Business Funding
The 6-Point Checklist Every Founder Needs Before Raising Their First Dollar
Here are six questions investors are quietly asking before they ever mention your pitch deck.
Founders
Business News
Why Founders Need to Treat Credibility as a Growth Strategy
Credibility underpins how the market perceives risk and trust. With strong credibility, your sales cycles are shorter, win rates go up and you have less friction at every stage of growth.
By Cara Sloman
Thought Leaders
The Security Blind Spot Most Founders Don’t Realize They Have — Until It’s Too Late
False confidence in surface-level privacy tools creates a dangerous blind spot, where founders assume data is protected while failing to understand how exposure actually accumulates across modern systems.
By Wes Chaar
Building a Business
Still Waiting to Pitch the Press Until Your Startup Is ‘Ready?’ Your Rivals Aren’t
In today's market, consistent founder visibility is no longer optional; it's part of the infrastructure that determines whether momentum compounds or stalls.
Building a Business
Why Being Misunderstood Is More Expensive Than Product Failure
Founders pour resources into product, engineering and go-to-market, but routinely underinvest in messaging.
By Cara Sloman
Building a Business
I Left an Industry I Loved to Disrupt It as a Founder — Here’s Why I Have No Regrets
How recognizing inflection points early shapes what it means to truly disrupt an industry — even one you love.
By Michael Dent
Building a Business
I Thought I Knew My Value as a Founder — Until I Had an Ego Death Starting a New Company
I built a successful company, then decided to start a new one in an industry I was unfamiliar with and became a novice all over again. Here's what that beginner mindset showed me.
By Vishal Vivek
Building a Business
I Built 2 Invisible Companies Alone With Almost No Costs — and Made $700K. You Can Do It Too With This One Simple Strategy.
Your business doesn't have to have a physical location to be successful — or a lot of employees. Here's the not-so-secret secret to doing it.
Building a Business
They Built a $50 Million Business Before GLP-1s Became Mainstream. Now They’re Eyeing This New Health Frontier
Josh and Katy Whalen built Joi + Blokes around hormones and preventative wellness. The founders are betting fertility could be next.
By Jon Bier
Thought Leaders
5 Rookie Mistakes That Could Get You Fired as a First-Time CEO
The CEO is the most visible and scrutinized role within a company. Here are five costly pitfalls that first-time CEOs must avoid.
Building a Business
The One Trait That Quietly Determines Whether Founders Win or Fade Out
The biggest predictor of success in venture isn't talent or timing — it's what people do when momentum disappears.
Building a Business
How SVB’s Collapse Forced Me to Rethink Fundraising — and Nearly Cost Me a $100M Deal
SVB's collapse exposed how fragile startup assumptions can be — here's how founders should rethink fundraising to build resilience and protect control.
Thought Leaders
How to Tell Your Story With Authenticity and Watch Investors, Customers and Talent Come Pouring In
Uncertainty and setbacks aren't a sign of failure; they're just part of the process. Here's how to be authentic and vulnerable without oversharing.
By Aytekin Tank
Business News
What the Landmark Meta-YouTube Ruling Means for the Next Era of Founder Responsibility
A jury verdict just cracked open the "platform vs. publisher" mantra, and founders should start treating recommendations as a measurable risk surface.
By Neel Somani
Building a Business
I’m an Investor — Here’s What Founders Are Still Getting Wrong in 2026
Founders are still raising capital in 2026. The difference is how prepared they are when they walk into the room.
By Rogers Healy
Building a Business
I’ve Scaled Businesses Globally For 20 Years — Here’s How to Make a Founder-CEO Partnership Truly Successful
Hiring a CEO is often celebrated as a sign of scale and maturity, but in reality, it can trigger an identity crisis for founders and a silent power struggle that derails growth.
Business Legal
Divorce Doesn’t Care About Your Cap Table — It Cares About Value
Founders miscalculate risk when they equate equity with insulation; here's what divorce law actually evaluates instead.
Thought Leaders
I Left My $700M Health Tech Company to Fix Our Broken Animal Adoption System — Here’s Why
Why are seasoned founders walking away from massive markets to tackle overlooked problems?
By Ryan Howard
Building a Business
I Built a Business on a Simple Belief: People Are Inherently Good. Then This Happened.
I learned that choices matter. When we support others, we think more deeply about their needs.
By Liz Skalla
Entrepreneurs
Daymond John’s Secret to Standing Out In Crowded Markets
The Shark Tank star says it starts with knowing, "There really is nothing new in this world."
By Jason Feifer
Building a Business
The Packaging Mistake Most CPG Founders Make
Skip setbacks with these hard-won lessons.
By Jason Feifer
Building a Business
This Famous Brand Offers a Playbook for Using Community to Scale, Fast
Plus, how to brag on social media without looking like a jerk, and the first hire mistake to avoid.
By Jason Feifer
Building a Business
How Much to Pay Yourself, and Other Newbie Founder Questions
When you start a brand, it can be unclear exactly how you fit into the brand persona, and finances.
By Jason Feifer
Thought Leaders
This Is the Mindset Shift You Need to Switch From Founder to CEO — and Scale Faster
Building a company from scratch is one thing, but leading it into the future takes an all-new mindset.
Thought Leaders
How to Stop Publishing Content Nobody Cares About and Create Content Your Audience Loves
Your product, no matter how useful or innovative, will not speak for itself. Here's why every founder needs to be producing impactful, high-quality content.
By Aytekin Tank
Thought Leaders
This 60-Minute Founder Ritual Prevented Me From Burning Out
Every quarter, I take one hour to write down what truly matters — and that simple ritual guides my decisions, focus and sanity.
By Malte Kramer
Building a Business
My Business Did $1 Million in Sales in 4 Minutes With This Underrated Strategy
Lindsey Carter wanted her brand to speak to "the girl on the go."
By Amanda Breen