Brianna Maury just found out she’s been selected for grand jury duty, which will eat up every afternoon for the next month. But Maury isn’t stressed one bit about how this will affect her business. In fact, the glass-half-full insurance broker says she feels “amazing.” “Those are my least productive hours of the day anyway,” […]

Building a business requires quick access to capital. And Ken Staut, founder of GrowthFountain, wants to make finding funding even easier. GrowthFountain is a platform dedicated to equity crowdfunding. Most startups are familiar with the terms “equity” and “crowdfunding” on separate planes. But now, the two exist in the same stratosphere. What is equity crowdfunding? […]

Looking good and feeling great don’t have to be that hard with Parsley Health’s award-winning detox program. WeWork Gramercy’s Parsley Health, a high-tech, holistic medical practice, makes sure you have everything you need for a quick and delicious seven-day detox. The package includes a one-week supply of their vanilla protein shake, digestive enzymes, and medical-grade daily […]

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 […]