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3 Entrepreneur Lessons From the Movie Free Guy
Apply these three entrepreneurship lessons to accelerate business success.
By David Walter
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4 Lessons Businesses Should Have Learned From the Pandemic
The pandemic has opened our eyes to the many wonders of digital communication, as well as its limits.
By Steve Taplin
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5 Critical Lessons I’ve Learned From Interviewing Over 100 Entrepreneurs
I have interviewed more than 100 entrepreneurs over the last two years. Here are the things I've learned that have helped my business achieve tremendous growth.
Thought Leaders
4 Lessons from Steve Jobs That Are Still Relevant 10 Years After His Death
Jobs' actions and words still help shape modern business practices and philosophy. Here are some of the more notable lessons you can learn from his life even now.
Thought Leaders
12 Leadership Lessons from Envoy Founder and CEO Larry Gadea
How the former Google and Twitter software prodigy built a workplace platform that has helped facilitate four million safe returns to the office.
By Jason Nazar
Marketing
Marketable Skills You Learned From Your Personal Story
Our life experiences produce transferrable skills we can use in any business scenario.
Human Resources
7 Lessons From Larry King on Straight-Shooting in Life and Business
Larry King treated everyone the same way, and asked direct questions to get the answers he wanted.
Thought Leaders
5 Lessons I’ve Learned From Working With Novak Djokovic
Ace your business and life goals with these lessons from the tennis superstar.
By Adrian Falk
Business News
5 Hard Truths on Human Nature From the Britney Spears Documentary
A new deep-dive into the pop star's battle for control of her life and finances offers grim takeaways on how you can be used and abused unless you have a vice grip on your image and narrative.
Thought Leaders
5 of the Best Lessons From Warren Buffett’s December 2020 Commencement Speech
The Oracle of Omaha gave a rare interview for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's online commencement ceremony.
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How Selling Christmas Cards Door-To-Door Led To Billion-Dollar Tequila And Beauty Empires
Four lessons on persistence from legendary rags-to-riches entrepreneur John Paul Dejoria.
By Nick Wolny
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How the Book ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’ Changed My Business
Lessons from this French novel keep me grounded and focused when times feel uncertain.
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4 Lessons You Can Learn From Estonia’s Tech Unicorns
Companies from this small nation been able to make a global impact because they keep possibilities in mind.
By Ott Vatter
Building a Business
When’s the Right Time to Pursue Your Passion? It’s Right Now.
It's time to stop looking backward, and to stop biding our time. This is our moment.
By Jason Feifer
Thought Leaders
3 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When People Tell Them No
Here's why you shouldn't use fear, guilt or shame as a tactic when people tell you no -- and what you can do instead.
Thought Leaders
The Best Business Book Ever Written, According To Bill Gates And Warren Buffett
It's a collection of 12 Wall Street parables.
By Nick Wolny
Thought Leaders
10 Leadership Lessons with Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall
The takeaways she learned in her 40-year career at AT&T and now leading an NBA team.
By Jason Nazar
Thought Leaders
12 Leadership Lessons with NerdWallet CEO Tim Chen
What you can learn from a CEO who started a company after losing his job during the 2008 financial crisis.
By Jason Nazar
Building a Business
An Old Lunch Pail Reminds This Founder to Embrace the Tough Times
Working through setbacks and overcoming hurdles sometimes yield the greatest lessons.
By Jason Minick
Business Operations & Logistics
7 Franchisees Share Lessons from the Pandemic
Survival wasn't easy - but for these entrepreneurs, there was no alternative.
Thought Leaders
10 Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Learn About Their Business
What I've taken away from 10 years of running my business.
Thought Leaders
The Secret Weapon Behind Chewy Founder Ryan Cohen’s Success
From starting his company to selling it to PetSmart for $3.35 billion, Cohen always had someone to turn to for advice.
By Ryan Cohen
Thought Leaders
3 Lessons for First-Time CEOs From Someone Who’s Been There
The lessons a CEO two years in wishes she knew when she started out.
By Kate Johnson
Building a Business
“When?” is the Most Important Question for Entrepreneurs. (The Answer: Now?)
When do you launch? When do you act? When do you change? The cofounder of Square has answers.
By Jim McKelvey
Human Resources
Tech Giants Are Failing to Inspire Employee Trust. Here Are 4 Ways Your Company Can Do Better.
In a time of cultural upheaval, HR mishaps have companies like Google and Tesla hemorrhaging executives. Learn from their mistakes to build a more inclusive workplace culture.
By Jocelyn Kung
Thought Leaders
6 Decisions That Could Change Your Business
Founders share the one choice that altered their company's path.
Building a Business
Larabar’s Founder Stocked Shelves at Whole Foods to Learn About Retail
By starting at the bottom, Lara Merriken got a quick education to food-product sales and marketing.