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Entrepreneurs

You’re Probably Trapped in a Cycle of ‘Obvious Thinking.’ Experts Reveal a Simple Exercise to Break Free and Reach Your Full Potential.

The straightforward technique can help you achieve new levels of creativity.

By Amanda Breen

Thought Leaders

I Shifted From Founder to CEO 20 Years Ago and Never Looked Back — Here’s How to Successfully Make the Leap

By Aytekin Tank

Business News

Is MySpace Coming Back? An 18-Year-Old Made a Clone and It Just Hit 1 Million Users.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

What Is Founder Mode? Here’s Why the Phrase Is Everywhere This Week.

By Sherin Shibu

Side Hustle

Her Private Chef Side Hustle Might Earn Tens of Thousands and ‘Seem Glamorous’ — But It’s Not for the Faint of Heart. Here’s an Inside Look.

Lauryn Bodden, founder of noodle chip brand S'NOODS, took her culinary skills abroad — discovering new flavors along the way.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

Is This Business Idea Too Good Not to Steal? Find Out on This Episode of ‘Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch.’

In this episode, contestants come with great products — and investors come with tough questions.

By Dan Bova

Thought Leaders

He Didn’t Want to Lead His $1 Billion Business the Same Way Anymore — Here’s How the High-Stakes Switch-Up Paid Off

Advait Shinde, co-founder and former CEO of educational software company GoGuardian, was ready for a change. So was former COO of LegalZoom Rich Preece.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

How to Start Your Dream Business This Weekend, According to a Tech CEO Worth $36 Million

He started his now 14-year-old company in one weekend for $60 — it made $300,000 the first year, and $3 million the second.

By Sherin Shibu

Business Operations & Logistics

Never Reveal These 3 Things If You Want to Sell Your Business Successfully, Startup Attorney Warns

Mergers and acquisitions are complex and a majority of them fail. Here's what a successful M&A deal looks like; some of the reasons that deals fall apart; why founders should be careful when speaking to potential buyers; and why they should be careful about sharing information before the deal goes through.

By Mital Makadia

Building a Business

He Immigrated to the U.S. and Got a Job at McDonald’s — Then His Aversion to Being ‘Too Comfortable’ Led to a Fast-Growing Company That’s Hard to Miss

Voyo Popovic launched his moving and storage company in 2018 — and he's been innovating in the industry ever since.

By Amanda Breen

Human Resources

Sweat Equity Deserves Kudos — How to Create Recognition Programs That Acknowledge the Hard Work of Startup Founders

Recognizing founders' sweat equity with tailored, responsive programs boosts morale and loyalty while driving startup success by nurturing a culture of appreciation.

By Mike Szczesny

Building a Business

6 Game-Changing Skills, From Leaders Who Underestimated Them

These business leaders never imagined how important these skills would be.

By Frances Dodds

Building a Business

10 Founders On the ‘Aha’ Moments That Unlocked Massive Growth: ‘It Felt Like a Secret Hidden In Plain Sight’

New companies rarely get off the ground without some roadblocks, setbacks, and unforeseen decisions. Here, 10 founders describe the pivots that catapulted their profitability.

By Rachel Davies

Building a Business

Watch Now: Tapping into Your Unconventional Thinking and Using It to Create a Million-Dollar Business

This husband-and-wife power duo is the founder of the fastest-growing direct-to-consumer kid's food brand in the U.S. Here's their advice to our subscribers.

Building a Business

Entrepreneur+ Subscribers-Only Event | April 17: This Couple Turned Their Unconventional Thinking Into a Million Dollar Business — Here’s Their Advice to New Entrepreneurs

You can get Entreprenur+ for free! Use code 1FREE and get access to all member benefits, including our next Subscriber-Only Event with the founders of one of the fastest-growing direct-to-consumer brands.

By Entrepreneur Staff

Building a Business

Zillow Co-Founder Shares a ‘Misunderstood’ Truth About Starting, Funding and Selling Your Company

Now that he runs a venture fund himself, Spencer Rascoff is sitting on the other side of the table, and he sees what founders get wrong when pitching investors.

By Nicole Lapin

Human Resources

How to Identify and Address Dysfunctional Venture Capital Relationships in the Startup Ecosystem

A psychological exploration of dysfunctional founder-investor relationships and how to navigate them effectively.

By Jena Booher, Ph.D.

Building a Business

The Top 2 Mistakes Founders Make That Hinder the Growth of Their Companies

Here are two of the biggest ways founders sabotage their own success — and how to fix it.

By Paul Sullivan

Building a Business

This Black Founder Was Denied a Business Loan and Set Out to Prove the ‘Gatekeepers’ Wrong. He’s Made More Than $500,000 So Far — But It’s Just the Beginning.

Rob Gooljar, founder of IRIS blossom, started an Instagram account to share his love of floral arrangements — then the requests started rolling in.

By Amanda Breen

Entrepreneurs

3 Hacks That Can Help You Get High-Quality Matches on Dating Apps, According to the Lead Engineer Behind a Very Exclusive One

Amanda Bradford, founder, CEO and lead engineer of selective dating app The League, knows what goes on behind the scenes — and how to land the dates you want.

By Amanda Breen

Side Hustle

These Sisters Started a Side Hustle After a ‘Light Bulb’ Moment Standing in Line for Coffee — Now Their Business Has Done $100 Million in Total Sales

Elise Whang's and Emily Erkel's respective careers in law and retail strategy consulting provided crucial skills for establishing and growing LePrix, an innovative platform for luxury resale.

By Amanda Breen

Business Ideas

3 Things Your Business Idea Must Have To Succeed — as Proven By Famous Harvard Business School Startups

There are different ways to come up with business ideas, but the successful ones share these factors.

By Catalina Daniels and James H. Sherman

Thought Leaders

This Billionaire Investor Says Most Founders Focus on the Wrong Question — Which Can Be Deadly

Thomas Tull wants founders to move with "velocity," and says too many of them let one preoccupation slow them down.

By Jason Feifer

Building a Business

This Couple Ignored the Common Wisdom of the Jewelry Industry, And Started Making $100 Million a Year

Aditi and Agkur Daga were told that their founding concept would never work, and at first, they listened. But they took a risk, and reversed course.

By Liz Brody

Business Branding

Your Brand Will Flop If It Doesn’t Stand Out. Try the Contrarian Design Strategy That Worked for These 6 Founders.

From chocolate bars to pet care, you may recognize these brands when you see them — and their founders made deliberate decisions to make that happen. Here, they explain how they zeroed in on aesthetics that stand out.

By Frances Dodds

Business News

One Rabbi Saw a Gap in the Market for Giant Menorahs. 35 Years Later, He’s Gone From Selling 20 a Year to Thousands.

Menorah.net is on track to sell more than 5,000 menorahs this year, the most in its history.

By Sam Silverman

Thought Leaders

4 Out of 5 Entrepreneurs Step Down as CEO — Here Are 3 Things You Need to Do So You’re Not One of Them.

Navigating the journey from entrepreneur to CEO is a profound transformation, one that often separates visionary founders from effective business leaders.

By Alexander Bachmann