When Armando Martinez graduated from the University of Miami in 2006, he knew he wanted to work for a small tech company. So when he landed his first job at AT&T, he was ecstatic to delve into the ad tech industry. Around this time, a lot of new advertising avenues were just emerging on the […]

So you’ve hit the ground running with an idea that seems scalable and set up the basic framework for your startup. You introduced your co-founder to your family, knowing you’ll be married for a while and doing life in the trenches together. Peers, mentors, and investors have heard your revised pitch after it’s been fine-tuned […]

One day, a 21-year-old college dropout living at his parents’ place in Los Altos, Calif., was fiddling with electronics in his family’s garage. In that moment, he had an idea: He wanted to build a personal computer that would revolutionize the world of technology. There was just one problem. Sure, he took some creative courses […]

For two years I worked at a newspaper where I sat in an office with no windows in front of a desktop dating from the ’90s. Once or twice a week, I’d share the space with my company’s accountant. Except for the occasional “good morning” to my co-workers, it was all business. Now walk inside […]

Switching careers is a tough decision, especially when you have two kids, a corporate job, and a mortgage. Leaving an executive role at HBO and turning down an offer at Google, Dash co-founder Jamyn Edis decided instead to launch a mobile app startup in 2012. Why make the leap from a highly remunerative corporate job […]