Sophie Adelman always envisioned herself building a business from scratch, with a supportive team who was driven by their belief in the company’s mission. What she didn’t foresee was that this dream would come true at a tech startup. Adelman was always familiar with the startup scene, having attended business school at Stanford. But her […]

For many startup founders, the idea of much-needed R&R seems like an obscure concept. But rest, relaxation and fun are integral to avoiding burnout and keeping you, your team, and your business in tip-top shape. So whether you’re reading this on your phone over a triple shot espresso between meetings or after a breathtaking mountain […]

The pace of daily life, especially in the workplace, is faster than ever. Companies across the board, especially startups, are taking a fresh approach to the way they manage productivity. And the buttoned up, 40-hour workweek is quickly giving way to flex hours, remote offices, and casual, tech-friendly environments. Conventional policies and procedures have become […]

Sometimes it takes a new spin on things to make us realize what we’ve been missing all along. Riposte is the only title on the shelves that calls itself “a smart magazine for women.” Danielle Pender, its editor-in-chief, started the beautifully designed London-based magazine because she had noticed that she couldn’t find what she wanted […]

When Kickstarter launched in 2009, the idea of crowdfunding was in its most basic stages. The term had entered the lexicon around three years earlier, but Kickstarter took the concept to the next level. And even though not all of the five most successful crowdfunding projects of all time were launched on Kickstarter, they all […]

Your typical entrepreneurial library—physical or digital—is crowded with books by business luminaries, and full of advice on investment, marketing, hiring, and the like. There is, indisputably, good reason for this: these texts teach concrete, technical strategies that quantifiably boost growth. The utility of philosophical wisdom, on the other hand, is harder to pin down. Abstract […]

Growing up in Los Angeles, Libby Slate established herself as an entertainment reporter at a young age. “When I was a little girl, my family shared a duplex with an actress who had a lot of famous friends who visited,” says the writer, who has done freelance work for publications ranging from TV Guide to the Los […]