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De-radicalizing the Extremists

Parents for Peace enlists ex-believers to help families win back loved ones drawn to Islamism, QAnon, and other ideologies. Demand has never been higher

Flipping The Scrip

In 2011, tech industry veteran Doug Hirsch launched digital health care marketplace GoodRx with Scott Marlette and Trevor Bezdek. With 20 million people now using it every month to find affordable prescription medications, GoodRx has saved them $30 billion. Hirsch has continued to serve as co-CEO since taking the company public last year. We asked him how he’s kept it healthy through all the changes.

Down to Their Last Dollar

Businesses fail every day, from world-beaters (like TWA and Lehman Brothers) to sexy high-fliers (DeLorean, Enron) to Steady Eddie, old-school icons (Toys “R” Us, Sears). Sometimes, of course, market conditions simply turn Sisyphean. But often, when that boulder starts to roll backward, a leader’s grit, imagination, resourcefulness, and ability to conjure a little luck can mean the difference between a brave new chapter and, well, Chapter 11. Here, four businesses that went from nearly bust to total gangbusters.

How Delane Parnell Beat the Game at Its Own Game

He was the living embodiment of the American Dream, a tireless entrepreneur who fought his way from Detroit’s meanest streets. Then Delane Parnell faced the moment that would define his gaming venture—and his life.

Kara Goldin – Making a Bigger Splash

Hint founder and CEO Kara Goldin talks to Park Place Payments founder and CEO Samantha Ettus about breaking into a new industry with an unconventional strategy.

Farming Grows Up

A group of startups raises lettuce, tomatoes, and berries in high-rise plant factories. The founders aren’t farmers; they’re technologists who have shown that even the most grounded industry can be radically reinvented.

Define ‘Stable'

A wild search for the billions of U.S. dollars supposedly backing Tether, the world’s most popular stablecoin

Electric Truck vs. the Hype

The Rivian R1T promises to save the world and change the way Americans drive. Is it really that good?

The Only College Beer Game That Matters

A decades-old business school simulation exercise illuminates how human error can snag up supply chains

The New Disney World Hacks

With Genie+ replacing FastPass+—and pandemic-related restrictions galore—there’s a lot you need to know to still have a magical time in Orlando.

The Yellen Way

The treasury secretary relies on her quiet, above-the-fray authority for influence in Washington

The View From Space

A startup uses satellites and AI to measure, and maybe mitigate, the climate crisis

Three Challenges to Central Bank Autonomy

Three Challenges to Central Bank Autonomy

Brazil Speeds Up Mobile Payments

A year ago the Pix platform didn’t exist. Now half the population uses it like cash

11 Things I Never Knew About Disney World Until I Worked There

Whether it’s children ditched with Mary Poppins or ladies lusting after Captain Jack Sparrow, “the Most Magical Place on Earth” is also one of the most colorful places to work

100 Women Of Impact – Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria became famous as an actress, but her real mission was to be the boss—and then give opportunities to women who might never otherwise get them.

The Big Are Getting Bigger

Major acquisitions. Consolidations. Conglomerates. What’s going on in franchising? The answer says a lot about where the industry is heading—and what growth means going forward.

Mapping the Route to Success

The tourism industry is ready for a comeback, and travel agents are proving their worth like never before.

Lessons That Are Worth Billions

How did Michael Dell build one of the most valuable technology companies in the world? By being willing to try, fail, and learn.

Innovation Comes from Intrapreneurs

Employees say they’re unhappy. Companies are struggling to navigate massive change. The solution to both? It’s creating a culture of intrapreneurship.

Facing a Hard Choice? Get Out of Your Head

When we look at a decision through someone else’s eyes, change becomes a lot easier to make.

Don't Compete. Differentiate!

Want to scale your business? Stop worrying about the competition, and focus on these three areas instead.

What Did You Cut?

To stay agile, business owners must often rethink what they truly need. We asked six entrepreneurs: What expenses have you realized your company is better off without?

Where Change Leads You

The process can be painful, but the goal is profound: Find something new that you’d never want to lose.

Making the First Sale

My sales career was almost cut short by my parents.

Patreon Prepares For Its Close-Up

The service, which lets creators offer subscriptions, is beginning to compete more directly with tech giants

The Internet's Used-Auto Dealers Want to Buy Your Car

Startups selling cars online are thriving, in part because they’re so good at buying cars online

The Hamptons, But Better

With new restaurants and hotels, Long Island’s North Fork is acquiring the sheen of its trendy neighbor—but with fewer crowds and at a (slightly) lower cost.

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF A SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL

Mercy Hospital, a 168-year-old anchor on Chicago’s South Side, was about to succumb to the brutal economics of health care for America's poor and uninsured. Then an unlikely savior appeared

Warding Off A Pig Plague

If African swine fever reaches Puerto Rico it could shut down U.S. pork exports