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Give Them What They Want

Three entrepreneurs share their smart approaches to better serving customers. (Hint: Ask what they want!).

'If You Can't Get A Job, You've Got To Make A Job'

How does acompany boundworker transform into a free-thinking entrepreneur? Itisnt easy but for laid-off factory workers like Marty Mann, getting it right is a matter of survival.

Who's Tackling Life's Hard Stuff?

Kairosis a company that funds startups. And those companies have a mission: to identifyunsexy, overlooked, challenging industries, and then fix them like nobody else ever has.

You Did It— Now Go Do It Again

Heres the most important lesson you can learn from your past.

The Supreme Zen Of Loving Your Haters

In the years since founding Moon Juice, Amanda Chantal Bacon has been laughed at, ridiculed, and troll-mobbed more than most entrepreneurs will be in a lifetime. Then she used it all to grow her company.

Silent Bob Gets Real

Director Kevin Smith created memorable big-screen stoners. Now they’re a legitimate business.

Partners In Marriage And Business

Husband-and-wife team Raj and Veenu Parkash knew how to run a business together. But when they became first-time franchisees with Lightbridge Academy, they realized they still had plenty of lessons to learn.

I Hired The Wrong People!

JUST cofounder Josh Tetrick wanted to build a disruptive company, so he hired disruptive employees. Then he got disrupted himself.

A Learning Process

Neha Gupta built her fast-growing college-application business, College Shortcuts, one step at a time. But she always led with her heart.

The (Re)making Of Minted

Mariam Naficy had a vision for her company, Minted, the artists’ platform and marketplace. But the business took on a life of its own—teaching her that entrepreneurship, like design, requires a lot of iteration.

Former NBA Star AI Harrington Has A New Role: Cannabis Champ

Will major sports leagues ever embrace cannabis? Former NBA star Al Harrington believes so— and he’s actively making the case (and the plants).

The Secret To Sales: Magical Thinking?

We’re told that business is rational and logical. But what if that’s wrong? Advertising executive Rory Sutherland, vice chairman of Ogilvy Group, argues that real success comes from defying everyone else’s logic.

A Company With Soaring Sales and Global Impact

What do four actors know about ending child hunger? Back in 2013, when they started their mission-driven company, This Saves Lives, not much. But today, thanks to an entrepreneurial can-do mindset, Ryan Devlin, Ravi Patel, Kristen Bell, and Todd Grinnell (from left) are leading a company with soaring sales—and global impact.

Audrey Gelman Building A Business That Nurtures Female-led Startups

Audrey Gelman, cofounder and CEO of the women-focused coworking space The Wing, talks about building a business that nurtures female-led startups.

Inside DraftKings

DRAFTKINGS REALLY LIKES its odds. Since launching in 2012, the daily fantasy sports site has raised close to $650 million in funding, and has deftly navigated the thin legal line between skills-based games and gambling.

How Do You Reboot A Brand?

What happens when you have a recognizable brand but a declining business? Here’s how Sun-Maid raisins’ new CEO tackles the challenge.

TheChildhood Ideas That Stuck

As a kid, I helped my father reformat computers for a lab he started at Ontario’s University of Guelph.

From The Front Lines To Franchising With Inxpress

Chris Lopez is no stranger to being on the front lines, with ten years of military service in the United States Marine Corps and a number of professional leadership positions to his credit.

50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship isn’t easy. It requires bold action. On the following pages, we spotlight 50 entrepreneurs who dared to go big in the past year—and who can inspire us all to dare even bigger.

Fill In the Blank: My Company Does

It’s not as easy as it sounds. And you need to get it right.

Venus Williams Learns To Let Go

Tennis trained her to be a one-woman,hyperfocused, do-it-all yourself machine. But as she’s discovering, entrepreneurship requires more balance.

The New Rules Of Networking

To expand their professional networks, entrepreneurs are seeking smaller and smaller crowds.

How Gary Vaynerchuk Mastered The Art Of Engagement

Gary Vaynerchuk is half man, half brand, half digital experiment. And somehow, that all adds up.

Nick Nasrollahi Living The American Dream

It’s alive and well (and multi-unit) with this drive-in burger franchisee.

Is Bigger Really Better?

When opportunity knocks, sometimes it’s smart to ignore it.

Match Maker

A recruiting-firm founder knows a new job can change everything—even for her franchisees.

Women Think About Money Differently

Ellevest's investing platform speaks its customers’ language.

Danica

You don’t have to be a racing fan to know her name. But now that she’s retired, she’s facing the same question that puzzles every entrepreneur: How do you leave something you’re great at and start over?

How Do You Deliver Bad News?

Entrepreneurship comes with plenty of highs—and lows. Business owners have to not only absorb the problem but tell everyone else, too. We asked six leaders: How did you handle sharing the hardest news of your career?

Top 9 Multitasking Masters

Think you're busy? Take a look at Guy Fieri's calendar. Or a U.S.Army general's. Or an in-demand teenage actor's. Or the CEO of a globally recognized company's.On the following pages, some of the busiest people on the planet explain how they get it all done.