Earth, it’s said, is home to more than 10,000 AI startups. They’re more abundant than cheetahs. They outnumber dawn redwoods. The figure is a guess, of course—startups come, startups go. But last year ...

When hiring people for startups, I’ve always focused on empathy—a building block of EI—just as much as hard skills. A healthy workplace culture is built on empathy, and empathy starts with people.

Startup founders are using ChatGPT, Claude and other AI tools not to validate their ideas, but to attack them.

Many new ventures don't survive to become established firms. Successful startups take a cautious and determined approach. They explore, partner, and develop new features iteratively. Fed up with the ...

Even a fast-growing, high-valuation startup can leave founders with nothing if they don’t understand how the exit waterfall determines who gets paid first. Learn how to protect your equity, negotiate ...

Chicago’s startup ecosystem is exploding. But so are others all across the country and around the world, with varying levels of success. I wanted to talk about the mix of ingredients that are needed ...

A founder and CPO told us that startups succeed only when they solve problems for their customers. He said that even with the best talent, support and technology, failure is a likely outcome and ...

Learn what it really takes to turn $5,000 into a successful small business, including realistic startup ideas, costs, and ...

On season one of Build Mode: Product, Meet Market, we explore what it really takes to get your product into the hands of customers. We’ve talked a lot about product-market fit, but this week we take a ...