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Building a Business

I Thought I Knew My Value as a Founder — Until I Had an Ego Death Starting a New Company

I built a successful company, then decided to start a new one in an industry I was unfamiliar with and became a novice all over again. Here's what that beginner mindset showed me.

By Vishal Vivek

Buying a Franchise

Want to Open a Dairy Queen? The Company Will Hand You $150,000 Cash.

By Jonathan Small

Tech

3 AI Shortcuts That Quiet Your Inbox, Fill Your Pipeline and Give You Back Your Time

By Aytekin Tank

Business Operations & Logistics

Your Contractors Represent Your Brand. Are You Treating Them That Way?

By Scott Baradell

Marketing

The Missing Factor Behind Why Your Marketing Isn’t Converting

After years across agencies and enterprise marketing teams, I’ve found that most underperformance isn’t a creative problem — it’s a misunderstanding of how real people make decisions, and fixing that gap changes how marketing actually drives growth.

By Stephanie Wicky

Building a Business

3 SEO Mistakes That Are Making Small Businesses Invisible in AI Search

Nearly 70% of Google searches now end without a click. If your business is still optimizing for a world that rewarded keywords over clarity, you are already behind.

By Ali Raza

Leadership

What Happens When You Keep Running From Conflict — and Why It Always Catches Up

Cultures that are capable of navigating conflict start at the top, and that means leadership has to be open to disagreements and discussions. Here's how.

By Allison Schultz

Business News

This $6.6 Billion AI CEO Has a Surprising Offer for Laid-Off Tech Workers

Lovable CEO Anton Osika asked laid-off tech workers to consider joining an “extremely fast-paced” startup.

By Sherin Shibu

Human Resources

Don’t Just Be the Nice Guy — How Falling Into the ‘Empathy Trap’ Made Me a Bad Leader

If you are a founder stuck in the "nice guy" cycle, you need to remember that you can be a nice person and a demanding leader at the same time.

By Vishal Vivek

Side Hustle

In High School, These Friends Started a ‘Roadkill’ Side Hustle. Their Business Made Nearly $600K Last Year: ‘Didn’t Have a Lot of Experience’

Anthony Heathco and Colton Roush began with a lawnmower — now they have a lucrative business.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

Outsiders Think This Industry is ‘Disappearing,’ But It’s Actually Growing Faster Than Ever: ‘People Are Craving Connection’

People often assume the industry is dying out.

By Sherin Shibu

Building a Business

Most Teams Are Using AI the Wrong Way — Here’s How Smart Leaders Avoid Costly Mistakes

AI can dramatically increase speed and productivity, but without human judgment and accountability, it also creates costly mistakes, weak communication and bad decisions.

By Andrew Reid

Thought Leaders

I Never Ask My Team to Change — I Ask Them to Grow. Here’s Why It Works.

Don't ask your team to change; ask them to grow. Here's the difference — and how it helps us scale while maintaining culture.

By Chris Sorensen

Leadership

The Leader Everyone Relies on Is Often the One Nobody Checks on. Here’s How to Break the Pattern.

This piece challenges high-achieving leaders to examine where they may be participating in their own isolation and what it looks like to finally lead without abandoning themselves in the process.

By Mandy Morris

Business News

Here’s Why Top YouTubers Are Betting on This New $3,750 Training Program for Creators: ‘We See an Opportunity’

YouTubers with millions of subscribers, like Jordan Matter, Michelle Khare and Samir Chaudry, are advising the new learning platform.

By Sherin Shibu

Business Accounting

Sorry, Remote Workers: The U.S. Tax Man Travels With You — 8 Tax Strategies for Digital Nomads

With the right planning, digital nomads can legally reduce US tax exposure and simplify compliance while focusing on building their business and life abroad.

By Nathalie Goldstein

Franchise Profile

He Started an Industry-Disrupting Business with Just $15K. Here Are His Secrets to Growth: ‘We’re On Our Way to $1 Billion’

Josh York wakes up at 3:24 a.m. every day and immediately heads into an ice bath.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

CEOs Are Blaming AI for Layoffs. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Says That’s a ‘Lazy’ Excuse.

Huang said that leaders should be more cautious when talking about AI.

By Sherin Shibu

Business Accounting

Why Good Small Business Always Run Out of Cash — and What Savvy 91��s Do Differently

Here's why cash flow is so brutal for independent merchants — and what they can actually do about it.

By Dax Dasilva

Building a Business

I Pitched My Product From a Citi Bike — And Ate It for 100 Days Straight. Now It’s in Whole Foods and Surpassing $700,000 a Year.

Damiano Messineo merged his two passions: business and food.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

This $7.2 Billion Startup CEO Gets Applications From Thousands of Job-Seekers a Day. Here’s What He’s Looking For.

The CEO is a former Google engineer who now leads a $7.2 billion AI company.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

The First Hall of Fame for Founders Is Coming — Take a Look Inside the Hall of Giants

John Tillman, founder and CEO of Hall of Giants, details his mission to celebrate entrepreneurs by putting a spotlight on their role in building a better world.

By Dan Bova

Business News

This Real Estate Developer Is Buying Up Empty Offfice Buildings in Denver for Pennies on the Dollar — His Plan Could Be a Template for America’s Dying Downtowns

Asher Luzzatto bought 7% of downtown Denver for pennies on the dollar. He's betting people will want to live in abandoned offices.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

This $4 Billion Startup Just Laid Off 22% of Employees — So It Can Offer Remaining Staff $1 Million Salaries

ClickUp CEO Zeb Evans said the company’s layoffs were part of an AI-focused restructuring.

By Sherin Shibu

91��s

6 Simple Habits That Made Me More Productive Than 12-Hour Workdays Ever Did

These simple productivity habits focus on what actually moves the needle, from managing your energy to repurposing content and focusing on real outcomes.

By Georgi Todorov

Business News

Here’s the Surprising Reason Steve Wozniak Co-Founded Apple — And It Wasn’t to ‘Make Money’

Steve Wozniak did not start Apple to get rich; he was motivated by something else entirely.

By Sherin Shibu

Buying a Franchise

The Man Who Built 7-Eleven Into a Global Empire Had One Three-Word Motto —Here’s What It Was

Toshifumi Suzuki, known as "The God of Retail," started with one Tokyo store and built up an empire with tens of thousands of locations.

By Jonathan Small

Building a Business

How New AI Breakthroughs Are Helping 91��s Cut Costs and Scale Faster

As AI becomes more powerful and accessible, the real opportunity for entrepreneurs isn't replacement but amplification — using smarter data, custom models and clear strategy to scale operations, improve decision-making and unlock team capacity.

By Andres Tovar

Building a Business

What These 3 ‘Accidental’ Startup Stories Reveal About Where the Best Business Ideas Really Come From

Slack, Airbnb, Shopify — none of them began the way people think. Here's what aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from them.

By Roy Dekel

Building a Business

The Invisible Barriers That Are Sabotaging Your Company’s Scalability

Learn how small frictions slow your company's growth — and how you can remove unnecessary barriers to scale more effectively.

By Cyrus Claffey

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