Thought Leaders
I’ve Backed 20 Startups. Here’s What Actually Separates the Ones That Win From the Ones That Stall.
After investing in nearly 20 startups, I've learned the idea matters — but the founder decides how far it goes.
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Tech
AI Just Broke Vendor Lock-in. Here’s Why That’s a Big Opportunity for Small Businesses.
Migrations used to be so painful that vendors could get lazy. Now AI does the grunt work, so you can negotiate harder and go after locked-in customers.
By Boaz Sobrado
Business News
Warren Buffett Agreed to Mentor This NFL Player Within Hours of Meeting. Here’s What He’s Learned in 17 Years.
Their relationship began when Warren Buffett asked to meet him before a football game.
By Sherin Shibu
Thought Leaders
The Next Wave of American Innovation Isn’t Being Built in Silicon Valley. Here’s Where It’s Actually Happening.
The innovation frontier is moving from software to physical infrastructure — and one American region is quietly positioned to lead it.
By Nassir Criss
Thought Leaders
3 Kinds of Deals I Turn Down — Even When Everything in the Room Says Yes
Some of the best investment decisions I've made never show up anywhere — because the discipline to walk away when everything in the room is leaning forward is what separates real investors from the rest.
Grow Your Business
I’ve Built Companies in 6 Industries. The Same 5 Patterns Determine Success Every Time.
Industries change, but the problems that determine success repeat — here are the five patterns every entrepreneur should learn to recognize.
Grow Your Business
Business Formations Are at Record Highs — and the Fastest-Growing States Aren’t the Ones You’d Guess
AI and remote work just killed the case for building in a legacy startup hub — and the data on where founders are actually launching proves it.
Building a Business
I Went to a $14,000 Retreat for 9-Figure Founders in the Italian Countryside. Here’s a Behind-the-Scenes Look.
Here's what happens when ultra-successful founders gather behind closed doors.
By Sherin Shibu
Grow Your Business
Your Next Customer Will Ask AI About Your Business. Here’s How to Shape What It Says
I rewrote my agency's website, but AI engines kept repeating the old version — here's what that taught me about who really controls your story now.
By Ali Raza
Building a Business
How to Build a Capital Stack That Gives Your Startup More Control
Venture capital is no longer a default. Here's why founders need to rethink how they finance their startups.
By Will Fan
Business News
This Is ‘One of the Worst’ Strategies You Can Follow With Your Credit Card, and Over 40% of Cardholders Do It
This common practice could be holding credit cardholders back.
By Sherin Shibu
Tech
America’s Power Grid Is Under Pressure. Here’s What Business Owners Need to Know.
Learn why power reliability is becoming a real competitive advantage for businesses.
By Arpit Jain
Business News
A Federal Order Threatened My Business Overnight — Literally. Here’s How We Bounced Back.
When a federal order threatened part of my business overnight, my values alone didn't save me. Here's what did.
Business News
Values Reveal Themselves Under Pressure. Here’s How to Turn Yours Into a Competitive Advantage.
Mission-driven leadership doesn't live in the statement on your wall — it lives in the trade-offs you make when nobody would fault you for taking the easier path.
Business News
LinkedIn Launched a New Tool to Combat One of Its Most Pervasive Issues. More Than 1 Million People Have Used It in Just 2 Weeks.
The new tool helps the platform identify poor-quality content.
By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business
The 5 Tests Buyers Use Before Pricing Your Business
Before assigning a valuation, institutional buyers evaluate cash flow quality, financial discipline, operational resilience and risk. Learn the five tests that matter most.
Building a Business
I’m in the Navy and Have a Home-Based Side Hustle Making $8,000 to $11,000 a Month. It’s Better Than Uber.
Monalisa Escobedo, 38, read an article that gave her a business idea.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
Kodak Invented the Future — But Couldn’t Let Go of Its Past. Here’s How to Avoid the Same Trap.
The hardest thing to let go of isn't a task. It's the identity that comes with doing it.
By Saahil Mehta
91³ÉÈËs
The Biggest Tax Deduction Business Owners Overlook Is Hiding in a Plan They Already Have
Most business owners already have a retirement plan. The problem is that many of them are still using the one set up when their business was a fraction of its current size.
By Rob Pasquesi
Business News
Robert Irvine on How 91³ÉÈËs Can Overcome Their Biggest Business Challenges
Robert Irvine shares how entrepreneurs can overcome business challenges and turn the impossible into action.
Business News
He Was a Jail Deputy. She Was an Elementary School Teacher. Here’s How They Became Millionaires.
They were earning steady paychecks but were missing control over their time.
By Sherin Shibu
Tech
AI Psychosis Is Real, Rare and Rising — and Your Life as a Founder Fits Every Risk Factor
Doctors are warning of a new risk in people who spend hours a day with chatbots engineered to agree with them — worth a read if that's your workday.
Building a Business
I’ve Launched 22 Companies. 5 Moves Separate Founders Who Scale From Ones Who Fail
After launching 22 companies, I've learned the hardest transition any founder makes is trading control for trust — and building the systems and people that outlast their involvement.
Business News
Think You’re Good With Money? Try Scoring Higher Than a Teen on This New Advanced Placement Exam
A new course offered by the College Board this fall teaches high school students about personal finance and entrepreneurship.
By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business
What Growing Businesses Should Expect From an HR and Payroll Provider
Here's what growing businesses need from an HR and payroll partner as their workforce becomes more complex.
Building a Business
5 Powerful Lessons I’ve Learned From Building a Third-Generation Family Business
Family businesses are not signs of limited ambition but represent the extraordinary challenge of stewarding something meaningful that extends beyond oneself.
By Brian Taylor
Building a Business
The First Black Woman to Co-Found a Unicorn Startup Breaks Down Her Business Advice: ‘When I Tried to Be Less Nice I Sounded Ridiculous.’
Julia Collins always had an entrepreneurial spirit.
By Amanda Breen