The Startup Hiring Mistake That Looks Like a Win
A senior marketing hire can look like proof you’ve made it, when it’s really proof you’ve moved faster than your company can support.
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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.
How to Say No to Investors, Partners and Opportunities So Your Startup Moves Faster
Learn how strategic "no's" can accelerate execution, strengthen decision-making, and create the clarity needed to build a faster-growing company.
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.
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.
The Humble PB&J Sandwich Is Sparking a Food Fight Among Snack Giants and Startups
Smucker's Uncrustables proved the classic sandwich can be a $1 billion business. Now everyone wants a bite.
Stop Treating Growth Like a Flex. Use These 5 Rules for Building a Business That Endures
VC money may be piling up at the top, but the startups built to last will be the ones that test cheaply, pivot quickly and scale only what the market has already proven.
900 Applicants Wanted a Startup Internship. First, They Had to Meet a Surprising Old-School Requirement.
It’s one more hoop to jump through for candidates looking for entry-level work.
JVAgent.com drafts joint-venture terms and matches partners to open seats
JVAgent.com drafts and matches joint venture partners
Tire Shops Are Losing Workers Due to ‘Backbreaking’ Labor. This Robot Can Swap a Full Set in Under 15 Minutes.
Tire shops can't hang on to workers, so San Francisco startup PitPro Automation installed its first robotic system.
The Road Less Traveled — The 3 Unconventional Paths I Took to Build a Successful Startup
Contrary to conventional wisdom, there are actually a lot of ways to build a successful startup, and I’ve pursued more than a few of them.
Warren Buffett Never Chased Flashy AI Stocks. Here’s How He’s Making a Killing on the Boom Anyway.
Buffett made his fortune betting on boring companies like utilities and railroads. Turns out that's exactly what AI needed.
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The Skills That Built Your Company Are Probably Holding It Back — 3 Things Founders Have to Unlearn to Grow
The skills that help leaders build a company from the ground up aren’t always the skills that help it grow.
Starting an AI Side Hustle is Easy — Steal This System
Before you build something with AI, find out whether anyone will pay for it.
AI Is Now the Top Reason for Layoffs. For Some Workers, It’s Also a Path to Starting a Business.
The tools taking jobs may also be the best way to build a business of your own.
I Founded a 20-Person AI Company With Big Competitors — Here’s How to Out-Ship a Team 3 Times Your Size
These operating shifts from an AI-first playbook can turn a small team into the one that ships first — before your biggest competitors.
These Childhood Sweethearts Created a Product for New Parents. It Made $500K in Revenue in Under 1 Minute: ‘Orders Started to Roll In’
In one of their early preorders, they sold thousands of units in under a minute — here’s how they got there.
How Monopoly Taught Me the Business Mistakes That Keep Entrepreneurs From Building Real Wealth
The strategy that wins at Monopoly quietly drains businesses, but the one that helped me beat my brother can build lasting wealth.
I Realized I Was My Company’s Biggest Bottleneck. Here’s What I Was Getting Wrong — and How I Fixed It.
Here's how to tell if you've become the bottleneck in your company — and three changes you need to make if you realize you are.
The ‘Flavorful’ Side Hustle He Started While Working at UPS Made $30K a Month — Then 7 Figures a Year: ‘Completely Bootstrapped’
Ronneil Ramlal needed a solution for meal prep during busy weeks, so he created one.
AI Companies Are Making Normal Growth Look Like Failure. Follow Your Industry’s Clock, Not Theirs.
Every industry runs on its own clock. Learn to read yours before you let someone else's revenue chart set your plan.
Ask AI the Same Question in Another Language and Watch Your Brand Vanish
The language of a question now decides which companies exist in the answer.
