MoneyGraham Winfrey Founder-Friendly Investors: How Private Equity and Venture Capital Are Helping Founders Level UpInc.'s annual Founder-Friendly Investors list offers an inside track on the PE and VC firms that help founder-led companies grow.
LeadDiana Ransom Fintechs to Start Issuing 7(a) Loans Up to $5 Million If New SBA Rule Change Is ApprovedThe change, if greenlighted, would lift a 40-year moratorium to expand the SBA's lender base.
Artificial IntelligenceBen Sherry Elon Musk Says His A.I. Robot Will Pave The Way to 'A Future of Abundance'At Tesla's A.I. Day, Musk claimed that his robots will be able to handle a wide variety of tasks.
GrowWoo-Kyoung Ahn 6 Ways You're Thinking Wrong--and What You Can Do About ThemOur species adopted a host of cognitive strategies to survive and thrive. These lessons can help you avoid their pitfalls.
StartupSteven I. Weiss Why You Should Never Build a Product Before Finding a Customer That Wants ItSerial entrepreneur Ron Ben-Zeev learned a hard lesson twice and still managed to come out on top.
MoneySteven I. Weiss This Founder Turned Down an Acquisition and Brought on Investors. That Led to a Much Bigger Sale.How Sageview Capital helped Reflexis Systems founder Prashanth Palakurthi sell his company for $575 million.
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MoneyChristine Lagorio-Chafkin How This VC Helped Twist Bioscience Grow Revenue From $3 Million to Over $130 Million--In Three YearsPaul Conley, a managing director at Paladin Capital Group, was instrumental for helping Emily Leproust's startup to IPO.
LeadAli Donaldson Cutting Down on Meetings Could Save Your Company $25,000 Per Employee Each YearAn organizational management expert's new study puts a price on your team's time.
Exit InterviewChristine Lagorio-Chafkin This Founder Took His Company Public With Some Help From Richard Branson and a Life-Saving SurgeryGrove Collaborative's Stuart Landesberg emerged from a serious health issue with a new perspective that helped him complete his natural housewares company's SPAC deal.
GrowAlex Bhattacharji This Founder Has a Can, a Plan, and a $700 Million BrandMike Cessario of Liquid Death has built the fastest-growing water brand on the strength of one great joke. But is it really enough?
Lead Female Founders 100: The Most Dynamic Women in Business in 2022They're tackling everything from financial literacy to reproductive health access. And, collectively, their companies are estimated to be worth more than $22 billion.
LeadAli Donaldson How Smart Leaders Make Tough Decisions About Employee Benefits No Matter the Business CycleDon't let recession fears scare you into dialing back the benefits your employees value most.
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What I Know Podcast Biolyte Started as a Secret Project. Now It's on Track for $25 Million in Revenue This Year
Founders Project Podcast Podcast Why the Founder of 23andMe Uses a Low-Margin and High-Volume Business Strategy
Founders Project Podcast Podcast How the Founder of Papaya Global Leveraged Customer Feedback to Plan for the Future
What I Know Podcast Biolyte Started as a Secret Project. Now It's on Track for $25 Million in Revenue This Year
Founders Project Podcast Podcast Why the Founder of 23andMe Uses a Low-Margin and High-Volume Business Strategy
Founders Project Podcast Podcast How the Founder of Papaya Global Leveraged Customer Feedback to Plan for the Future
Artificial IntelligenceBen Sherry How to Keep Your Company's A.I. From Being Creepy and AnnoyingExpanding privacy options will help consumers feel more comfortable.
MoneyBen Sherry How This Private Equity Firm Helped a Pet Food Brand Hit $100 Million in SalesNulo founder Michael Landa credits Main Post Partners for funding his growth strategy--without micromanaging the business.
MoneyKevin J. Ryan How Private Equity Helped This Founder Achieve 5x Revenue GrowthFormer physical therapist Heidi Jannenga's fast-growing software company, WebPT, hit $100 million in sales after an investment from Battery Ventures.
MoneyAli Donaldson How PE Helped This Beauty Founder Land a Sale to L'OccitaneSol de Janeiro more than doubled sales just two years after accepting an investment from Prelude Growth Partners.
LeadXintian Tina Wang Why Bad News in the Headlines Can Derail More Than Your MoodHere's how to support your youngest workers through tough tidings.
StartupSteven I. Weiss How This Founder Took Off on TikTok by Getting Brutally Honest About Her Manufacturing CostsYouer founder Mallory Ottariano decided her customers ought to know how much it costs to make clothes in the U.S. Her transparency has helped the multi-million-dollar brand boost orders by 65 percent.
GrowRebecca Deczynski Amazon Announced a Second Prime Day Event -- and It Could Be a Big Opportunity for Small BusinessesAmazon's Prime Early Access sale will take place October 11-12, targeting customers looking to nab holiday season deals.
LeadChristine Lagorio-Chafkin This Founder Is Quietly Preparing to Plant Her Startup in the Middle of the Reproductive Rights BattleThe risks are huge. The red tape is long. The future is unknown. And Twentyeight Health's Amy Fan is here for all of it.
LeadInc. staff The Best Leadership Advice From the Female Founders 100Honorees from this year's list offer their strategies on launching, growing, and leading great companies.
LeadDiana Ransom How Allyson Felix Set an Olympic Record, Stood Up for Moms, and Launched Shoe Company SayshFirst, she became the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history. Now, she's retired and embracing her second act: growing her sportswear startup.
LeadInc. staff Top Female Founders on the One Move That Made Their Companies Take OffSometimes, it involves an unexpected pivot. Other times, it means embracing a different state of mind. Five women from this year's Female Founders 100 reveal the thing that helped their startups scale.
LeadMichael Callahan How We Built a Fast-Growing Wine Brand With Organic Grapes, Better Labels -- and None of the SnobberyCameron Diaz and serial founder Katherine Power launched Avaline to speak directly to the concerns of Millennial consumers who care more about nutrition labels than wine vintages.
LeadInc. staff How They Got the Money: Advice From Some of the Savviest Women in BusinessWhether they've bootstrapped or raised venture capital, these founders have all of the tips on how to fund their startups.
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