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Teen Entrepreneur Duo Turns Hot Dogs Into Six Figures
Two 19-year-old founders have turned a hot dog stand into a six-figure business at the Jersey Shore, and their story is a masterclass in scrappy growth. Matt D’Arcy and...
Succession Planning Lessons From Nazara’s Founder CEO Exit
Every founder faces this question eventually, and the answer shapes the company’s next decade. This week, gaming firm Nazara Technologies named a new CEO and moved its founder into...
Thermal Battery Maker Antora Raises $550M as AI Strains Power
Antora Energy has raised $550 million in Series C funding to scale its thermal battery systems, which store electricity as heat and release it as clean power on demand....
New Business Applications Hit a Record Pace in 2026
The latest Census figures tell a story every founder should hear: new business applications are running at a record pace in 2026. Americans filed roughly 524,000 applications in June...
Startup Operations: 5 Decision Rules Founders Set Early
The founders drawing attention this summer are not the loudest ones, according to a July roundup of startup trends. They are the ones with disciplined startup operations, built on...
Physical AI: Kalanick’s Atoms Raises $1.7 Billion
One of tech’s most divisive founders just staged a massive return, as Travis Kalanick’s Atoms raised $1.7 billion led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ben Horowitz is joining the board, and...
Beyond the Cap Table: How Young Founders Can Build Lasting Financial Transparency
Initially, when founders under the age of 30 start a business, most conversations revolve around finding the right product-market fit, aggressive growth strategies, and how to pitch to secure...
Fed Interest Rate Decision: Rates Hold, Hikes Loom
The central bank held steady again, as the July Fed interest rate decision kept the benchmark rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75% on July 29. Policymakers voted...
