When you’re a startup approaching investors for the first time, what’s the best way to score big? Depends on how you define the term “score big.” New York City venture capitalist Mark Hass says money isn’t everything. “It’s about scoring big with the right partners,” says Hass, founding partner at Peconic First, a private equity […]

“Go back inside. You never know who you’ll meet.” Those were the words of my mother. She was referring to a cocktail party at a townhouse in New York’s West Village. I’d gone in, but was too shy to initiate conversation, and booze wasn’t doing the trick. I decided that it wasn’t for me and […]

“Your family’s broke.” When I heard these words, I was 28 years old, making $35,000 a year, and tending to a 55-year-old father who was dying of fourth-stage lung cancer. Our attorneys told my younger sister and I that the financial tides had turned for our self-employed father, a self-made millionaire. Suddenly, there were more […]

Jessica Schimpf is turning the glass blowing world on its head. Not only is the 28-year-old artist a woman excelling in an overwhelmingly male-dominated field, she’s creating many of her pieces from recycled glass, recycled packaging, and organic plants—something that has never been done before and that is often frowned upon by most traditional glass […]

The shower might be the last bastion of boredom in the modern era. Smartphones have made it possible for us to find entertainment while we wait in line at the grocery store, commute to work, or encounter any situation where the real world isn’t exciting enough to capture our attention. But for the vast majority […]

When you’re starting out in life, you’re not likely to spend much time pondering your credit report. You’re not running out to buy any big ticket items; you’re just trying to make ends meet. You can get credit—even before you establish a credit history—simply because Visa, MasterCard, and all the rest want your business and […]

It’s hard to define what exactly “success” means in the world of business. In my experience, becoming successful means that you’ve achieved the goals you set out to accomplish, regardless of what those goals are. Your goal could be to earn $100,000 a year working for yourself, build and sell a startup for $100 million […]