In this issue

50 BEST WORK PACES IN AMERICA.

THE WARBY PARKER YOU DON’T KNOW.

Twenty pages of the year’s coolest, cleverest, most gorgeous things. All made by entrepreneurs WINNING BY DESIGN.

DESIGNING WOMAN - Sarah Kauss founded the S’well water bottle company in 2010. Last year, it had $100 million in sales.

PLUS! THE SMARTEST MONEY ADVICE I EVER GOT - MARK CUBAN, DAYMOND JOHN, BOBBI BROWN, AND 19 OTHERS....

So, You Have This Great Idea...

Hiring a prototype contractor can be a cheaper and easier way to design your product. Use these tips to start building.

3 mins

The Warby You Don't Know

Why Warby Parker’s Founders Are Doubling Down On Deep Tech And Retail Stores—Really—To Vault Their Beloved Startup Into Its Next Phase.

10+ mins

Why You Should Be Willing To Turn Down Business

A sale you turn away can be as important as one you make. So how do you decide?

3 mins

Plugging Into The Grid And The Source-And Playing Ping-Pong For Keeps

“We hire and retain people for their soft skills. We look for someone who is professional, communicates well, has a positive attitude, is a team player and a hard worker, and takes a collaborative approach.”

2 mins

Want To Earn More? Sure. Live Somewhere Else? Why Not? The Company That Can't Say No

ANTHONY SALADINO, 26, made more than $100,000 last year—but he doesn’t have a fixed salary. He’s an account manager, helping clients like the fashion brand Alexander Wang get the perfect position in the search results when you Google “fashion” or “designer.” His income reflects how much the clients pay his company. Saladino works for Elite SEM, a digital marketing business based in New York City, whose CEO allows employees to select their compensation: straight salary or a commission-based hybrid. In either case, there are opportunities for addons. Ben Kirshner, the company’s 39-year-old founder and chief executive, doesn’t mince words: “One of my greatest frustrations when I was 21 was that I wasn’t getting paid what people with more experience were being paid,” he says.

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Where Road Trips Are Both Work And A Perk

“It’s a competitive environment, but one where the overall interests of company and team and seeing the customer succeed rank higher than any individual’s success.”

3 mins

The Smartest Money Advice I Ever Got

When to spend it, when to save it, and how to ask for it: Bobbi Brown, Max Levchin, Daymond John, and 19 other founders pass along the financial wisdom that led to their success

3 mins

Spread The Wealth - Helaine Olen

Bracing for (Some Sort of) Regulatory Impact Washington is creating unprecedented uncertainty. How should you react?

3 mins

Fetishizing Simplicity

PERUSE A RACK OF PROTEIN BARS at any grocery story and they all blend together: claims of what the food does (or does not) contain, promises of protein, and some stamp of approval by the latest fad diet. Rxbar, founded in 2013 by Peter Rahal and Jared Smith, used to be one of them. But 18 months ago, the Chicago-based company gave its protein-bar packaging a radical overhaul, and they soon began landing in retailers including Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, and Kroger. Rahal talks Inc. through logo shrinkage, packaging noise, and graphic-design enlightenment. 

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Treating A Water Bottle Like Art

WHEN S’WELL FOUNDER Sarah Kauss locked in a distribution deal with Target, her first reflex was to make sure someone on her team actually toiled through the vendor’s phone book–size guide for new partners. It’s not all that surprising, considering Kauss began her career as a CPA at Ernst & Young and then got her MBA at Harvard Business School. “I’m so organized, it drives everyone nuts,” says Kauss. “Really, I’m a recovering accountant.”

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