Tag: Entrepreneurs

This is a story about how my 9 year old daughter started-it-up and baked herself an entrepreneur by teaching herself some of the most crucial lessons for starting a new business in just a few hours. I trust no matter if you’re a young entrepreneur, a young professional or a parent, you migh...

Putting enough capital together for a business can be a huge challenge for any entrepreneur. The challenge can be particularly daunting for members of the LGBTQI+ community, however, owing to the fact that the law doesn’t offer protection against some kinds of discrimination. For instance, mem...

This is a story about how my 9 year old daughter started-it-up and baked herself an entrepreneur by teaching herself some of the most crucial lessons for starting a new business in just a few hours. I trust no matter if you’re a young entrepreneur, a young professional or a parent, you migh...

Congratulations! Your startup has successfully transitioned through the turbulent waters of the initial stages and is ready to embrace an exhilarating stage of growth and expansion. If you have reached this juncture, you have successfully validated your product or service and demonstrated a resona...

Who doesn’t love reality television? Umm… besides all the Hollywood writers currently on strike. But, assuming you’re not one of those writers fighting for living wages in an industry being destroyed by, among other things, reality television, it’s safe to assume you’v...

One of the things nobody warns entrepreneurs about when they start fundraising for their startups is how many hours they’ll spend writing emails introducing themselves to venture capitalists. To give a rough estimate, I spent 15 years fundraising for venture-backed tech companies and, during t...

I was meeting with a founder who’d been struggling to fundraise for a few months. His company was profitable and growing fast, and he couldn’t understand why venture capitalists weren’t interested. Conversely, I was struggling to understand why he was fundraising. “But ...

Putting enough capital together for a business can be a huge challenge for any entrepreneur. The challenge can be particularly daunting for members of the LGBTQI+ community, however, owing to the fact that the law doesn’t offer protection against some kinds of discrimination. For instance, mem...

We become workplace zombies. We clock in and out. We collect our paychecks without trying too hard to give our best effort at work. We check the financial markets during meetings. We doom-scroll. And then, we start reflecting. “This is not a life I seek. I need more control. I can do bet...

That responsibility, referred to in the business world as corporate social responsibility (CSR), has become the floor rather than the ceiling for companies looking to thrive. Whether an organization focuses on improving the lives of cancer patients, like the healthcare tech company Flat...

From books to real estate, from African-inspired foods to financial services, the business leaders in this year’s Level program cohort span a variety of industries and cities across the U.S. and Canada. These business leaders — who identify as women and Black, Indigenous, or ot...

The report was informed by a yearlong effort of roundtables and one-on-one meetings with a diverse network of impact investors, mainstream institutions, and Indigenous entrepreneurs and intermediaries, to identify specific collective actions that could address key challenges that Indigenous-led ente...

Those who create fashion designs for a living realize how competitive this industry is, including having to compete with every fashion behemoth around the world. You’re perhaps one starting to build a solid reputation in this industry, and you consider yourself a true fashion entrepreneur. ...

Her startup, a line of eco-friendly skincare products, was her dream turned reality. Yet, as she sifted through emails and product designs, the cost of her dream became tangible: missed dinners with family, important milestones of loved ones, weekends spent working instead of with friends, and a per...

Dubai’s entrepreneurs are known for their relentless pursuit of innovation, a trait that extends beyond the realms of business into the personal quest for health and wellness. In a city that champions the spirit of ambition, finding unique and effective ways to maintain and enhance health is p...