Building a Business
How These Founder Communities Offer Support — and a Competitive Edge
Finding the right networks can help business leaders beat isolation and gain a competitive edge.
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Business News
This Company Has Never Laid Off Employees. Now It’s on Track to Reach $800 Million in Revenue.
The San Leandro, California-based company has been around for 101 years.
By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business
5 Growing Pains Every Scaling Business Hits (and How to Get Ahead of Them)
Here are five common challenges that come with business growth — and how leaders can scale without sacrificing customer experience, culture, or quality.
By Natalie Ruiz
Business News
This Iconic American Retailer Is Worth Nearly $8 Billion. Now It’s Trying to Break into the $15 Billion Handbag Market.
The retailer hired a Coach veteran to lead its latest foray into accessories.
By Sherin Shibu
Business Plan
I Spent 20 Years Putting Out Fires — Until I Learned This Leadership Lesson
Constant firefighting is not a badge of honor, but a sign of an operational trap.
Thought Leaders
The More You Automate, the More Your Business Needs Human Leadership. Here’s Why.
As AI accelerates how work gets done, the leaders who matter most will be the ones who double down on what technology can't replace.
Business News
He Sold His Company for $5 Billion. Now This TV Star Reveals How Founders Can Avoid Burnout and Stay Ambitious.
He sold his company for $5 billion in 2020 and said that at one time, his rigorous work schedule left him looking like a “phantom raccoon.”
By Sherin Shibu
Thought Leaders
I Returned as CEO Just as AI Took Off. These 4 Lessons Kept My Spending Honest
Here's what I've learned about striking the right balance between fiscal responsibility and creating real value with AI.
By Dax Dasilva
Leadership
Why 7-Figure Founders Become the Biggest Block to Business Growth
You've hired the team. Built the systems. Crossed seven figures. So why does your business still feel like it can't function without you?
Business News
Researchers Studying AI Consciousness Are Getting Strange Emails — From AI Agents
One researcher said he's received "quite a few" emails from autonomous agents.
By Sherin Shibu
Thought Leaders
I’ve Backed 20 Startups. Here’s What Actually Separates the Ones That Win From the Ones That Stall.
After investing in nearly 20 startups, I've learned the idea matters — but the founder decides how far it goes.
Business News
‘Is This How Layoffs Start?’ — How to Ease Your Employees’ Fears About AI
Small business AI succeeds or fails on trust, not technology. The counterintuitive first step is drawing lines around what stays human.
Grow Your Business
The Small Decisions You Skip Are Costing Your Team 209 Hours a Year. Here’s How to Fix It.
The small decisions founders defer quietly compound into the friction that slows growth — here's how to spot decision debt early and pay it down before it costs you.
Business News
20 Years Ago, BlackBerry Ruled the Smartphone Market. Now It’s Depending on a $950 Million Product That Has Nothing to Do With Phones.
BlackBerry is exploring two new markets in an effort to stay relevant.
By Sherin Shibu
Leadership
AI Is Changing What Companies Should Look for in Talent. Here’s the Skill That Matters Most Now.
Companies that hire and develop systems thinkers will build stronger workflows, create more leverage and raise the standard for performance.
Business News
Warren Buffett Agreed to Mentor This NFL Player Within Hours of Meeting. Here’s What He’s Learned in 17 Years.
Their relationship began when Warren Buffett asked to meet him before a football game.
By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business
Trust Is the ‘Moat’ Everyone Needs — and the One Most Founders Ignore
After spending the last several years in one of America’s least trusted, most opaque industries, the most competitive advantage is trust.
Human Resources
Talent Isn’t Enough — Here’s What Separates Those Who Stall From Those Who Break Through
The professionals who advance fastest don't rely on a single mentor — they build a network of mentors, coaches, sponsors and peers who help them see what they'd otherwise miss.
Grow Your Business
I’ve Built Companies in 6 Industries. The Same 5 Patterns Determine Success Every Time.
Industries change, but the problems that determine success repeat — here are the five patterns every entrepreneur should learn to recognize.
Building a Business
I Went to a $14,000 Retreat for 9-Figure Founders in the Italian Countryside. Here’s a Behind-the-Scenes Look.
Here's what happens when ultra-successful founders gather behind closed doors.
By Sherin Shibu
Grow Your Business
Your Next Customer Will Ask AI About Your Business. Here’s How to Shape What It Says
I rewrote my agency's website, but AI engines kept repeating the old version — here's what that taught me about who really controls your story now.
By Ali Raza
Business News
Going on Vacation? Research Shows It Could Have Surprising Health Benefits.
Recent studies show that going out of your comfort zone can improve health.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
This Is ‘One of the Worst’ Strategies You Can Follow With Your Credit Card, and Over 40% of Cardholders Do It
This common practice could be holding credit cardholders back.
By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business
What Founding a Company in a High-Scrutiny Industry Taught Me About Decision-Making
Every decision you make gets tested eventually.
Business News
A Federal Order Threatened My Business Overnight — Literally. Here’s How We Bounced Back.
When a federal order threatened part of my business overnight, my values alone didn't save me. Here's what did.
Business Accounting
The 4 Tax Moves That Could Pay for Your Next Summer Vacation
Waiting until year-end to think about taxes isn't just stressful — it's expensive. Here's what to do right now while you still have room to act.
By Tal Binder
Business News
Values Reveal Themselves Under Pressure. Here’s How to Turn Yours Into a Competitive Advantage.
Mission-driven leadership doesn't live in the statement on your wall — it lives in the trade-offs you make when nobody would fault you for taking the easier path.