Batteries Powered By Rust? This Startup Raised $750 Million to Build Them.
Form Energy's iron-air batteries can keep running for 100 hours straight, far longer than standard lithium-ion batteries.
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4 Lessons I Learned Building a Sustainable Business From the Ground Up
Building a sustainable business isn't the same as a conventional startup. Here's what I learned while building mine.
I Watched My Startup’s Hidden Weaknesses Surface Overnight — Here’s the 4-Part Stress Test Every Founder Should Run Before a Downturn Hits
Most companies don't break all at once — they crack in predictable places, and the founders who survive are the ones who pressure-test cash, dependencies, control and speed before the market forces them to.
I Watched My Startup Run Out of Time and Money — Here Are the 5 Steps That Turn a Setback Into Your Next Advantage
Failure in startups is inevitable, but how you respond determines what comes next. This piece outlines a clear, practical framework for analyzing setbacks, protecting relationships, and returning with sharper judgment and renewed conviction.
Here Are the Tell-Tale Signs a Startup Founder Used AI to Apply to Y Combinator: ‘It Feels Like Being Lied to’
Y Combinator has been around since 2005, helping launch more than 5,000 startups like Reddit, DoorDash and Airbnb.
How Startups Scale Smarter With Data-Driven Decision Making
Here's how data-driven decision making helps startups scale with confidence.
This Live-Shopping App Made $1 Billion Last Year. Some Users Say It Works Like an Illegal Lottery: ‘I’m Totally Addicted to It’
Whatnot lets users bid on trading cards, sneakers and secondhand fashion in fast-paced live auctions. Some can't stop.
He Created a Toy That ‘Took on a Life of Its Own’. Now He’s on Track to Sell 100 Million of Them.
Toymaker Goliath turned the adult trend of mechanical keyboard customization into a kid-friendly, sensory collectible.
This Startup Wants to Build the Weirdest-Looking Passenger Jet Since the Concorde. The U.S. Government Just Invested $3 Billion In It.
With four aisles and no windows, the airliner would be the first real challenger to Boeing's U.S. monopoly in decades.
The Ultra-Wealthy Pay Up to $100,000 a Year for Elite Healthcare. This Startup Wants to Bring It to Everyone for a Fraction of the Price.
Max Marchione's Superpower is building an AI alternative to concierge medicine. Its next big bet is peptides.
The Founder of Chipotle Says Customers Have ‘Slop Bowl’ Fatigue — Here’s What He Says Is the Next Big Thing
Steve Ells invented the Chipotle bowl by accident in 2003. Now he thinks the future is in slow-roasted sandwiches.
5 Unexpected Things High-Performing Women Do That Keep Them From Getting Promoted
The work building your industry reputation and the work getting you promoted are rarely the same — here are the five signs you're caught in the visibility trap and how to get out.
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A Man Asked His AI Assistant to Book a Gym Class. It Hacked the System Instead.
In the first known Australian autonomous cyber attack, an AI assistant hacked into a gym's booking system while trying to help a user.
Gen Z Turned This Food Craze Into a TikTok Obsession. Franchisors Are Cashing In.
Charcuterie boards are all over Instagram and TikTok, and franchise chains like Graze Craze are moving to seize the meat-and-cheese wave.
What SEO Actually Costs — and When You’re Being Overcharged
Why SEO costs $500 to $10,000 a month, and how to budget without overpaying.
I Dropped Out of Harvard to Build a $2.5 Billion, AI-Powered Company That Paints a Real Picture of Your Health — Including Biological Age
Pranitha Patil's own health struggles inspired her solution.
Tired of AI Slop on Your LinkedIn Feed? Here’s How the Company Is Pushing Back.
LinkedIn users now have more freedom to report AI content.
Steve Jobs or Warren Buffett? Neither. Here’s How to Find Your Own Leadership Style.
You shouldn’t expect your leadership style to emerge fully-formed from the beginning. But it is important to develop it consciously.
Every Founder Plans for Growth, But Almost None Plan for the Exit. Here’s What I Wish I’d Understood Sooner.
The best time to sell is when you don't want to. Here's why.
4 Hidden Leadership Bottlenecks Stalling Your Growth — and How to Clear Them Before They Become the Reason You Can’t Scale
Business growth often stalls because of hidden leadership bottlenecks, not market conditions. From unclear decision-making authority to founder dependency and weak leadership pipelines, addressing these internal constraints can unlock the capacity, accountability, and momentum ne
Why I Stopped Blaming Sales for Lost Deals — and Started Looking at the Buying Experience Instead
Most companies blame sales when deals don't close. After 15 years of interviewing buyers, I came to a different conclusion.
I Sell a Sustainable Product I Believe in, But My Industry Is Misleading Consumers. Here’s the Truth.
A bioplastics CEO confesses what the industry won't: Most claims are misleading. Here's what to look for.
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