All professionals have one show or movie about their career that drives them up the wall with inaccuracies. I’m sure designers get just as offended watching Project Runway as I do watching Shark Tank or Dragons’ Den. TV is created for entertainment. Entertainment is about sharing stories, and the most sensational stories dominate the screen. Even when […]

During fall of last year, I was warming up for a career pivot. I split my time between writing for online magazines about business and entrepreneurship (including Ideas by We) and consulting on marketing strategy for startups. I’ve always loved startups—that process of identifying a challenge and providing a solution that creates delight or helps […]

The son of a psychoanalyst and writer, New York native Jason Sander didn’t grow up surrounded by your typical Wall Street types. But there he landed, working for established companies like Merril Lynch and Bear Stearns before transitioning into the real estate world, where he has had huge success in raising capital. It was after sourcing […]

Some of your fathers wore suits and worked for the Man or were the Man themselves. Others were determined to do their own thing, rising to new heights or struggling like Willy Loman. But no matter what your dad happened to do for a living, chances are you’ll have no greater mentor in business than […]

Rocking, bouncing, walking, singing—my 18-month-old daughter was simply not interested in sleeping. “It’s 3 AM. Go to sleep!” I wanted to say, but she wouldn’t understand and couldn’t care less about the time. Then she gave me a hug and said, “Dada, I wuv you.” And just like that, my frustration was gone. Throughout this […]

A couple of weeks ago, a 710-passenger cruise ship made history. It was the first U.S.-authorized cruise to drop anchor in Cuba in more than 50 years. But Fathom plans on leaving another mark: it intends on becoming the next big disruptor in the multi-billion dollar cruise industry. It’s a big goal for Fathom. On one […]

The ebb and flow of entrepreneurship can be very uncomfortable. In June 2014, after months of little to no work, I found myself living on a friend’s couch wondering, “Where did I go wrong?” In that moment, I was reminded of an idea that I’d been running away from for three years. This compelled me […]