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This Income Bracket Is More Likely to Trust Influencers — And Want Their Jobs

A September survey of about 2,000 U.S. adults found that this subset was more likely to trust influencers and buy from them.

By Sherin Shibu

Building a Business

You’ve Been Overlooking Your Best Idea People. AI Is About to Fix That.

For a century, work rewarded people who could package ideas neatly. AI makes packaging free, and that changes who gets ahead.

By Albert Santalo

Building a Business

She Grew Up on Food Stamps and Started a Hedge Fund at MIT. Now Her 8-Figure Startup Counts Nvidia and OpenAI as Clients.

Christina Qi recently raised $97 million in Series B financing for her data-driven startup.

By Sherin Shibu

Building a Business

I’m a Dad Who Grew My Company From $0 to $20 Million in Year 1. Now the Product’s Keeping Millions of Babies Safe.

Kurt Workman started a business to give parents peace of mind.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

The Simple Test to Use Early in Your Career That Pays Off for Decades

Before any big decision, ask: Will my future self thank me for this, or pay for it?

By Brendan Keegan

Tech

Still Doing All the Marketing Yourself? Build Your First AI Employee in ChatGPT (No Tech Skills Needed)

Give your AI teammates clear roles, connect their work and use a chief of staff to keep the team focused on your business goals.

By Ben Angel

Building a Business

This Mother-Daughter Duo Started a Sparkling Side Hustle That Made $500,000 in Less Than a Year: ‘Born Out of a Simple Frustration’

Sosy and Grace Hachigian didn't see the item they wanted on shelves — so they created it.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

The Culinary Director at a Unique California Restaurant Reveals the Key Ingredients Behind Its ‘Needle-in-a-Haystack’ Business Model

Deborah Mullin oversees a complex operation at Little Saint, the plant-based restaurant in Healdsburg, California.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

She Quit Her 6-Figure Amazon Job at 3 Months Pregnant to Launch Her Own Business: ‘Massive Opportunity Ahead of Us’

Torrendell says her 20-year career, which included stints at Apple and Meta, taught her to recognize signals about the next big thing before they became obvious to everyone else.

By Sherin Shibu

Building a Business

The CEO of a Company That Cut Ties With Subway Reveals How It Went From Running Out of Cash to $54 Million a Year

YuChiang Cheng saw a different path forward — and it's paying off big time.

By Amanda Breen

Business Funding

Raising Money Isn’t the Hard Part. Here’s What Founders Get Wrong After the Check Clears.

Raising money feels like the milestone, but it often exposes the deeper problems a startup has been avoiding.

By Jonathan Hung

Building a Business

The Biggest ChatGPT Update Yet Gives Entrepreneurs 7 New Ways to Grow Their Business Fast

OpenAI's always-on AI agents keep working after you close the chat, so you need to decide what to delegate and what to keep.

By Ben Angel

Building a Business

5 Startup Rules We Broke on the Way to Building a Successful Company

Founders hear plenty of rules about markets, fundraising and growth. Here are five we chose not to follow.

By Malte Kramer

Building a Business

She Launched Her Brand With $300 and a Sewing Machine. Then She Bootstrapped It to a 7-Figure Acquisition.

Here’s how Jessica Liao Mayers grew her brand without taking a penny of external investment.

By Sherin Shibu

Building a Business

The Networking Mistake That Feels Productive but Quietly Stalls Your Business

The relationships that matter most tend to find founders who build something worth noticing.

By Malte Kramer

Building a Business

How Young AI Founders Win Patents, Pilots and Press Before Their First Funding Round — and How You Can Copy Their Playbook

The youngest founders in AI can't lean on a track record, so they build proof instead. Their four-move playbook works at any age.

By Ali Raza

Building a Business

At Age 15, He Started Selling a Sweet Product for $2. His Business Broke $25,000 Last Summer: ‘Smooth Sailing, No Pun Intended.’

Brian Troupe came up with a creative way to earn some extra cash.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

I Built a 7-Figure Business Teaching People How to Engineer AI Prompts. My Advice Usually Boils Down to 3 Sentences.

Mark Kashef's Fiverr post paved the way for a successful agency.

By Amanda Breen

Entrepreneurship

Your Instinct Might Be to Cut Brand Marketing in a Downturn. Our Sales Pipeline Told a Different Story.

Here's how tracking brand's impact on deal speed makes the case for investing in both brand and leads.

By Stephanie Wicky

Building a Business

She Founded a Company to Help People Find Wealth Hidden at Home. It’s Unlocked More Than $150 Million So Far: ‘The OG Asset Class.’

Nidhi Singhvi is making it easier for Americans to track their valuable assets.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

How Does Your ‘Fun’ Spending Compare to Your Generation’s? Baby Boomers Splurge More on Hobbies Than Gen Z and Young Millennials.

Americans value their hobbies more than they did 20 years ago, research suggests.

By Amanda Breen