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Cousins Maine Lobster got $55,000 for 15% from Barbara Corcoran on Shark Tank. How the food-truck franchise grew, what its $1B claim means, and who owns it.
Poppi on Shark Tank: the Ellsworths gave Rohan Oza 25% as Mother Beverage. The rename, the $8.9M gut-health settlement and PepsiCo's $1.95B deal.
Founder-led sales isn't a phase to rush through — it's how you learn what customers actually pay for. How to run it deliberately and know when to hand it off.
Five franchise books for first-time buyers, covering whether franchising fits you, evaluating a brand, running the real numbers and reading the FDD.
Mercury or a traditional bank? Ramp or Brex? QuickBooks or Xero? A stage-by-stage guide to the finance stack founders actually run their startup on in 2026.
Most 'best self-employed jobs' lists are guesses. This one is ranked by real BLS median wage data, from bookkeeping to financial advising.
Seven productivity books for entrepreneurs, including Cal Newport's Deep Work, that tackle context-switching, priority creep, procrastination and systems.
Most sales books assume you already have a sales team. These 6 don't, covering first deals, better discovery and building an outbound pipeline.
Five pricing and finance books for founders beyond Profit First, covering what to charge, which clients to keep and how to actually read your numbers.
The financial benchmarks, legal steps, and transition plan every founder needs before quitting their day job. A practical guide for 2026.
How to start a consulting business in 2026, from choosing a narrow niche and pricing at a premium to landing clients and building a repeatable pipeline.
How to build a startup pitch deck that gets funded in 2026, including the 10 slides that matter and how to frame your deck as an investment thesis.
A complete guide to starting a paid newsletter business in 2026 on platforms like Substack and beehiiv, and why owning your email list matters.
A step-by-step guide to building a micro-SaaS in 2026, with or without coding experience, from finding a niche problem worth solving to recurring revenue.
Pickleland founder Alejandro Rioja is building Courtlines, an AI-first club operating system for pickleball, tennis and other court-sport facilities.
Pickleland founder Alejandro Rioja built The Court Scout, a pickleball, padel, tennis and badminton court directory that AI agents re-check weekly.
A 2026 playbook for validating your startup idea before you spend your savings, starting with your riskiest assumption and talking to real people.
Five negotiation books for entrepreneurs, from Chris Voss's Never Split the Difference onward, each matched to deals like hiring, fundraising and pricing.
29.8M Americans are already solopreneurs. Choose a business model, price your work, build your AI-powered stack, and reach profitability on your own.
The 7 best business books for entrepreneurs in 2026, from Alex Hormozi's $100M Offers to books on negotiation, leadership, habits and knowing when to exit.
You can grow revenue every quarter and still run out of cash. The Profit First method flips the accounting formula so profit is a habit, not a hope.
How real founders deploy AI agents in 2026 to cut headcount cost, automate ops, and lift revenue-per-employee — the workflows and guardrails that work.
A practical playbook for building a $10M consumer brand with no app or software: product, margins, distribution, retention, and the channels that scale in 2026.
The exact 2026 playbook to reach $1M ARR in B2B SaaS: pricing, ICP, GTM motion, sales math, and the metrics investors actually check before they wire.
Nick Riley, a CPA and former KPMG and Deloitte consultant, owns Driftwood Builders Roofing and shares how he builds trust with customers in Austin.
An examination of how Danny Pouladian's professional responsibility grew gradually, from defined tasks to overseeing systems and managing tradeoffs.
Anantharaj Appanan went from studying law to founding Infohibur Komunikasi Sdn Bhd in 1997 and building businesses in telecommunications, BPO and technology.
Aleksandar Saša Trajkovski is a Macedonian poet and translator whose works include Lyrical Elegies and Poems from the Balkans.
How Sunglass Hut grew from a small business into an eyewear powerhouse as sunglasses became a lifestyle accessory as well as protection from the sun.
Nathan Hirsch, founder of FreeeUp, shares how an internship and his entrepreneur mom shaped him, and what he has learned about how to hire.
Sustainability strategies for business owners and the benefits they bring, from stronger employee involvement and a competitive edge to optimized revenue.
Syed Abdullah Jayed, CEO of FundedNext and founder of NEXT Ventures, has built a global fintech business group serving thousands of traders.
Kasey Stinson, a former Los Angeles tax professional, is cofounder and Chief Financial Officer of Victory Starts Now, a community based restoration nonprofit.
How The Honor Society Foundation helps students move a step closer to their goals, and why financing education is one of the most effective ways to help.
A beginner's guide to NNN properties for sale, explaining what triple net means, how these properties work, and the pros and cons of investing in them.
Six things you need to start a business in Pennsylvania, from the right insurance, including required worker's comp coverage, to funding options.
Should your small business ship internationally? The benefits of selling across borders, such as year-round seasonal sales, weighed against the challenges.
Jimmy Bennett, serial entrepreneur and founder of Simply Success Academy, shares how he started selling on eBay and built his path to business success.
AM/FM still owns most sports-audio time, but podcasts and video are eating discovery. Here's the 2026 data and what it means for fans, media, and brands.
Why music connects and unites us, with research showing how singing and playing music together releases endorphins and builds social closeness.
Ara Torosian is an Iranian-American pastor and executive music video producer with a Bachelors in Theology who advocates about Christian persecution.
Matt Dixon of Greenville, SC shares strategies for developing financial goals for your business, from consulting the owners to balancing growth.
Andrew Duplessie, Chief Innovation Officer at Flowcode, shares his entrepreneurial path, from founding Tipster, which he sold in 2019, to acting and writing.
Toronto-based cannabis company Ayurcann Holdings Corp. reported revenue up 1,149 percent and operating income up 440% over its 2020 fiscal year.
AI campaigns, retail media, CTV, the cookie reversal, and the measurement reckoning. The 8 digital advertising trends that decide where your 2026 budget goes.
Real estate expert Gary Nash weighs in on whether property investment is a safe haven during a crisis and how the pandemic affected home sales.
TikTok star Keemo Kazi, known for his comedic skits and pranks, makes his music industry debut with the album Keemo VS. Kazi.
Carmen Edelson turned her love of travel into Carmen's Luxury Travel, a blog of five-star travel reviews for successful business people and retirees.
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