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.
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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
Thought Leaders
What 8 Years in Corporate Life Did — and Didn’t — Prepare Me For as a Founder
What eight years in consulting helped me master — and the skills I had to build from scratch as an entrepreneur.
By Karim Alam
Building a Business
A Cambodian Refugee Paralyzed By Polio Says ‘Not Much’ Was Expected of Him. He and His Wife Built a Multimillion-Dollar Business That Beat All Odds.
Steve and Brittany Yeng were discouraged from pursuing their unique idea, but they didn't listen to the naysayers.
By Amanda Breen
Side Hustle
She Quit Her Job at Trader Joe’s After Starting a Side Hustle With $800 — Then She and Her Brother Grew the Business to $20 Million
Jaime Holm and Matt Hannula teamed up to build a business in an industry that "didn't exist" yet.
By Amanda Breen
Buying a Franchise
This College Student Pitched His Parents a Business Idea. Now, He Runs a $7 Million Ice Cream Brand.
What started in a garage has scaled to 17 locations thanks to smart tech, strong culture and made-to-order desserts.
Thought Leaders
This Founder Didn’t Want to Be the ‘Face’ of Her Brand. But She Pushed Through the Discomfort — and Now She’s a Household Name.
Why the founder of Angie's List was resistant to being 'Angie,' but came to embrace it.
By Jason Feifer
Buying a Franchise
This Is The One Video Every Emerging Franchise Should Start With
Emerging franchisors are often told to prioritize sales decks, FDDs and digital ads. But if you're not capturing this story on video, you're skipping the one thing that builds trust faster than anything else.
Building a Business
No Sales Experience? No Problem. Here’s How to Confidently Turn Conversations Into Revenue.
Here's a practical, no-fluff guide for founders who need to sell but don't see themselves as "salespeople."
By Julie Thomas
Building a Business
The Business I Built From My Garage Was Weeks Away From Failure. Then I Had an Idea That Helped It Grow 6,000% in 2 Years.
When Daniel Haarburger's dog Milo was recovering from surgery, the founder had a business breakthrough.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
She Started a Sustainable Business After a ‘Near-Death Experience.’ It Led to 8-Figure Sales and Replaced Over 656 Million Pieces of Plastic.
Lauren Gropper, founder and CEO of Repurpose, didn't always want to be an entrepreneur — then circumstances changed.
By Amanda Breen
Thought Leaders
Here’s What It Takes to Evolve From Hands-On Founder to Strategic CEO
Making the leap from founder to CEO requires more than just growth — it demands a shift in mindset.
Side Hustle
This Couple Started a Side Hustle to Improve a ‘Terribly Made’ Bathroom Essential. Now the Business Earns More Than $3 Million a Year.
Michael Fine and Lisa Schulner-Fine launched lifestyle brand Quiet Town in 2016 and have been growing it ever since.
By Amanda Breen
Marketing
This Critical But Misunderstood Strategy Can Help Your Business Grow — Here’s How to Use It the Right Way
Learn how to use founder branding to make your company (not yourself) the industry-dominating name.
Building a Business
She Spent $1,000 to Start a Business in Her Apartment. Now Revenue Spikes Each Spring — On Track for Over $50 Million This Year.
Courtney Claghorn was a recent college grad when she noticed a gap she wanted to fill.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
‘Baby or Your Money Back’: People Thought This Stanford Grad’s Idea Was ‘Crazy,’ But She Built Her IVF Product Anyway — And Just Snagged $400 Million.
Claire Tomkins, founder and CEO of Future Family, worked in consumer finance before she took to the leap into entrepreneurship.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
Want to Manufacture Your Products in America? Three Founders Share Hard Truths On What It Takes.
Manufacturing in the U.S. today is not simple or cheap. "There is no playbook. You just need to be willing to jump in the deep end and figure it out."
By Liz Brody