StartupBurt Helm How I Turned My College e-Sports Hustle Into a Startup With Pro Athlete InvestorsBrandon Pitts, the founder of Play One Up, built an app with 250,000 users who have bet $5 million on beating one another in console games like Madden and NBA 2K. He's betting the competition is just getting started.
LeadJessica Stillman How to Set (and Reach) Goals in Wildly Unpredictable Times Statistically speaking, most resolutions died this week. Should you give up on goals? No, just change how you pursue them.
Startup LifeAlisa Cohn This January, Don't Focus on Resolutions. Instead, Ask the Right QuestionsResolutions are typically ineffective. Instead, here are the five questions every CEO should be asking themselves.
Owner's ManualJeff Haden Mark Cuban's New Company Has 2 Words for the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Lesson in Empathy, Leadership, and Emotional IntelligenceMark Cuban's new company plans to offer a variety of generic medications at dramatically lower prices. Will it succeed?
HiringAnne Gherini The Trait Startups Should Look For When HiringStartup recruiting is crucial to success, and knowing what traits to seek is paramount.
Startup LifeMartin Zwilling 8 Strategies for Doing What You Love, and Loving What You DoMany successful business owners feel woefully unfulfilled. Here is how to avoid that disappointment.
StartupKimberly Weisul MBA Students Are Clear: 85 Percent Considering Entrepreneurship After GraduationMore than a third of MBA students are working on companies while they get their degrees.
Founders ProjectGraham Winfrey How to Break Into Retail With a Niche Product, According to Whole Foods CEO John MackeyMackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market, talks retail expansion and new product development with fellow Texas entrepreneur Aishwarya Iyer, founder of olive oil upstart Brightland.
StartupGabrielle Bienasz The SBA Is Stepping Up Its Efforts to Help Women EntrepreneursAscent, a free e-learning platform launched by the Small Business Administration, walks users through the process of starting and running a business.
LeadSonia Thompson Embrace These 4 Lessons From Martin Luther King to Effectively Lead TodayThe tough challenges we face today require an elevated level of leadership.
StartupEntrepreneurs' Organization What You Need to Know About Structuring Your Startup's Fundraising ProcessAn angel investor and startup coach shares the critical factor that separates those who fundraise successfully and those who don't.
Working From HomeHeidi Zak 3 Remote Work Obstacles You'll Need to Address in 2021Here's how to make sure working from home works for you.
ProductivityJessica Stillman The Best Advice I Could Find on How to Push Through Second-Wave FatigueFeeling exhausted and unmotivated? Here's how to find your second (or third or fourth) wind.
StartupHillel Fuld Why Entrepreneurs Should Embrace Gratitude, Even During a PandemicIt is crucial to appreciate the positive while trying to improve the negative of building a business.
StartupPatrick Conroy Fundraising During Covid Can Work to Your Advantage: Here's HowRaising money for your company is still possible. Some tips to help you with a virtual raise.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman The Secret to Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids, According to a Family TherapistIf you want your kids to be successful (and happy), worry less about IQ and more about EQ.
Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Einstein, and a Neuropsychologist All Agree This Is the Secret to Having an Exceptional Memory This truth is as powerful as it is simple.
Startup LifeEntrepreneurs' Organization Why Accepting the Worst-Case Scenario Is Step 1 Toward Success'The Miracle Morning' author Hal Elrod explains why accepting the worst-case scenario sets you free to succeed.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman Forget Your New Year's Resolution and Just Commit to Being Terrible at Something for 30 DaysSucking at a new, difficult skill for a while is the best way to master it.
HiringYoung Entrepreneur Council Why Hiring a Chief-of-Staff Could Be a Game-Changer for Your StartupIt may be the early hire you need to stay afloat.
StartupDave Kerpen This Startup Is a 1-Stop Solution for Websites to Become ADA CompliantHow this startup is making the web more accessible for people with disabilities.
Startup LifeRaj Jana How a Small Shift in Thinking Can Give You and Your Business a Stronger Sense of PurposeTo attain business growth focus on preparation. Here are three areas to help you shift seamlessly within your business and the world around you.
Startup LifeRaj Jana Why Discovering Your Purpose Will Make You a Better Business OwnerDefining your life purpose starts with these three considerations.
Owner's ManualJeff Haden How Did Elon Musk Just Become the Richest Person in the World? The Answer Is Simpler Than You Might ThinkHe is smart, driven, and willing to embrace risk. But the real lessons behind his--and Tesla's--success are ones every aspiring entrepreneur can benefit from.
Naming Your CompanyLarry Alton How to Choose the Perfect Business Name in a Post-Pandemic MarketJust as Covid-19 changed the world, it changed how you should approach naming your company.
LeadSonia Thompson What Leaders Should Focus on Now in the Wake of the Chaos on Capitol HillBelonging can't be achieved without equality. And because people aren't treated equally, equity must be prioritized.
Owner's ManualJeff Haden A Penniless Ed Sheeran Once Slept on Jamie Foxx's Couch: The Power of Belief and KindnessJamie Foxx believed in Ed Sheeran when the singer needed it most, providing a 'charged-up battery' of confidence and motivation.
LeadMartin Zwilling 6 Ways an Entrepreneur Wins With Supreme Self-ConfidenceDemonstrating chutzpah is often more important than your solution in attracting investors, partners, and customers.
Surge CitiesJessica Stillman These Are the Cities Techies Are Really Moving to, According to New LinkedIn Data (Austin Isn't on the List) Techies (including Elon Musk) are all fleeing to Austin and Miami, right? The real story is more complicated.
StartupLeigh Buchanan Why Student Debt Is Crippling EntrepreneurshipWith Covid-19 battering the economy, helping aspiring business owners seems like a no-brainer. So, where's the relief?
MarketingHillel Fuld Online Practices Marketers Need to Leave in 2020Doing these five things doesn't make you a good marketer. It just makes you a spammer.
Countdown: Holiday 2020Heather Wilde The 6 Places You Need to Focus On to Create a Successful New YearLast year is done. You have a new chance to try again, so why not make the most of it?
Founders ProjectAlexa von Tobel The Skills Founders Will Need to Succeed in 2021Are you delegating enough? Are you working on your ability to be resilient? Here's how to identify and work on your weaknesses.
Best in BusinessChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Startup Names Went to Some Weird Places in 2020Attempts to capture consumer desires with branding led to some very chill and inclusive choices this year.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman A Review of 174 Studies Concluded This Is the Most Important Quality for Happy Relationships It improves every kind of close relationship and yes, it can be cultivated.
Inc. 5000Diana Lee How I Rediscovered Myself by Starting a BusinessAs an immigrant, I felt compelled to fit in. As a consultant, I felt a lack of control. As a founder, I feel fulfilled, finally.
Owner's ManualJeff Haden This Elon Musk Email to Tesla Employees After Stock Surge Is a Master Class in Brutal HonestyEspecially if you like the phrase 'crushed like a souffle under a sledgehammer.'
InnovateScott Galloway How Covid-19 Is Transforming the Business World, According to Scott GallowayThe entrepreneur, professor, and author reveals the best parts of his latest book.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman 5 Things to Do If You're Feeling Lonely This Holiday Season, According to a Clinical PsychologistHow to make the best of being stuck far from your loved ones this holiday season.
Holiday Gift GuideShivani Vora 5 Thoughtful Gifts for Friends That They'll Actually UseThey'll think of you all year round.
Surge CitiesLindsay Blakely 4 Reasons the L.A. Startup Ecosystem Will Thrive Post-CovidA global pandemic hasn't changed the fundamental strengths of Los Angeles as an entrepreneurial launch pad.
Founders Project PodcastAlexa von Tobel This Former Tesla Executive Is Trying to Make the Electric Grid Run on Renewable EnergyMateo Jaramillo has dedicated his career to energy storage, and his new company, Form Energy, is poised to be a game-changer.
LeadMarcel Schwantes 3 Habits That Separate Real Leaders From Mere DreamersThis should be a leader's focus for consistent execution.
Startup LifeHillel Fuld How to Effectively Manage a Business Call and What to AvoidAvoid these things to make sure your business call achieves its goals.
StartupMartin Zwilling 6 Key Business Realities That You Won't Be Taught in Any SchoolExperience and failures are the best teachers in business. It pays to listen to people who have gone before you.
Owner's ManualJeff Haden Why Elon Musk Says There Are 'Too Many MBAs Running Companies'Especially since plenty of online courses are free--which might be where you would take them anyway.
SafeguardsBrit Morse How to Bring Employees Back to Work When They're Getting Vaccinated at Different TimesPeople will likely get the vaccine at different times. Here's what that means for your workplace.
ProductivityJessica Stillman Use the 'Vampire Test' to Spot and Eliminate Toxic People From Your LifeShould you stick with a flawed but important relationship or project or ditch it? Here's one way to tell.
Startup LifeKimberly Weisul This Barrier-Breaking IBM Engineer Says Black Women Will Be 'the Mark Zuckerbergs of the World'This Black electrical engineering PhD spent 26 years at Big Blue. She says entrepreneurship is a better path for young people of color than corporate America.
Founders Project PodcastAlexa von Tobel This Former Facebook Engineer Is Using A.I. to Make Everyone a Genius at WorkFormer Facebook engineer Deon Nicholas is now at the helm of Forethought, which uses AI to make customer service agents better at their jobs.
StartupHillel Fuld What a Good Marriage Can Teach You About Building a Successful CompanyLook at good marriages for lessons on building good companies.
Startup LifeRaj Jana How to Turn Lessons Learned From 2020 Into Your Greatest OpportunityThe 2020 fiscal year has been rough. But that doesn't mean your business growth has to suffer in the future.
Startup LifeBurt Helm Inside Roblox's World of Entrepreneurial OpportunityIn its IPO filing, the online gaming platform said its 36 million users spent almost $700 million in the first nine months of 2020--with a sliver of gamers-turned-gamemakers taking home big paydays.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman Want Your Kids to Grow Up to Be Happier Adults? Make Them Spend More Time OutdoorsYes, it's cold and we're all exhausted, but research underlines why it's worth it to get your kids outside.
StartupJoel Comm 4 Ways the Startup Landscape Will Shift in 2021If 2020 has taught us anything, it's that nothing is set in stone. But as 2021 approaches, here's what to expect from the startup sphere.