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fromSilicon Canals
13 hours ago

Denzel Washington on why failure is progress: "Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success" - Silicon Canals

Failure provides raw materials for future breakthroughs when individuals separate self-worth from work and treat setbacks as forward motion toward growth.
Food & drink
fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

How I created a $20 million luxury ice company

Hundredweight Ice hand-cuts and engraves 300-pound blocks into premium ice, harvesting over 3 million pounds yearly and earning $3 million in 2025.
fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

I quit my $192K Microsoft job to build a startup. Weeks later, almost everything I owned was stolen.

I resigned from Microsoft in September 2025. Less than a month later, I lost almost everything I owned. During my move from New York City to my hometown of Toronto, the trailer transporting my belongings was stolen in the middle of the night. The trailer was eventually recovered, but none of my belongings were. While resigning from Microsoft set me down this unfortunate path, I believe leaving Big Tech was the right move for me.
Venture
#leadership
fromEntrepreneur
2 days ago

How to Never Get Burned By a Bad Business Decision Again

The car under the dealership's lights is shiny. The salesman is a smooth talker. Your instinct is "This is the right car for me." This is where business people get into trouble, not only with cars, but with hiring and business partnerships. First impressions can be dangerously misleading, and emotional decisions rarely hold up under scrutiny. The car that looks good and is polished is almost always hiding some mechanical failures, rust and poor accident history.
Business
Online learning
fromEntrepreneur
2 days ago

If You're an Entrepreneur Looking to Learn New Languages, Try Babbel

A lifetime Babbel subscription enables entrepreneurs to learn 14 languages with short lessons, AI speech recognition, offline access, and business-focused content to expand international sales.
#innovation
fromInfoWorld
2 days ago
Startup companies

Let a million apps bloom

Lower barriers to building software enable many people to launch ideas quickly, creating numerous startups and new jobs.
fromFast Company
15 years ago
Bootstrapping

Pearls of Wisdom From Bootstrapping Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship mirrors pearl formation: irritation sparks innovation, persistence polishes ideas, and founders bootstrap ventures into valuable outcomes.
fromBusiness Insider
3 days ago

I built my career in Japan as an American. I learned there's one thing that's non-negotiable.

I grew up in a small town in Indiana, but my interest in Japan started early. I still remember watching a "Sesame Street" episode where Big Bird visits Japan. That image stuck with me. In college, that curiosity took shape: I studied Japanese at the University of Chicago and spent a summer in Hokkaido. After graduating, I moved to Japan in 2008 to teach English, though a career in teaching was never my goal.
Startup companies
Mental health
fromBusiness Insider
3 days ago

I collided with a tractor-trailer on my 39th birthday. It was a wake-up call.

A near-miss and career pressures led a driven mom to start her own business, improving work-life balance and prioritizing family.
Online learning
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

Stop Googling, Start Upskilling with 1,000+ Courses for $20

EDU Unlimited provides lifetime access to 1,000+ courses across marketing, analytics, finance, development, and design for a one-time $19.97 payment to upskill business owners.
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

Do You Panic Under Pressure? You're Missing This Skill.

Most of us grew up hearing the same phrase over and over again: Practice makes perfect. You heard it in sports, music lessons, school and any activity that required repetition. You weren't expected to be good the first time. Or even the tenth. The assumption was simple: The more you practiced, the more familiar it became - and the better you performed under pressure.
Startup companies
#family-business
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago
Business

I work at my mother's company alongside my sister. Working in the family business isn't always easy, but I love the job security.

fromsilive
1 month ago
Business

Staten Island salon owners honored for business success, community leadership

fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago
Business

I work at my mother's company alongside my sister. Working in the family business isn't always easy, but I love the job security.

fromsilive
1 month ago
Business

Staten Island salon owners honored for business success, community leadership

Web development
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

Every Business Needs a Website-This Service Makes It Affordable

A three-year IONOS Web Hosting Plus subscription provides unlimited sites, enterprise-style reliability, security, and operational tools for $49.97, lowering hosting cost and friction.
#career-change
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Fashion & style

I quit my $390K tech job to start my own business. I still question my decision, but this is the first time in years I've woken up excited for life.

fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Business

A millennial shares how less pay than his last corporate job is worth it for more flexibility and control as a business owner

fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Fashion & style

I quit my $390K tech job to start my own business. I still question my decision, but this is the first time in years I've woken up excited for life.

fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Business

A millennial shares how less pay than his last corporate job is worth it for more flexibility and control as a business owner

#career-transition
fromBusiness Insider
5 days ago
Startup companies

A Gen Zer took a 6-figure job at Meta to rebuild her savings. Then she quit and returned to her dream.

Alyson Isaacs used a Meta product manager role to rebuild savings and strategically prepare to return to entrepreneurship, ultimately resigning to pursue startup goals.
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago
Careers

Entrepreneurs Are Going Back to Corporate Life. Here's Why.

Entrepreneurs seeking corporate roles should tailor applications to realistic, specialist positions, highlight specific entrepreneurial achievements, and update LinkedIn while leveraging their network.
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

I used to be proud of only sleeping 3 hours because I worked so much. Now I realize health is freedom, not wealth.

I used to brag about how little sleep I got. It felt like a superpower: I could sleep just three or four hours a night, and still operate at a very high level. That helped me get ahead early on. As a teen, I bused tables and sold firewood. By the time I was 19, I bought a house (which was possible because it was the subprime mortgage days). Having a mortgage gave me real responsibility at a young age.
Real estate
fromForbes
1 week ago

5 Simple Ways To Find Out What's Stopping You (And Win Big In Business)

You know your potential. You see what you could build, the life you could live, the business you could run. But something keeps getting in the way. Maybe you blame the market, your network, your lack of time. It's not any of those. But the real blockers are harder to spot. They hide in your environment, your language, your daily habits. They sabotage you while you're looking elsewhere.
Business
Startup companies
fromInfoQ
1 week ago

Beyond Code: How Engineers Need to Evolve in the AI Era

Ben Greene builds AI-powered geospatial solutions at startups to solve large problems and create lasting, scalable products.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
1 week ago

Twenty-Eight Moments in (Recent) Black Oregon History

Black Oregonians reshaped Oregon over the past decade through entrepreneurship, youth workforce programs, cultural leadership, and reclamation of community land.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

I helped Mark Zuckerberg start Facebook and now I'm the CEO of Philo. Here's a day in my life in San Francisco balancing work and kids.

Helped start Facebook, later became an investor and CEO of Philo, combining startup leadership with family life and an established daily routine.
Business
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago

Rachel Buscall | Award-Winning CEO of New Capital Link & Alternative Investment Expert - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Rachel Buscall founded New Capital Link to provide transparent, professional introductions in UK alternative investments, leveraging small-business and pension-administration experience.
fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

Steve Pantalemon on Real Estate, Media, and Long-Term Thinking

Born in New York and raised in Orange County, Steve grew up with older sisters who shaped his early outlook. He credits that experience with developing a strong sense of empathy and responsibility, qualities that later influenced both his leadership style and philanthropic priorities. Steve attended Esperanza High School before earning two bachelor's degrees from California State University, Long Beach, in Marketing and Business. He later completed one year of MBA coursework at Pepperdine University.
Real estate
Startup companies
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

The art of walking away: 8 signs it's time to quit something everyone expects you to finish - Silicon Canals

Quitting a failing venture can be a courageous, practical decision; recognizing physical and emotional warning signs and sunk-cost traps helps determine when to walk away.
Food & drink
fromEater
1 week ago

What I Did When Everything Went Wrong on Opening Day

Founders relied on partnership, mutual support, and Indian-style ingenuity (“jugaad”) to solve urgent problems while protecting marriage and business during Chai Pani’s opening.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

How Decision Fatigue Drains Your Mind - and How to Beat It

Decision fatigue silently erodes entrepreneurs' judgment and productivity by depleting mental energy through cumulative daily decisions lacking structure, systems and delegation.
Business
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

I'm Bethenny Frankel. My workdays in Florida involve beach walks, supermodel snacks, and running my dating community from my phone.

Bethenny Frankel runs a larger, diversified business through The Core, influencing, and investing while working flexibly from a beach-centered daily routine.
Fashion & style
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

I found a Bottega Veneta bag at the thrift store. I paid $8, and it's worth $3,000.

A thrift-store shopper discovered and bought an authentic $3,000 Bottega Veneta woven leather bag for $8 and built Lunch Break Vintage from lunch-break thrifting.
fromFortune
1 week ago

NBA star Metta World Peace says Kobe Bryant taught him that no matter how hard you work, someone else is working harder | Fortune

NBA champion Metta World Peace (previously known as Ron Artest) has a warning for anyone who thinks they're a hard worker: there's probably someone-maybe even on your team-willing to work even harder than you. It's a career lesson he learnt from Kobe Bryant.In an interview with Fortune's Orianna Rosa Royle at Web Summit Qatar, World Peace revealed that he had heard the late Los Angeles Lakers basketball player was grinding hard at the gym before long days of grueling training.
National Basketball Association
Real estate
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

A couple built a $1 million business turning shipping containers into vacation homes. Here's how they decided when to stop growing.

Seth and Emily Britt built The Box Hop into a $1M-plus shipping-container vacation rental business offering rentals, construction, design, cleaning, and a wedding venue.
Agriculture
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

My rare plants sell for five figures. The business helps me support my extended family, but I work about 100 hours a week.

A mathematician turned rare-plant hobbyist launched a full-time plant business, leaving academia to support an extended family through plant sales.
#downtown-revitalization
Business
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

NatWest to expand Accelerator community to 50,000 UK entrepreneurs in 2026

NatWest will expand its Accelerator to support 50,000 UK entrepreneurs by 2026, increasing reach five-fold from its 2025 target.
#ai
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
Business

Billionaire Mark Cuban spends hours reading 1000 emails a day on 3 devices-yet he's telling Gen Z to shut their phones, get outside and have more fun | Fortune

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
Business

Billionaire Mark Cuban spends hours reading 1000 emails a day on 3 devices-yet he's telling Gen Z to shut their phones, get outside and have more fun | Fortune

#pickleball
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago
Startup companies

2 unconventional secrets to success from brothers who skipped college to chase a dream that became a multimillion-dollar pickleball empire

fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago
Startup companies

2 unconventional secrets to success from brothers who skipped college to chase a dream that became a multimillion-dollar pickleball empire

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 weeks ago

London has been named the side hustle capital of England - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The results revealed London as number one, with 49,330 average monthly searches per 10k people. Birmingham came second with 9,150, and Manchester third with 7,080. Leeds and Bristol rounded out the top five with 6,230 and 5,840 respectively. Meanwhile, Carlisle sat at the bottom of the table with just 370. Cambridge came second to last with 420, and then Ripon with 580.
Marketing
Beer
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

How This Founder Made Dry January a Yearly Movement

Athletic Brewing made premium non-alcoholic beer mainstream by removing stigma, building social proof with athlete partnerships, and converting occasional buyers into year-round consumers.
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Kevin O'Leary blasts attacks on billionaires in the 'narrative of inequality' and says the rich don't get enough credit for the jobs they've created | Fortune

What we don't give credit to [are] these extremely successful entrepreneurs that create hundreds of 1000's of jobs in America...if not millions,
US politics
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

Turn Your Expertise Into Published Books Without the Time Commitment

Thought leadership content can generate significantly more engagement and trust with potential clients than traditional marketing. For entrepreneurs and business owners, publishing a non-fiction book can help establish credibility and open doors to speaking engagements, consulting opportunities, and new revenue streams. The challenge? Writing a book typically takes months or even years-time most business owners simply don't have. Youbooks AI Non-Fiction Book Generator offers a solution that bridges the gap between your expertise and a finished manuscript.
Business
Canada news
fromwww.startupcan.ca
2 weeks ago

Startup Canada Partners With Mastercard to Launch Startup AI and Help Entrepreneurs Navigate AI with Confidence, Clarity, and Care

Startup AI is a national pilot helping Canadian startups adopt AI responsibly and practically through education, expert insights, and regional engagement.
Startup companies
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Quote of the day by Bill Gates: "Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years." - Silicon Canals

People overestimate what they can achieve in one year and underestimate how small, consistent actions compound into major results over a decade.
#self-education
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago
Higher education

Quote of the day by Jim Rohn: "Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago
Higher education

Quote of the day by Jim Rohn: "Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." - Silicon Canals

Snowboarding
fromUnofficial Networks
2 weeks ago

Why Opening A New Mom-And-Pop Ski Area Is Next To Impossible Today

Regulatory, financial, and environmental barriers make opening new independent, family-owned ski areas nearly impossible today, ending the entrepreneurial path for mom-and-pop mountains.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Quote of the day by Nelson Mandela: "It always seems impossible until it is done" - Silicon Canals

Perceived impossibility often reflects mental magnification and fear; reframing challenges as uncomfortable permits small initial steps that enable major life change.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

I launched a company when my son was an infant. A year later, I quit my corporate job, and I would never go back.

Shawn Asselin launched a men's underwear company after his son’s birth, quit his corporate job within a year, and will not return to corporate work.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

Hair Syrup founder launches 5,000 'Honey Pot' fund to back UK entrepreneurs

Hair Syrup offers one UK entrepreneur £5,000 and four hours of personalized mentoring with no equity required to support early-stage business growth.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

We quit our 6-figure jobs to launch a company together. Working with your spouse can be complicated - boundaries help.

A couple launched No Reception Club to solve parents' travel challenges after realizing corporate careers reduced hands-on product building.
Mental health
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

I Was Burning Out. Then One Simple Question Gave Me a Solution

Burnout is overcome by a small, repeatable commitment and by sharing burdens instead of carrying them alone.
Business
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

I fled Iran and made it to the US when I was 18. I worked my way up from gas station cashier to the CEO of a billion-dollar company.

Shirin Behzadi rose from Iranian immigrant and gas station cashier to CEO of Home Franchise Concepts through resilience, education, and focused leadership.
Business
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

These business partners designed their dream bookstore. It took a lot of 'manifesting'

Godmothers blends community, creativity, and commerce as a bookstore-café-events space co-founded by Victoria Jackson and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh.
Startup companies
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Alexis Ohanian walked out of the LSAT 20 minutes in, went to a Waffle House and decided he was 'gonna invent a career'-he founded Reddit | Fortune

Alexis Ohanian pivoted from law school to entrepreneurship, cofounding Reddit with Steve Huffman after a Waffle House decision and Y Combinator's conditional funding.
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

I Lost Millions - Twice. Here's What Big Money Teaches You

Is it true that big money is just luck? My answer is somewhere in the middle. It's really hard to make it in business without luck, but if you bet only on luck, you've already lost. Look at crypto investors or day traders with their stories of sudden wealth. A guy invested his last money in a coin, it skyrocketed, and he made two hundred thousand in a week.
Business
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

Busy schedules and eating habits: how entrepreneurs manage appetite and stress

Entrepreneurs often live life at full speed. Between meetings, emails, client calls, and deadlines, it can be difficult to maintain regular eating habits or manage stress. Skipping meals, relying on caffeine, or snacking on whatever is convenient can become the norm, but these patterns can take a toll on health over time. Learning how to balance nutrition, stress, and appetite is crucial for maintaining energy, focus, and overall well‑being.
Wellness
Mental health
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Hustle Culture Is Outdated-Here's What Actually Scales a Business

Relentless hustle yields short-term wins but causes burnout, inconsistency, and unscalable growth; sustainable businesses require teams, systems and structured effort.
Startup companies
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

Bay Area pitches startup on 'Shark Tank'

Mitch Braff pitched LiquidView on Shark Tank seeking $250,000 for 2.5% equity to market ultra-high-resolution digital windows displaying 24-hour outdoor views.
Apple
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Inspired by Steve Jobs, New York Stock Exchange's owner says successful leaders surround themselves with smart people-and 'get rid of the stupid ones' | Fortune

Curating talented people and buying existing innovations can scale businesses faster than inventing from scratch, exemplified by Jeffrey Sprecher's growth of Intercontinental Exchange.
Coffee
fromTime Out New York
3 weeks ago

This popular Scotland-based coffee company is now brewing in NYC

Jason Harvey founded Common Coffee to build community through coffee after noticing profitable coffee sales at festivals and refurbishing a roaster in Scotland.
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

I spent years balancing work and family. At 49, I'm finally focusing on my career while my husband handles the household labor.

I've always worked, even after having children, but like many women, I squeezed myself around my husband, Neil, who was the breadwinner, working in the insurance industry in London. Between having our two daughters, who are now 22 and 18, I became a stay-at-home mom. I looked after the children and the house, and managed to shoehorn my own part-time career as a counsellor and therapist around that.
Women
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

How to Win Big With Public-Sector Partners

Understanding the difference in purpose Unlike private businesses, which exist to make a profit, public institutions are designed to create impact - especially social and economic outcomes that benefit everyone, not just paying customers. A public agency doesn't measure its success in revenue or margins, but in how much it improves lives, builds equity and maintains public trust. This doesn't mean budgets and spending don't matter - they absolutely do - but money is not the goal. It's the tool.
World politics
fromMiami Herald
3 weeks ago

A Six-Figure Income Working From Home? The Sourdough Secret.

Malkin's operation, Fort Mill Sourdough, is one of a remarkable number of microbakeries proliferating across the United States, in big cities and small towns alike. Sky-high commercial rents and the impossible math of how to care for children while running a business have created the need for home-based bakeries. Flexible state licensing, digital tools and a hunger for sourdough -- which many consumers believe is healthier than mass-produced bread -- have created big opportunities for home bakers.
Food & drink
Fundraising
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

After 20 Years in Business, I Can Tell You the Two Forces That Make or Break a Company

Long-term business survival requires proactive access to capital and disciplined cash management to adapt when markets, policies, or technology change.
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Why the Entrepreneurs Who Suffer Early Win Bigger Later

In an era obsessed with shortcuts, overnight success, and polished social media profiles, adversity is often treated as something to avoid. Something unfortunate. Something that signals failure. That assumption is completely wrong. Adversity is not a flaw in the entrepreneurial journey; it is, in fact, the training ground, the pressure that sharpens one's judgment, accelerates their adaptability and forges the kind of resilience no accelerator, MBA or funding round can manufacture.
Venture
fromSocial Media Explorer
3 weeks ago

Kristin Brown Stuart FL: A Visionary Force in Community Growth and Purpose-Driven Leadership - Social Media Explorer

In the heart of Florida's Treasure Coast, Kristin Brown Stuart FL stands as a model of what it means to combine entrepreneurial vision with a deep sense of social responsibility. Her professional journey, spanning business ownership, philanthropy, and performance leadership, reflects a rare synthesis of innovation and integrity. While many entrepreneurs pursue growth through scale alone, Kristin Brown Stuart FL has long emphasized purpose as the driving force behind every venture.
Fundraising
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Paris Hilton said ADHD is a 'superpower' that helps her take risks as an entrepreneur

The 44-year-old original influencer, reality star, and founder of a laundry list of business ventures, said on the January 21 episode of "On Purpose with Jay Shetty" that her neurodivergent brain helps her "think outside the box." "I never wanted to be in one lane. I wanted to create my own lane. And I just have always been someone who just loves to do things and take risks and do things before anyone else," she said.
Mental health
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

I helped create Alexa, then quit Amazon. Here's why, despite being proud of what we built.

William Tunstall-Pedoe founded True Knowledge (Evi), helped build Alexa after Amazon acquired his startup, and left Amazon in 2016 to return to startups.
Real estate
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

The CEO of a $2 billion healthcare firm only felt rich after he paid off $100K in student loans-but that joy 'disappeared' in less than 3 days | Fortune

Sami Inkinen values financial freedom from debt more than ostentatious displays of wealth.
fromFast Company
17 years ago

Two-Eagle Re-Post of Excellent Article

I decided to try a co-working space called BlankSpaces. If you're unfamiliar with co-working spaces, they are apparently the new trend for people who got tired of working alone at home. After chatting with a few of the usual suspects, I met Edward Lujan, a recently homeless entrepreneur, and Firas Bushnaq, millionaire and executive chairman of eEye Digital Security, working together on a new company.
Food & drink
fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

Tenderloin falafel maven Billy Alabsi may be San Francisco's most interesting man

Billy Alabsi repeatedly reinvents his career after setbacks, ultimately reopening Falafelland in the Tenderloin following major losses and homelessness.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

The biggest mistakes these centimillionaires made raising their kids with money - and how to fix them

Couple with minimal formal education builds wealth through hard work, curiosity, entrepreneurship, persistence, and family-driven determination.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
4 weeks ago

Businessman John Purdy dies, aged 63

John Purdy, 63, died after selling his company Ergo to US investor Presidio for an estimated €100m; he is survived by his wife Audrey and sons Conor and Kian.
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

Jeff Bezos accuses Polymarket of fabricating quote about 'real world jobs like McDonalds or Palantir'

JUST IN: Jeff Bezos advises aspiring Gen Z entrepreneurs to start at real world jobs like McDonalds or Palantir before starting a business,
Venture
Startup companies
fromFortune
4 weeks ago

Meet the 36-year-old founder of Gen Z stationery brand Papier, who avoids stocks and shares: 'A financial rollercoaster I can't control' | Fortune

Taymoor Atighetchi built Papier into a design-led, highly personalized stationery brand selling millions of products globally, driven by aesthetics, customization, and Gen Z demand.
fromFast Company
4 weeks ago

How to craft a recipe for creative breakthroughs

Develop a start-from-scratch mentality. Imagine walking into your kitchen each morning and seeing a completely empty pot-no leftovers, no old recipes, just a blank slate. That's what I face every day as a creator: the daunting but exhilarating task of starting fresh. This mindset is essential for innovation. We can't rest on yesterday's ingredients. We must embrace a beginner's mind, a state of utter unknowing, like a child who can see infinite possibilities and the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Startup companies
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

'Shark Tank' reveals what they're hunting for in new businesses

"We are looking for passionate, driven entrepreneurs who are ready to take their business to the next level with an investment," Zemrak tells us. "There's no single mold with 'Shark Tank.' That's what's so great. What matters most is that you believe in your product, you know why it exists and you're ready to grow."
Television
Startup companies
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Blackboard co-founder named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year | Cornell Chronicle

Daniel Cane '98, co-founder of Blackboard and co-CEO of Modernizing Medicine, was named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2026.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How to balance intuition and strategic thinking

Balancing gut feelings with hard data isn't a soft skill. It's a strategic advantage. In an era where AI, automation, and ubiquitous dashboards flood us with metrics, it's tempting to believe that better spreadsheets alone will yield better decisions. But our most consequential choices rarely emerge from a cell in column D. They arise from an ongoing negotiation between intuition and rational analysis.
Artificial intelligence
Careers
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I thought I needed to hit a magic number to retire comfortably. Getting laid off at 58 changed my thinking.

Managing cash flow and flexible work options matter more than reaching a specific retirement savings "magic number."
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The CEO of Athletic Brewing starts his day by writing down 3 goals

I cut back on drinking as my fitness journey accelerated. As a day trader, I was used to taking 4:30 a.m. group boxing classes before I started work at 6:00 a.m. In my late 20s, I started running ultramarathons. I stopped drinking alcohol in 2013, and it was one of the biggest life hacks I ever discovered. I had all this newfound energy, better sleep, better workouts - and no hangovers.
Beer
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

It took me a second solo trip to Bali to finally launch my slow fashion business

The 26-year-old real estate project manager from Munich came to the surf camp to improve her skills on the water. I came to talk with adventurous travelers about their big ideas, from new businesses to life after layoffs.
Fashion & style
Marketing
fromHer Campus
1 month ago

FROM CAMPUS TO CEO: HOW TO BUILD A BRAND BEFORE GRADUATION

Build a clear niche, create cohesive branding, pivot during obstacles, and use digital content and practice to grow a service-based business.
Business
fromBusiness Matters
7 months ago

Focus on Solutions, Not Problems: Leadership Principles Sanjeev Soosaipillai Lives By

Prioritize solution-focused thinking to turn obstacles into actionable opportunities and drive progress through calm, creative adaptation and continuous learning.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I'm a Princeton-educated engineer, but I left the corporate world to pursue a better work-life balance. Doing so helped me become a millionaire by 30.

Luisa Zhou quit corporate work after family health crises exhausted her paid leave and founded a business that now generates over $1 million in revenue.
Startup companies
fromFortune
1 month ago

Meet the self-made billionaire who bought a nearly bankrupt company off Warren Buffett for $1,000 and turned it into a $98 billion giant | Fortune

A $1,000 purchase of a failing power exchange enabled Jeffrey Sprecher to build Intercontinental Exchange into a multibillion-dollar company through vision and hard work.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

When I left the Marines, I struggled to adjust to civilian life. Finding work in the real world was the most challenging.

The Marines are a 24-hour responsibility. Once you commit, your personal ambitions take a backseat. Eventually, I reached a point where I wanted to explore those ambitions - specifically, entrepreneurship - while I was still young enough to act on them. I made the decision to leave the service during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic - even though the civilian job market felt uncertain, and many encouraged me to stay. But retired service members who had built businesses offered a different message. They helped me realize that the military equips people with more transferable skills than they often think. The transition resources on base reinforced that point, so I felt ready to move on.
Careers
fromFortune
1 month ago

Despite a $45 million net worth, Big Bang Theory star still works tough, 16-hour days-he repeats one mantra when overwhelmed | Fortune

When things start to unravel, Nayyar doesn't reach for motivational podcasts or productivity hacks. He repeats one word to himself instead: Surrender. "Sometimes, if I find myself really banging my head against something, and it's just one of those days where everything's going wrong, I just tell myself surrender," Nayyar tells Fortune. "Take a breath. Take a pause. Let's just see what happens."
Mindfulness
Business
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I'm 32 and have lived abroad for nearly a decade. Now, I'm weighing life in China against returning to the US.

Dylan Rothenberg founded Wu Mountain Tea in Guangzhou after studying Chinese, lived eight years in China, building a tea-export business and a 50,000-subscriber YouTube presence.
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