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My Startup Hit a $120 Million Valuation — Everything Came Down to These 4 First-Year Decisions

Your first year as a founder isn't defined by your idea — it's shaped by the structural decisions you make early. Learn the four critical choices that determine control, runway, momentum, and long-term survivability.

By Ksenia Yudina

Building a Business

His Creative Business Has Made $2.5 Million and Can’t Be Replaced By AI: ‘Price Continues to Go Up’

By Amanda Breen

Business News

Why Great Products Still Fail — What I Learned After Building a Multi-Million-Dollar Brand

By Jake Karls

Business News

Jeff Bezos Isn’t Worried About AI Taking Jobs — And Now He’s Launching a New AI Venture

By Sherin Shibu

Building a Business

Workers on This Meal Delivery Platform Can Make $850,000 a Year, With Top Performers Taking Home $10 Million. Here’s How It Works.

The platform sees itself as a hybrid between home cooking, grocery and restaurant delivery.

By Sherin Shibu

Building a Business

This 57-Year-Old’s Cheesy, ‘Wildly Fun’ Business Averages $3,200 a Month and Is Headed for $100,000 a Year: ‘Revenue Right Away’

Kiersten Bartlett revamped a beloved childhood snack.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

One Is a Poet. One Pleaded Guilty to a Felony. Here’s How the Second Wave of AI Billionaires Is Worth $59 Billion.

The latest wave of AI wealth isn't coming from chips or data centers. It's coming from founders who applied AI to old industries.

By Jonathan Small

Building a Business

I Sold My Business for $280 Million in Cash. Now, I Invest in Early-Stage Companies — Here’s What Every Young 91�� Should Know.

Dan Graham was interested in business from a young age.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

This Podcast Star Has 17 Million Subscribers. He Gave His Protégé One Valuable Piece of Advice.

Steven Bartlett invested a seven-figure sum in Maggie Sellers Reum’s “Hot Smart Rich” podcast and also became an active mentor, not just a financial backer.

By Sherin Shibu

Building a Business

Don’t Limit Your Product to 1 Market — Build With Expansion in Mind. Here’s How I Did It.

Most companies build products for the market in front of them. The companies that last build platforms that can expand far beyond it.

By Greg Sharrow

Building a Business

He Asked an ‘Absurd Question’ About Human Behavior — Then Turned the Answer Into a $9 Million-a-Year Business: ‘Live in the Discomfort’

Milan Martin set out to enjoy cocktails without the consequences.

By Amanda Breen

Launch Your Business

How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Launch Your First Product with Confidence

There's a trick to overcoming imposter syndrome — and the good news is there are easy-to-follow, tangible steps you can take to do that.

By Aytekin Tank

Building a Business

At Age 50, She Started a Business From Her Kitchen Table. Now Her Everyday Household Product Makes $31 Million a Year.

Paula Blankenship inherited her mother's eye for DIY furniture.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

Zoom and Google Already Had This Product. But He Built It Anyway and Hit $1.5 Billion: ‘Care More About Your Particular Problem’

Chris Pedregal built a $1.5 billion AI app in a market that Zoom and Google already owned. His secret had nothing to do with technology.

By Jonathan Small

Building a Business

If You’re Not Asking Your Employees These Questions, You’re Leaving Money on the Table

Your employees already know how to improve your business — most leaders just aren't asking the right questions

By Scott Greenberg

Building a Business

They Started a ‘Classic’ Business in an Old Garage. Now It’s Generating More Than $500,000 a Year: ‘The Most Honest Kind of Making.’

Tait Simpson and Matt Owens set out to create a community-focused brand.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

The Traditional Hiring Process Is Derailing Early-Stage Startups — But the Fix Is Simpler Than You Think

Here's why your startup's engineering gap is costing you more than you think.

By Luis Peralta

91��s

How Ciara Turned a Mom’s Daily Frustration Into a Nationwide Brand

The pop star faced a common parenting conundrum — so she started a brand to help others.

By Jason Feifer

Franchise Profile

This Surfer Spent $5,000 to Open a Roadside Cart Selling an Unconventional Post-Beach Snack. Now, Her Business Brings in $300 Million a Year.

Abby Taylor created a franchise with 400 locations across the U.S.

By Sherin Shibu

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

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