Thought Leaders
The One Thing Instacart’s Now-Billionaire CEO Changed After 20 Failed Startup Ideas
At 33 years old, founder Apoorva Mehta's grocery delivery app has a valuation of $17.7 billion.
By Nick Wolny
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Building a Business
Free Webinar | September 9: How to Start a Company as a Diverse Founder
Join Tara Sabre, social entrepreneur in residence at Said Business School, Oxford University, as she discusses the challenges facing minority founders, and offers tips and resources to help during this journey.
Building a Business
5 Expert Tips on How to Choose a Co-Founder for Your New Business
Entrepreneurs often bring on partners to bridge gaps in their knowledge, share the burden of decision-making and offer emotional support in challenging times.
Building a Business
Why Now Is the Right Time to Team Up With a New Advisor
Whether you are in search of a single advisor or building an advisory board, different professionals can strategically elevate your business. Right now just might be the time to find them.
Online Presence
4 Ways Founders Can Build Their Social Media Presence
The advice that makes your feed personable and engaging.
By Luis Garcia
Building a Business
Why This Founder Asked Her Biggest Competitor for Help
It was a big risk, but it may have saved her business.
By Jason Feifer
Building a Business
Where Did the Most Billionaires Go to College, and What Did They Study? (Infographic)
One U.S. university leads the pack.
Thought Leaders
5 Signs You Need to Step Back as Founder of Your Startup
Sometimes the best thing your business is to take on a different role.
By Levi King
Building a Business
Why So Many LLC Operating Agreements Fail
Does your partnership outline include everything you need?
Thought Leaders
Get to Know the Female Entrepreneurs Who Are Reshaping the Business World
From our October/November issue, these powerful women are making their mark on business (and history).
Thought Leaders
When Entrepreneurs Post Impulsively, Their Companies Pay the Price. Should Their Social Media Be Regulated?
We're looking at you, Elon Musk and Brandon Truaxe.
By Hayden Field
Online Presence
Instagram, Oculus, WhatsApp and More: Here’s How Things Panned Out for 5 Founders Who Sold to Facebook
Instagram's founders are leaving Facebook. Here's what happened to other entrepreneurs who sold their companies to the social media giant.
By Hayden Field
Thought Leaders
Which Type of Founder Are You?
All tech founders embody at least one of the following personas.
Thought Leaders
10 Powerful Attributes of Insanely Successful People
Everything they do is possible for you.
By Deep Patel
Entrepreneurs
7 Entrepreneurs Who Built Businesses Off Their Love of Travel
These founders turned wanderlust into wherewithal and became their own bosses.
By Hayden Field
Thought Leaders
The Secret Weapon 2 Famous Founders Deployed to Build Their Mega-Successful Companies
As Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos found, success comes when you turn your business into a reflection of your values.
By Natasa Lekic
Thought Leaders
6 Extraordinary Women Who Rose to the Pinnacle of Their Professions
Celebrate these women for overcoming the odds but never quit demanding a level playing field.
Thought Leaders
3 Signs the Best Move for Your Business Is to Hire Somebody Else to Run It
The fact that everybody knows the same few hugely successful founder/CEOs indicates how few founders succeed big-time as CEO of their own company.
By Dave Shah
Building a Business
Founders Keep Making These 9 Common Mistakes That Crush Promising Startups
Unique businesses die from ordinary mistakes every day. Quit thinking you're exempt.
Business Accounting
4 Traits Perceptive Investors Look for in Tech Startup Founders
A brilliant founder with a good product is a better bet than a so-so founder with a brilliant product.
Thought Leaders
The ‘Harvey Weinstein’ Problem Need Not Be a Death Sentence for Companies
Follow these tips to ensure that your founder's exit -- should that event occur -- doesn't take your company along with it.
By Per Bylund
Thought Leaders
Are You Ready to Start a Company? Ask Yourself These 6 Questions.
Do you have what it takes to be a leader?
Building a Business
14 International Accelerators Speak Out on the Top 4 Components for Startup Success
Accelerators have a vested interest in startups succeeding and a front-row seat for observing why they do and don't.
Thought Leaders
This Growing Company Realized It Was Time for the Founder to Step Aside. Here’s How They Made It Work.
While no two companies are exactly alike, there is a somewhat systematic way to approach a leadership change.
Building a Business
What Happens When Founders Are Fired
Replacements face a daunting task.
By Jeff Hyman
Thought Leaders
3 Tips for How to Succeed When Your First Idea Isn’t So Great
Your first idea may not be your best idea.
By Aaron Price
Buying a Franchise
Why These Founders Took a Huge Step Back and Became Franchisees
Sometimes running a company isn't all it's cracked up to be.
By Nina Zipkin