Was Turned Down By 50 VC Firms. Today, His Company Makes Millions.

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Thought Leaders

This Successful Entrepreneur Explains Why You Shouldn’t Put Time Limits on Creativity

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Thought Leaders

This Entrepreneur Shares Her Surprising Secret to Fighting Decision Fatigue

LearnVest founder Alexa von Tobel explains how she conserves her energy for the things that require the most brainpower and creativity.

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Thought Leaders

Media Mogul Wendy Williams on Why She’s So Happy She Ignored the Worst Advice She Ever Received

The TV personality shares why you shouldn't change for anybody.

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Thought Leaders

This Successful Entrepreneur Explains Why Revenue Is Not the Most Important Thing (and What Is)

LittleBits founder and CEO Ayah Bdeir says that if you cultivate a vision you believe in, you'll gain the traction you need for long-term success.

By Nina Zipkin

Thought Leaders

After Ignoring Everyone’s Advice, This Sports Entrepreneur Is Now Racing to Catch Nike

The co-founder behind shoe company On shares insight into the worst advice he ever received, why he is thankful he ignored it and how he stays productive.

By Nina Zipkin

Business Ideas

How a 9-Year-Old Taught This Super Successful Entrepreneur About Taking Risks

After receiving a letter from a young fan asking to invest in his multi-billion dollar company, the founder and CEO of KIND learned to always ask for what you want.

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Thought Leaders

I Was About to Shut Down My Business but I Changed My Mind. Here’s Why.

After visiting his 100th country, the founder of G Adventures realized he needed to make a huge shift back home.

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Thought Leaders

The Entrepreneur Behind a $90 Million Company Shares How You Can Get Past the Naysayers to Build a Successful Business

'As long as you drown out the negativity around you and believe in your own abilities and intuitions, you can accomplish just about anything,' says Hint's founder Kara Goldin.

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Business Ideas

This Founder Shares Why In Order To Learn Fast, You Need to Fail Fast

Hutch's Bea Fischel-Bock says you shouldn't be afraid to put something that seems unfinished into your customers hands. You never know what you'll discover.

By Nina Zipkin

Thought Leaders

Stitch Fix Founder Explains Why the Worst Piece of Advice She Ever Got Was to Raise A Lot of Money

Katrina Lake shares why having too much VC money can be a bad thing for the long term growth of your business.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

If You’re In a Creative Rut, Use This Founder’s Surprisingly Simple Tip

Harry's co-founder and co-CEO Jeff Raider derives inspiration from his team.

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Thought Leaders

This Introvert Founder Swears by This Management Tip

Angie's List's Angie Hicks says even if you have thousands of employees, you can build stronger relationships with this strategy.

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Thought Leaders

This Beauty Founder Shares the Secret Leadership Skill to Making a Company Thrive

Drybar co-founder Alli Webb says shares with us the best advice she ever took and how it helped her company scale quickly.

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Business Ideas

How You Can Use Your Computer Password to Make Your Aspirations a Reality

Lola co-founders Alex Friedman and Jordana Kier shared their strategies for making smart decisions and achieving your goals.

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Thought Leaders

Use This Founder’s Top Tip To Make Your Meetings Work For You

The co-founder of luggage startup Away advises everyone to get outside.

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Business Ideas

The Founder of Bumble Reveals How the ‘Question of Nine’ Can Help You Stay Focused

Only pay attention to things that will matter in the long term.

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Entrepreneurs

Deepak Chopra Has 3 Simple and Surprising Productivity Secrets for You

Start by asking yourself if what you are doing brings you joy.

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Thought Leaders

This Founder Has a 5-Minute Secret Weapon That Helps Her Focus Every Day

Tim Ferriss likes it too.

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Business Ideas

Why This Founder Says You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Go Big

Box's Aaron Levie believes that you shouldn't wait to act on a gut feeling, because if you don't pursue the idea, someone else will.

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Thought Leaders

Lyft Co-Founder John Zimmer: ‘You Should Never Veer Off the Path of Your Own Values’

For Zimmer and his team, genuine and positive interactions between employees and customers is the biggest goal.

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Entrepreneurs

This Founder Shares How to Tailor Your Schedule to Fit Your Brain

Pure Barre's Carrie Dorr says the key to organizing your time is to understand when you are most creative or analytical and then schedule your tasks that way

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Thought Leaders

Tory Burch Says Inspiring Entrepreneurs Share These 3 Qualities

These characteristics will carry you through rough moments

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Online Presence

Why Everyone Can Use Randi Zuckerberg’s Number One Focus Tip

The founder of Zuckerberg Media says that it's imperative you create boundaries around your time.

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Thought Leaders

This Founder Shares the Mindset That Helps Her Stay On Track

Generating $1 billion in sales for retailers, the founder of RewardStyle now realizes you can't please everyone. Instead, think about what you want for the long haul.

By Nina Zipkin