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From Underage Brewer to Big-Money Entrepreneur
From underage brewer to big-money entrepreneur

Peter Ellen’s first business wasn’t quite legal. When he was away at a traditional British boarding school, Ellen took advantage of the fact that his fellow students were looking for a way to get around the ban on alcohol. “I saw it was in high demand, so I started a home brewery business,” he says. […]
Get That Cool Job: interior designer

Always rearranging your living spaces? Obsessed with houzz.com? Know what colors work together, and how to coordinate your throw pillows? You might want to consider a career in interior design. And guess what? The outlook for this industry is good. Employment of interior designers is predicted to be growing at a higher rate than average, […]
From Lady Gaga to Lyft: investor Troy Carter on picking winners

If you can catch Troy Carter’s attention, there’s a good chance that you’re about to hit it big. After all, he was an early investor in a long list of companies—Uber, Lyft, Dropbox, and Warby Parker, to name a few—that did just that. How does he know an idea is a winner? “You know it’s […]
Everything you need for a podcast, right in your pocket

Podcasting is incredibly popular these days—just like back in 2004 to 2005, after Adam Curry’s Daily Source Code podcast hit it big. But he was a former MTV VJ, after all. We can’t all have such amazing credentials that will propel us to podcasting stardom. So how exactly did podcasting make a comeback a decade […]
No one reading your PR pitches? 10 ways to fix that

Baffled and disappointed that nobody seems interested in your company’s story? Your competitors seem to have all the luck, garnering features in blogs and magazines, while the best you get is a lousy mention in a longer article. I’ve been working in PR for years now, and have a few things to share about why […]
F-Bombs Inspire Fable Founder to Create Kid-Friendly Tablet
F-bombs inspire Fable founder to create kid-friendly tablet

When Matthew Growney let his three kids use his iPad, he came across some troubling scenarios. “My daughter and son would type in ‘Super Mario Bros’ and a spoof would pop up with profanity,” Growney says. “It was a clip of guys yelling the F-word to Mario.” So Growney created Fable, a tablet that looks […]
In it to Win it: Compass Founder on Switching Up a Business Model
In it to win it: Compass founder on switching up a business model

Changing Your Business Model Entrepreneur Robert Reffkin knows what it’s like to turn around a business that’s in dire straits. With Compass, he had to help guide the company through several changes of direction and a couple of high-profile lawsuits. After Compass launched in 2013, Reffkin and the New York-based real estate platform’s team decided […]
Different drummer: Mindy Abovitz fearlessly leads ‘Tom Tom’

On Mindy Seegal Abovitz’s 21st birthday, her best friend left a trail of small gifts throughout her A-frame home in Gainesville, Florida: a sweater from a nearby thrift store, then “some sort of weird, raw cookie” that Stephanie, better known as “Scoot,” had been making at the time. At the end of the trail were […]
Get That Cool Job: screenwriter

A screenwriting career is sought out by many, but actually acquired by few. The closest that most aspiring screenwriters get to working in Hollywood is tapping away on their laptops at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on Sunset Boulevard. But if you have the drive, passion, and talent, you have a shot at seeing […]
These five TED Talks will change the way you run your business

It’s a hectic morning: you’re scheduling meetings with investors, emailing the new marketing assistant, and trying to figure out how to improve the way you run your business. But are you also taking the time to learn new things, so that you can recharge and grow? Before you say, “I don’t have time for that,” consider […]