Tech
AI Isn’t Plug-and-Play — You Need a Strategy. Here’s Your Guide to Building One.
Don't just "add AI" — build a strategy. This guide helps founders avoid common pitfalls and create a step-by-step roadmap to harness real value from AI.
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Building a Business
Her Self-Funded Brand Hit $25 Million Revenue Last Year — And 3 Secrets Keep It Growing Alongside Her ‘Mischievous’ Second Venture: ‘Entrepreneurship Is a Mind Game’
Raised in a "very entrepreneurial" family, Tanya Taylor always dreamed of starting a business of her own.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
This Couple ‘Sold Everything’ and Bought a $1,500 Work Van to Turn Their Weekend Hobby Into a Business That Sees Over $4 Million Annual Revenue
Husband and wife Mickey and Vicky Popat went all in on PlantOGram in 2007.
By Amanda Breen
Buying a Franchise
This Former Super Bowl MVP Teamed Up With a Growing Superfood Business — Now It’s On Track for Hundreds of Locations
After launching in 2016, Everbowl now has more than 100 locations and 350 more in development — many led by mega-investor Drew Brees.
Building a Business
How AI Can Make Starting a Business on Your Own Even Easier — and Faster
Being a bootstrapped founder isn't easy. But thanks to AI, it's certainly easier now than it was 20 years ago — or even two years ago. Here are three ways every single entrepreneur should be leveraging AI tools now.
By Aytekin Tank
Building a Business
5 Things People Don’t Tell You About Being a High-Growth Entrepreneur
Revealing the hidden truths of high-growth entrepreneurship — a must-read for any entrepreneur eager to grow wisely and sustainably.
Buying a Franchise
Networking Is the Most Underrated Business Skill. Here’s How to Get It Right.
Technical skills matter, but relationships are what move the needle. Here's how to build a network that actually works.
By Adam Povlitz
Buying a Franchise
Love Cars and Want to Own a Business? Start With These 10 Automative Brands.
Whether you're interested in tool distribution, car washes or quick-lube service, these 10 automotive franchises are the top performers of 2025, based on the Franchise 500 Rankings.
Building a Business
‘Beyond Our Wildest Dreams’: This Founder’s Scrappy Startup Has Raised More Than $39 Million — and Counting — for Small Businesses ‘Facing an Extinction Event’
Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org, set out to support independent bookstores across the U.S.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
‘Absolute Freedom’: Siblings Behind a Self-Funded 8-Figure Brand Reveal 3 Secrets Aspiring Entrepreneurs Should Know About Growth and Success
Rae and David Liu leveraged their complementary skill sets to start a business that's been profitable every year since launch.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
She and Her Sister Started a Side Hustle to Help People Elevate Their Homes — Now Their Brand Pulls In Hundreds of Millions: ‘Get to Work’
When Lee Mayer moved from New York City to Denver, Colorado, she wanted to find an affordable, fun way to decorate her home.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
An Accident at Age 18 Inspired Her to Start a Business — Then Build a Brand With $35 Million in Sales: ‘Everyone Wants a Slice’
Victoria Lynch found her passion early in life, then used it to become a successful entrepreneur.
By Amanda Breen
Business Funding
This One Founder Mistake Can Tank a Deal — Even If Your Business Is Solid
Investors don't just fund your future — they audit your past. A well-structured data room can be the difference between closing and collapsing.
Building a Business
‘Immediately Profitable’: Former Lululemon Executives Turned Their ‘Side Project’ Into an 8-Figure Brand Worn By Olympians — and You’ll Probably See It This Summer
Laura Low Ah Kee and Shannon Savage couldn't find the product they needed to fit their active lifestyles, so they created it.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
After This LGBTQ Couple Lost Their Jobs Within 30 Days of Each Other, They Started a Business — With Goats. It Led to More Than $150 Million.
Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge bought a farm in upstate New York as a weekend getaway — but a series of unexpected events led to a global brand.
By Amanda Breen
Thought Leaders
The Most Successful Founders Take Retreats — Here’s Why You Should, Too
If you're looking for a way to shake up some of the stagnant thinking and difficult roadblocks you've faced as a founder, then retreats could be the answer for you.
Thought Leaders
This Founder Noticed a Stark Change at a Local Pride Parade — and Says It Creates a ‘Real Opportunity’ for Small Businesses
Tanner Graham, co-founder and CEO of General Idea, reveals how business leaders can step up this month and beyond.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
Selling as a Founder Is Brutal — It Was Also the Reason We Reached $400M in Revenue
Selling is one of the hardest parts of building a startup, but arguably the most important. This piece shares hard-won, tactical lessons from my early days, offering a blueprint for founders navigating the messy reality of doing sales with no team, no leads and no playbook.
By Zain Jaffer
Thought Leaders
How to Know When It’s Time to Sell Your Business — Before It’s Too Late
It's not always simple to recognize when it's time to move on. Here are three signs to look for to help you make the decision.
Thought Leaders
Are You Running Your Business — or Is It Running You? How to Escape ‘Founder Mode’ and Learn to Let Go
How the shift from doing to leading unlocked growth and scale.
By Karim Alam
Thought Leaders
Raised By an Immigrant Single Mom, She Experienced ‘Culture Shock’ Working at Goldman Sachs. Here’s What She Wants You to Know About ‘Black Capitalism.’
Dr. Rachel Laryea shares what it means to be a Black capitalist — and how anyone can use capitalism as a force for social good.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
Are You the Bottleneck? 3 Ways to Overcome Founder’s Syndrome
Founder's syndrome can strain interoffice relationships and prompt disengagement and high turnover rates, but its risks can be overcome and mitigated with the right intervention.
Building a Business
The ‘Hustle’ He Started Out of His Station Wagon Became a Nationwide Business That’s About to Hit $300 Million: ‘Everything We Do Is Pretty Simple’
Mike Adair, founder and CEO of Red's All Natural, quit finance to give entrepreneurship a shot.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
I Revamped a Men’s Product for Women. The Bootstrapped Business Was a Hit — and Pledged $20 Million to Support Women Entrepreneurs.
Audrey McLoghlin, founder and CEO of Frank & Eileen, was no stranger to entrepreneurship when she launched her fashion brand.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
The Business He Started in Response to a Frustrating Grocery Store Experience Surpassed $1 Billion in Sales and Counts Ray Dalio Among Its Investors
Steve Magami, co-founder with Thomas Snyder of Fruitist, was tired of playing "berry roulette."
By Amanda Breen
Buying a Franchise
She Turned a Temporary Post-College Job Into Starting a Business at 23. Then Some ‘Eye-Opening’ Advice Helped Her Grow It to $5 Million.
Brooke Wilson turned a part-time, temporary role into a $5 million business with a combination of ambition, team-building and learning to delegate.
Building a Business
I Sold My Company for Nine Figures. Here Are 3 Hard Lessons That Got Me There
These strategies helped me build Briogeo, and it's now part of what I teach other founders
By Nancy Twine