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How Kleinfeld bridal shop is prepping for the busiest wedding season ever,...
Summary List PlacementWhen Michelle Flynn found the perfect wedding dress at New York City's iconic Kleinfeld bridal shop in February, she wasn't surrounded by adoring loved ones oooing and ahhing over...
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A top seller on Popshop Live who did $60,000 in revenue last year shares 5...
Summary List PlacementVivian Nguyen smiles radiantly, welcoming people by their names as they join her "Kawaii Friday Show" livestream. "You guys have been eyeing the plushies," the 21-year-old says....
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I'm a 34-year-old entrepreneur who ditched her NYC apartment to live in...
Summary List PlacementThe pandemic had me itching for change from my New York City homebase.As an Australian, New York winters have always felt brutal to me, and without the opportunity to visit home...
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Hiring some of the 70 million people with a criminal record is a powerful way...
Summary List PlacementShortly after Tim Thomas founded his Washington, DC, legal research consultancy in 2019, his client list began to fill up with law firms in need of his services.But in most other...
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The $15 billion in grants going to event venues this week won't bring...
Summary List PlacementLive performances like concerts, plays, stand-up comedy, and ballet are an important part of our culture and significant contributors to the US economy. In fact, in 2017, arts and...
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How live-music venues, theaters, and talent managers can get up to $10...
Summary List PlacementMovie theaters are dark, Broadway is quiet, and many performers without work are among the 5.5 million Americans on unemployment.In September, one owner of a small New York City...
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Read the pitch deck a founder sent investors via email that netted his open...
Summary List PlacementMonths before the coronavirus pandemic hit the US, open-source platform Almanac raised $2 million in seed funding, then closed another round of $7 million in May according to...
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Former Disney employees reveal how they've turned their unique talents into...
Summary List PlacementWhen New Jersey-native Claire Kalber, 24, was diagnosed with an ovarian tumor in 2016, she decided when she recovered she would pursue her lifelong dream of working for Disney....
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14 tips to help any founder wow investors with their pitch, from a VC who's...
Summary List PlacementI have been attending Y Combinator's twice-a-year demo days since about the second batch, back in 2005. Last month, the accelerator held its 32nd, and over 300 companies...
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How to start 12 small businesses from scratch — whether you're into...
Summary List PlacementThe pandemic upended many lives, but it didn't overturn the entrepreneurial dream. A record number of people started new businesses last year. New applications for an employer ID...
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I worked at Pixar for more than 13 years and had to pitch Steve Jobs...
Summary List PlacementEarly in my career, I worked at Pixar Animation Studios for over 13 years. I started as a technical director and left as the company's director of simulation tools, and I held...
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Here's the 21-page pitch deck a Citi-backed fintech for freelancers used to...
Summary List PlacementWhile countless small businesses have been harmed by the pandemic, self-employment and entrepreneurship have found ways to blossom as Americans started new ventures.Half of the US...
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4.4 million users, 97% satisfaction, and $1 billion in revenue: How Peloton...
Summary List PlacementPeloton's business of stationary at-home bikes, treadmills, and subscription workout classes blossomed during the pandemic as people (including me, a user) searched for safe...
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A millennial who left the corporate world and scaled a 7-figure copywriting...
Summary List PlacementSarah Turner was working as a research associate in 2013 and miserable with her job when her beloved dog was hit and killed by a car. The accident sparked an "existential crisis,"...
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How Stormi Steele turned her kitchen experiments into a hair care brand that...
Summary List PlacementAs a child growing up in De Kalb, Mississippi, a small town 120 miles west of the state capital, Stormi Steele felt her aspirations were feared instead of encouraged. "No one...
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Hustle culture is overrated
Summary List PlacementOn March 29, Tino Masaya posted a tweet that sparked a debate on Twitter."A 9-to-5 job is not slavery. Leave us alone. Not everybody wants or can be an entrepreneur," the...
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How a mother-daughter duo turned their experience with the criminal justice...
Summary List PlacementA background check and credit scores are required for most of the things we want and need in life — a job, a house, a car, a loan.However, a background check can present a barrier...
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The cofounder of an end-of-life planning startup wanted to make dealing with...
Summary List PlacementWhen Elizabeth Eddy was 27, she turned up at her grandmother's Connecticut nursing home to find two police officers waiting for her. Her grandmother's death at the age of 96...
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PPP loans were free money for small businesses, but nearly half of borrowers...
Summary List PlacementThe Small Business Administration has approved $782.2 billion in Paycheck Protection Program loans as of May, according to the government agency. The next step is getting that...
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Down with venture: Why millennial entrepreneurs are embracing the...
Summary List PlacementWhen Mike Botkin needed money to acquire a lawn-care business in his hometown of Orlando, Florida, he didn't go to a bank or an investment firm. He went on Twitter.The 31-year-old...
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