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Russ Heddleston Russ Heddleston
Updated on April 22, 2024

Is Your Startup Fundraising in 2021? This Is Your Time.

Here are the trends shaping a record year for founders — and the tools that will help them seize the moment.

Stephen Cognetta Stephen Cognetta
Updated on April 22, 2024

Why We Made Features Free During COVID-19

How one bootstrapped startup approached launching free products to students.

Ben Jennings Ben Jennings
Updated on April 22, 2024

Startup Founders Must Understand Their Risk Tolerance

Founders are facing a risky world. In order to navigate it, you need to understand how you prefer to handle the challenges you face.

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Joe Procopio Joe Procopio
Updated on April 22, 2024

What to Do When Your Startup Uncovers a New Competitor

Don’t fight on their turf. Take the battle straight to them.

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Bobby Mukherjee Bobby Mukherjee
Updated on April 22, 2024

3 Lessons Startup CEOs Should Take Away From the Covid Vaccine Rollout

The rapid production and distribution of the vaccine is a marvel of modern science and logistics. All leaders should take note.

Alexandria Jacobson Alexandria Jacobson
Updated on April 22, 2024

Launching a Startup? Here’s What You Need to Know About Financing.

It can be challenging to qualify for traditional banks loans, but there are other ways to fund your business.

Justin Cowan Justin Cowan
Updated on April 22, 2024

From Startup to Sell-Off: 3 Ways to Prepare for an Acquisition

With the end goal of selling a business, crucial early steps can maximize your success at exit.

Peter Pellizzari Peter Pellizzari
Updated on April 22, 2024

Social Media Is a Dead End for Social Reading. Here’s Why.

E-reading devices and apps are woefully inadequate when it comes to social reading. Here’s what we can do about it.

David Ryan Polgar David Ryan Polgar
Updated on April 22, 2024

What If We Made Social Media Companies Nonprofits?

To untangle the Gordian Knot in which the public and social media are ensnared, we need to radically rethink these companies’ structures.

Brian Nordli Brian Nordli
Updated on April 22, 2024

How the Array of Things Project Is Making Chicago a Smart City

Founded by local researchers, the Array of Things smart city project aims to make Chicago more livable.