Entrepreneurs
This Teenager’s College Choice Taught Me a Powerful Lesson About Risk
Is the right choice one that you can picture in your mind?
By Jason Feifer
Taking Risks
Thought Leaders
Here’s the One Trait You Need to Be a Successful Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs are often lauded as being risk-takers. But there's a distinction between being a risk-taker and being brave — and only the latter is necessary for entrepreneurs.
By Aytekin Tank
Building a Business
How This Beverage Industry CEO Used His Passion for Hip-Hop to Build Partnerships With Jay-Z, Rick Ross and More
Sovereign Brand's Brett Berish discusses embracing authenticity, learning from "failures" and partnering with music icons.
Building a Business
This Tattoo Artist Was Frustrated With His Industry’s Business Model, So He Started a Studio That Does Things Differently
It's not easy for mom-and-pops to take risks, because they rarely have a safety net to fail. But there are ways to innovate cautiously. Just ask the founder of All My Heart, a tattoo studio on this year's list of America's Favorite Mom & Pop Shops®.
Building a Business
Her Startup’s Product Was Better and Cheaper Than the Competition, So Why Wasn’t It Selling? The Answer Would Bring In $25 Million a Year
She started Element Biosciences to compete with her old employer because she was sure she could do it better. But she'd missed an important reality of breaking into a market.
By Liz Brody
Building a Business
Spend Less Time Worrying About Your Company’s Runway — And More Time Rethinking Your Strategy. Here’s How.
Perceived short runways leave founders in angst. It does not have to be this way; the best way to extend the runway is the right strategy.
By Adam Horlock
Entrepreneurs
After Going to Prison, He Worked Hard to Build a Career. Then This Happened, and He Discovered a Liberating Truth.
Steve's story illustrates that every action has two risks.
By Jason Feifer
Business Ideas
You Will Fail at Risk-Taking Unless You Follow These 5 Strategies
Succeeding in business and life always involves a degree of risk. Knowing how to take risks, when, and how to mitigate risks is essential to finding success.
By Tom Lewis
Building a Business
This Prop from an Iconic 90’s Movie Showed Me How to Break the Corporate Mold, and Be a Better Boss
It takes courage to do things differently.
By Kate Matheny
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
Thought Leaders
How to Navigate Risk, Regulation and Resilience in Entrepreneurship
Setbacks serve as a stark reminder of the volatility and unpredictability inherent in business.
Building a Business
How Taking Calculated Risks Can Grow Your Business
Taking strategic risks can attract success and distinguish you from the herd.
Thought Leaders
How Pat Flynn Turned Getting Laid Off Into a Passive Income Empire
On this episode of "The Jeff Fenster Show," learn the inspiring story of Pat Flynn, entrepreneur and host of the "Smart Passive Income" podcast, who went from being laid off as an architect to becoming a massively successful online business owner.
By Jeff Fenster
Building a Business
Don’t Let These Myths About Entrepreneurship Hold You Back
If you or someone in your life has been thinking about starting a business, now is the time. Debunk the myths and get started today.
Thought Leaders
3 of the Biggest Risks That Come With Rebranding — and How to Overcome Them
Here are some tips to manage three of the biggest risks companies face when rebranding.
Building a Business
Here’s When It’s Time to Trust Your Gut and Ignore Everyone Else’s Advice
A sign I received as a gift has shown me how to chart my own path.
Thought Leaders
This Wise Advice From Jim Carrey’s Commencement Speech Will Teach You How to Tackle Fear as an Entrepreneur
Fear is a tool. Here's how to use it.
By Aytekin Tank
Building a Business
How to Avoid These Costly Mistakes in Your Startup’s Sales Strategy
Don't make these same mistakes entrepreneurs will often make in their sales strategy that could end up costing you your business.
By Adam Horlock
Building a Business
The 5 Step Process To Identify Risk and Improve Decision-Making
If you're thinking of starting a business or are already launching one and want to understand how to calculate business risk to improve your decision-making, this article is for you.
Thought Leaders
Why Having a Win-or-Lose Mindset Will Kill Your Entrepreneurial Dreams
Business risks are a necessity, and the greatest roadblock to taking action is having a win-or-lose mindset. Try to shifting to a win-or-learn mindset instead.
Building a Business
Odell Beckham Jr. Met His Business Partner At A Drake Concert. Now They’re Rethinking What It Means to Be An Athlete-Turned-Entrepreneur
After years of building things behind the scenes, OBJ and his business partner Ajay Sangha are finally ready to talk business.
By Jason Feifer
Building a Business
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone, Take Risks and Run With the Big Dogs
Fear of failure keeps most people from ever realizing their true potential. They forget that the most important lessons come from failure.
By Brian Robb
Building a Business
Should You Start a New Business This Year?
Here are a few tips for ringing in the entrepreneurial new year with confidence.
Thought Leaders
8 Pieces of Advice I Wish I Had Before Starting My IT Company
The journey was at times long and painful -- here are some things I wish I could tell my past self.
Building a Business
6 Steps All Startups Must Take to Sustain Business Growth
Growth trajectories may look different depending on the industry, but there are some steps that all startups can take to stay on the path of sustainable growth.
Building a Business
Michael Dell Gets Honest About How He Built a Billion-Dollar Business: ‘I Wasn’t 50 Percent Smarter Than Everybody Else’
Dell believes his willingness to try, fail and learn has helped set him apart in a risk-averse business world.
By Jason Feifer
Thought Leaders
She Runs Wondery, a Podcast Company Known for Creative Risks. But It’s Owned by Amazon, a Data-Driven Corporation. How Does She Make It Work?
Jen Sargent was an entrepreneur before she became CEO of Wondery, and she knows that in any situation, to get the outcome you're looking for: "You'd better have a strong answer."
By Jason Feifer