Entrepreneur US
5 Ways to Multitask Your Fall - From a corporate office to working from the living room, Emmy Award winner Mario Armstrong has five new products designed to make putting in the hours more enjoyable.
From a corporate office to working from the living room, Emmy Award winner Mario Armstrong has five new products designed to make putting in the hours more enjoyable.
2 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
You Can Hire Like Netflix - The streaming platform built an incredible team with a strategy called
Looking for a job? ClassDojo has 15 positions open, but heads up: The bar is death zone high, and they're in no rush to hire. The children's education company has a team of 220 and a hiring rate of 0.09% of those who apply.How can a company grow while hiring that slowly? The answer is "talent density", a concept that's gaining steam lately.
3 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
Speedy Growth Killed My Startup - We seemed to be rocking it-lots of press, major partnerships. Then we learned the harsh consequences of overlooking our customers.
Three months after I launched my company, we were featured in The New York Times. Other national outlets followed. The attention led to partnerships with Shake Shack, Bombas, Urban Outfitters, and hundreds of other major brands.You might think this sounds good. I sure did when it happened. Hockey stick growth is a sign of success, right? But it wasn't. My company, This App Saves Lives, had fallen into one of the most surprising and ultimately fatal traps for entrepreneurs: We grew before truly understanding our product-market fit. That mistake would ultimately result in the demise of our business.
3 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
Three Pivots to $100 Million - How do you find a working business model? Do it like Rowan-a brand that reinvented itself many times before finally piercing the ear-piercing market
If you have a tween girl, you've probably heard of Rowan. It's the cool brand for piercings, where licensed nurses insert hypoallergenic studs into thousands of ears every day. With more than 500 employees, it's on track to have 65 stores and an annual run rate of $100 million in revenue this year.But in 2017, Rowan was just a fledgling startup with a great idea and a bad business model. It survived because founder Louisa Schneider was willing to pivot, and pivot, and pivot again, until its mission, profit, and market all clicked into place.
3 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
HOW TO BOUNCE BACK FROM A BAD REVIEW
A one-star review can hurt your egoand your business. But it's possible to prevent (and remedy!) this scary scenario.
3 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
HOW TRUST SAVED KFC
The former CEO of Yum! Brands explains how he turned around a struggling KFC and the important lesson it offers for anyone in franchising.
10 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
America's Favorite MOM POP SHOPS 2024
HOW WE PICKED 150 BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
1 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
The $414,000 Side Hustle
I have a day job-and a highly profitable interior design company on the side. Here's how I did it.
1 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
'Only the Strongest Are Going to Survive'
Brian Lee cofounded companies like LegalZoom and ShoeDazzle-and he believes a lot of conventional business wisdom is backward. Sure, it's harder to raise capital. But it's actually cheaper than ever to start a company. by JASON FEIFER
5 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
MY MVP EMPLOYEE
One amazing team member can make an outsize impact on your business. We asked some of the shops on our list to share their No. 1 team member-and what makes them so special.
3 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
THE CURSE OF GROWING TOO FAST
FAIRE is a platform for small businesses, but it grew big the wrong way-almost becoming a $12 billion wreck. Here's how it fixed the problem, and why you should think twice before skyrocketing.
10+ min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
HOW TO ASK FAMILY FOR MONEY
Your friends-and-family fundraising round doesn't have to be scary and awkward. Here's advice from one of the world's leading investors.
2 min |
September - October 2024
Entrepreneur US
Trust Equals Sales
For their business to work, Dianne and Gabrielle Melillo need more than customers. They need a community that has total confidence in them.
3 min |
September - October 2024
Fast Company
THE NEW RULES OF BUSINESS TRAVEL
In the era of hybrid teams, everyone is a road warrior-not just sales teams and C-suite execs. It's part of why business travel spending is expected to finally reach, and perhaps surpass, pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year, according to Deloitte. But, as with everything, work trips are not what they were in 2019. From airlines to banks, companies are finding new ways to make business travel easier-and even a little fun.
5 min |
Fall 2024
Fast Company
REDDIT'S REVENGE
IN AN ERA OF AI UPHEAVAL. THE CACOPHONOUS SOCIAL HUB EMERGES AS THE HUMAN-DRIVEN INTERNET'S LAST GREAT HOPE.
10+ min |
Fall 2024
Fast Company
The Fast and the Furious
High prices at McDonald's, Taco Bell, and other chains are sparking consumer revolt.
6 min |
Fall 2024
Fast Company
10/10 - THE 10 MOST INNOVATIVE PEOPLE OF THE LAST 10 YEARS
In honor of Fast Company's 10th Innovation Festival in September, we identified 10 industrious leaders whose groundbreaking efforts defined the past decade in business. We spoke to them about their extraordinary achievements in tech, medicine, entertainment, and more. And we explored how the impact of their work has withstood passing fads, various presidential administrations, a pandemic, and many, many quarterly reports.
10+ min |
Fall 2024
Fast Company
SO MANY WAYS TO LOSE
In the Ozempic era, Weight-Watchers is remaking itself to be something for everyone meal-plan program and a tele-health prescription service. But have consumers already lost their appetite?
10+ min |
Fall 2024
Fast Company
INTELLIGENT IMPACT
BUSINESS LUMINARIES SHARE HOW AI CAN INTERSECT WITH SOCIAL MISSION.
1 min |
Fall 2024
Fast Company
The Mysterious Reappearance of the Reggie Bar
How a beloved 1970s candy got called back up to the major leagues.
8 min |
Fall 2024
Fast Company
Lost in Truncation
Lost in Truncation Generative AI was supposed to unleash our creativity. Instead, it became our cultural trash compactor. Welcome to the age of summarization.
4 min |
Fall 2024
Fast Company
Gabriella Khalil
Gabriella Khalil, creative director, answers our career questionnaire.
2 min |
Fall 2024
Entrepreneur US
This Doughnut Franchise Is Hitting the Road
To grow, DonutNV needed a steady supply of delivery trailers. So last year, it started making them itself.
2 min |
Startups - Fall/Winter 2024
Entrepreneur US
This Fencing Franchise Is Ready for Growth
Superior Fence & Rail nearly doubled its sales in one year. How? By stepping back and focusing on fundamentals.
2 min |
Startups - Fall/Winter 2024
MIT Sloan Management Review
The Four Guardrails That Enable Agility
Large organizations can move as fast as startups if leaders empower employees to act autonomously via well-defined constraints.
10+ min |
Fall 2024
MIT Sloan Management Review
Make Smarter Investments in Resilient Supply Chains
Many companies invest in resilience only after a disruption. Applying the concept of real options can help decision makers fortify supply chain capabilities no matter the crisis.
10+ min |
Fall 2024
MIT Sloan Management Review
How to Turn Professional Services Into Products
Product-based business models can help services firms achieve greater scale and profitability. But the transformation can be challenging.
10 min |
Fall 2024
MIT Sloan Management Review
Do You Really Need a Chief AI Officer?
The right answer depends on the strategic importance and maturity of AI in your company.
10+ min |
Fall 2024
MIT Sloan Management Review
When Generative AI Meets Product Development
From ideation to user testing, large language models are allowing companies to explore more ideas and iterate faster.
6 min |
Fall 2024
MIT Sloan Management Review
Generative Al's Impact on Work
Since the public rollout of ChatGPT nearly two years ago, the transformative potential of generative AI has been widely discussed. But so far, actual transformation has been slow and uneven.
1 min |