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Inside the Engine of Retail Distribution
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- Inside the Engine of Retail Distribution
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- 30 days ago
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- In this season of Your Next Move, we’re bringing you conversations with founders from the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, recorded at our Your Next Move booth at the Inc. 5000 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, where entrepreneurs share what it really takes to build, scale, and sustain a growing business.
In this episode, Inc. staff reporter Ali Donaldson speaks with JD Hayes, co-founder of Legacy Retail Solutions, a Bentonville-based company that helps CPG brands land and scale inside the world’s largest retailers. Ranked number 899 on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, Legacy has improved its ranking three years in a row — a rare feat in today’s retail landscape.
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- 1 Smart Business Story: This CEO Almost Lost It All | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- If you’re an early-stage founder, striking the right balance between building a sustainable business model and raising capital to get there is one of the hardest challenges you’ll face.
Inc. editorial assistant Annabel Burba recently spoke with Tovala founder and CEO David Rabie about exactly that topic. Rabie opens up about how his startup nearly ran out of runway and how a series of pivots and emergency funding rounds saved it. His big takeaway? “I no longer count my chickens the way I used to.”
On this episode of The Business Model, Annabel joins Inc. senior editor Tim Crino to discuss why Rabie’s story stuck with her and what early-stage founders need to know about fundraising, including why the timing of when you raise can matter just as much as how much you raise.
*In the interest of full disclosure, Joe Mansueto, who owns Inc., is an investor in Tovala.
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- 1 thing founders should do on every call | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- Here’s one thing that Rachel Liverman, founder and CEO of Glowbar, makes sure to do on every fundraising call she has.
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- In Conversation with Mark Cuban | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- Mark Cuban has been unapologetically outspoken about some of America’s most entrenched industries, from health care to traditional software, advocating for transparency, efficiency, and innovation. Through his Cost Plus model, he is reshaping health care pricing. He has also declared that traditional software is “dead,” paving the way for a new era of AI and automation that will redefine how businesses operate. In this conversation, Cuban connects these seismic shifts and shares candid insights on disrupting systems, spotting emerging opportunities, and building boldly for the future.
Featuring Mark Cuban, Entrepreneur and co-founder, Cost Plus Drugs
Moderated by Mike Hofman, Editor in chief, Inc.
This video was recorded at SXSW Founders House 2026, Inc.’s flagship gathering for entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders during SXSW. Founders House has become a cornerstone of Inc.’s presence at SXSW, bringing together top innovators, executi...
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- Why you might need to educate investors | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- Priyanka Jain, co-founder of women’s health company Evvy, explains why inequity in her space meant she’d have to play the role of both fundraiser and educator.
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- How to Disrupt a Big Industry | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- The next wave of industry disruption is being built by founders who are challenging old playbooks and rethinking how entire systems operate. In this conversation, we’ll explore how entrepreneurs are dismantling long‑standing inefficiencies, introducing new ways of making, scaling, and solving, and pairing bold creativity with the operational rigor required to build real businesses. We’ll look at how innovation becomes traction, how traction becomes growth, and why their companies are gaining momentum by refusing to do things the way they’ve always been done.
Featuring Omar Bailey, Co-founder, Fctry Lab, Julia Reichelstein, Co-founder and CEO, Vaulted Deep, and Eric Liedtke , Chief Marketing Officer, EVP Strategy, Under Armour
Moderated by Andrea Hardalo, Social media director, Inc.
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- How AI Is Transforming Consumer Behavior | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- Artificial intelligence is changing the rules of engagement for consumer companies, and we’re diving into the minds of the founders whose businesses are shaping this playbook. Join us as we explore how AI is transforming behavior, reshaping experiences, and creating new opportunities for connection (and what it means for the next generation of consumer businesses).
Featuring Arthur Leopold, Co-founder and CEO, Agentio and John Imah, Co-founder and CEO, Spree AI
Moderated by Rob Verger, Senior editor, Inc.
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- Female Founders: Unlocking New Paths to Capital | Inc.
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- As the startup landscape evolves, so do the unwritten rules that shape who gets funded and who gets overlooked. Female founders continue to build some of the most efficient, high-performing companies around the world, yet persistent gaps in access to capital mean they’re often scaling with fewer resources despite stronger results. This conversation unpacks the dynamics behind that disconnect and highlights the new strategies women are using to secure traction, capital, and long-term momentum in a system still catching up to their potential. Join us for a candid discussion on how female founders are navigating entrenched disparities while still building high-impact, resilient businesses.
Featuring Tiffany Dufu, President, Tory Burch Foundation; Natalie Holloway, Co-founder and CEO, Bala and Jaclyn Johnson, Founder and angel investor, Create & Cultivate, Cherub
Moderated by Rebecca Minkoff, Co-founder, Female Founders Collective
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- How to Invest Smart Now: Building Enduring Value Beyond the Exit | Inc.
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- What does it truly take to build wealth and companies that last? Join us for a conversation with Daniel Lubetzky and Elle Lanning as we dive into how investment platforms like Camino Partners approach growth-stage investing, philanthropy, and cultural impact as an integrated strategy for long-term value creation. They’ll share how founders can think beyond transactional outcomes, design businesses as enduring institutions, and use capital as a lever for both financial and societal return. If you’re ready to think bigger than an exit, build institutions that endure, and create impact that transcends your company, this conversation is for you.
Featuring Daniel Lubetzky, Founder, Camino Partners and Elle Lanning, President, Investments, Camino Partners
Moderated by Bonny Ghosh, Editorial director, Inc.
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- Chat live with Inc. Female Founders 500 honorees | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- On a very special episode of The Business Model, we’re premiering a Founder Group chat with three of Inc.’s Female Founders 500 honorees: Rachel Liverman, founder and CEO of Glowbar; Angela Vranich, co-founder and chief product officer of Little Spoon; and Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of Evvy.
Together with Inc.’s Sarah Lynch, they discuss the most pressing challenges for female founders, including raising money, building a brand, and more.
On April 3 at 1p.m. ET, tune in for the episode and a live chat with fellow female founders.
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- Founder Group Chat: Fundraising While Female | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- Last year, female-founded companies got barely over 1 percent of venture capital investment. It’s a shocking statistic, but not a surprising one to this week’s Founder Group Chat.
For this round, our panel includes three of this year’s Female Founders 500 honorees: Rachel Liverman, founder and CEO of Glowbar; Angela Vranich, co-founder and chief product officer of Little Spoon; and Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of Evvy.
With Inc.’s Sarah Lynch moderating, these three tell their own fundraising stories and share how they cleared one of the biggest hurdles women face when starting a business.
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- Cigarette use is down, but nicotine is still big business—this may be its future. | Inc. Explains
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- 1 month ago
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- Nicotine pouch use nearly quadrupled among young adults between 2022 and 2025, and two startup founders think they've spotted the next frontier: dissolvable nicotine strips. Braden Adam and Katherine Ilkhani founded Zolv after licensing strip technology from Swedish company Nicoccino, with backing from the inventor of Zyn. Zolv’s strips reportedly deliver 90 percent nicotine absorption in three to five minutes, versus Zyn's 40 to 60 percent over a much longer window. Now pursuing FDA authorization, Zolv wants to be first to market in the U.S. Moves like this show that the nicotine business isn't shrinking. It's just changing form.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.inc.com/sam-blum/why-founders-court-the-inventor-of-zyn-when-they-want-to-disrupt-a-5-billion-industry/91258209
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- Cigarette use is down, but nicotine is still big business—this may be its future. #zyn
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- 1 month ago
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- Nicotine pouch use nearly quadrupled among young adults between 2022 and 2025, and two startup founders think they've spotted the next frontier: dissolvable nicotine strips. Braden Adam and Katherine Ilkhani founded Zolv after licensing strip technology from Swedish company Nicoccino, with backing from the inventor of Zyn. Zolv’s strips reportedly deliver 90 percent nicotine absorption in three to five minutes, versus Zyn's 40 to 60 percent over a much longer window. Now pursuing FDA authorization, Zolv wants to be first to market in the U.S. Moves like this show that the nicotine business isn't shrinking. It's just changing form.
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- Why Claude Is Topping App Charts | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- Anthropic’s battle with the Department of War and President Trump has presented a marketing opportunity of a lifetime. Inc. AI reporter Ben Sherry explains.
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- How OpenAI Is Working With the War Department | Inc.
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- When Anthropic’s negotiations with the Department of War fell apart, its top competitor was ready to step in. Inc.’s Ben Sherry explains how OpenAI got the federal contract and, days later, had to update.
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- Winning in the Attention Economy
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- In today’s media landscape, mastering digital marketing and social media is essential for business growth. This episode explores building a brand in the current attention economy, what it means to be authentic, and how to nurture a loyal following. It features insights from two prolific founders who have turned social-first strategies into powerful brand-building engines that drive real results.
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- 1 Smart Business Story: Anthropic’s Blacklisting | Inc.
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- You’ve probably heard about Anthropic’s ongoing battle with the Trump administration. It started with disputes over the federal government using Anthropic’s technology to kill autonomously and spy on Americans en masse. Then Trump deemed the leading AI firm a “supply chain risk,” prompting a countersuit from Anthropic and a sea of questions from users of Anthropic products, like Claude.
On this edition of The Business Model, Inc. AI reporter Ben Sherry joins Inc. host Chloe Aiello to explain the latest news, and how businesses and solopreneurs are responding to the government’s blacklisting of a top technology firm.
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- Who is Senator Markwayne Mullin? | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- Journalist Issie Lapowsky explains who the senator from Oklahoma is, how he got close to President Trump, and why he’s popular among his constituents.
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- 90 Percent of #ycombinator startups are AI companies—here's why that's alarming
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Is Y Combinator fueling the AI bubble? The world's most prestigious startup accelerator, and the launchpad behind Reddit, Airbnb, and Stripe, has quietly transformed into an AI factory. In its most recent batches, a staggering 90 percent of YC startups have been AI companies. With OpenAI spending $450 billion on servers while revenue lags far behind, and experts warning of a looming crash, this episode of Inc. Explains investigates whether YC is simply riding the wave or helping create it. Here's what's really happening inside Silicon Valley's most powerful incubator.
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- 1 Smart Business Story: Who is Markwayne Mullin? | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- President Trump has ousted Kirsti Noem, the Department of Homeland Security secretary. The man tapped to replace her is Republican U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin.
Mullin has established himself as the most influential business owner in Trump’s Washington.
On this bonus episode of 1 Smart Business Story, our guest is journalist Issie Lapowsky. She’s been tracking Mullin’s ascent and just happened to be finishing up a feature on the senator when this news broke.
Lapowsky joined Inc. senior editor Rob Verger to explain how Mullin went from blue-collar businessman to nominee to inherit the most divisive and politically explosive federal agency.
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- 90 Percent of Y Combinator Startups Are Now AI Companies—Here's Why That's Alarming | Inc. Explains
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Is Y Combinator fueling the AI bubble? The world's most prestigious startup accelerator, and the launchpad behind Reddit, Airbnb, and Stripe, has quietly transformed into an AI factory. In its most recent batches, a staggering 90 percent of YC startups have been AI companies. With OpenAI spending $450 billion on servers while revenue lags far behind, and experts warning of a looming crash, this episode of Inc. Explains investigates whether YC is simply riding the wave or helping create it. Here's what's really happening inside Silicon Valley's most powerful incubator.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.inc.com/sam-blum/how-the-ai-bubble-ate-y-combinator/91240632
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- Is sleep debt real? Hear from an expert. | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- Inc. staff reporter Chloe Aiello weighs in with what she learned from performance expert Sam Neame.
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- How can business leaders achieve peak performance? Lessons from an insider | Inc.
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Chloe Aiello, a staff reporter covering business and technology for Inc., shares what she learned about sleep optimization from a performance coach.
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- 1 Smart Business Story: How to Optimize Your Sleep Like an Olympian | Inc.
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- 1 month ago
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- Whether you’re an Olympic athlete or a business leader, sleep optimization is key to improving performance. Inc. staff reporter Chloe Aiello recently spoke with performance coach Sam Neame, who shared six strategies for sleep optimization.
“Something I found interesting about Sam’s recommendations [was] that your best night of sleep actually starts first thing in the morning,” says Chloe.
Chloe weighs in on unexpected practices that could lead to better rest. On this episode of The Business Model, she shares with Inc. senior editor Rebecca Deczynski why this topic resonated with her, what business leaders can learn from Olympic athletes about sleep for peak performance, and how they can apply these strategies in their business.
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- Stepping down as CEO | Inc.
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- 2 months ago
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- Dianna Cohen, founder of Crown Affair, stepped down as CEO but continues to play a huge part in scaling and creating content for the business. She explains what that transition has looked like for her.
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- It’s never too late to grow your social presence | Inc.
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- 2 months ago
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- Sarah Paiji Yoo, founder and CEO of Blueland, admits she was late to the TikTok game. She describes her journey in growing her social platform to scale her business.
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- Founder Group Chat: Balancing content creation and running your business | Inc.
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- 2 months ago
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- As a founder, chances are that you’re the best possible spokesperson for your brand. You’re its face and voice.
But you’re also in charge of running a business, managing people, developing the brand—the list goes on. How’s one person supposed to balance everything?
On this episode of Founder Group Chat, we’re giving you an insider’s take on how to do it all from three women who know how to do it all.
Inc. senior editor Rebecca Deczynski is joined by Sarah Paiji Yoo of Blueland, Dianna Cohen of Crown Affair, and Elly Ross of Lil Sweet Treat for the final installment of this Founder Group Chat.
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- How AI became the new secret weapon for getting hired #entryleveljobs
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- 2 months ago
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- Entry-level jobs are disappearing, and AI is the reason why. In this episode of Inc. Explains, we break down how artificial intelligence, automation, and generative AI tools like ChatGPT are transforming the entry-level job market. Tasks once done by junior workers, research, data analysis, coding, administrative work, are now being automated across software engineering, law, and finance. With youth unemployment near post-pandemic highs and companies like Amazon cutting jobs while pushing automation, traditional white-collar career paths are shrinking. Startups including Eudia and Gaia Dynamics now expect AI fluency. In today’s brutal hiring climate, becoming an AI-powered employee may be the new entry-level advantage.
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- AI is Your Competitive Career Edge | Inc. Explains
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- 2 months ago
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- Entry-level jobs are disappearing, and AI is the reason why. In this episode of Inc. Explains, we break down how artificial intelligence, automation, and generative AI tools like ChatGPT are transforming the entry-level job market. Tasks once done by junior workers, research, data analysis, coding, administrative work, are now being automated across software engineering, law, and finance. With youth unemployment near post-pandemic highs and companies like Amazon cutting jobs while pushing automation, traditional white-collar career paths are shrinking. Startups including Eudia and Gaia Dynamics now expect AI fluency. In today’s brutal hiring climate, becoming an AI-powered employee may be the new entry-level advantage.
READ THE FULL STORY BY IRINA IVANOVA HERE: https://www.inc.com/irina-ivanova/founders-fresh-grads-and-ai-are-reinventing-the-entry-level-job/91257327
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- Which AI companies will have a big 2026? We asked our insider | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Ben Sherry leads artificial intelligence coverage for Inc. Here’s what types of companies he expects to pop this year.
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- This company is building a superintelligent AI model for math | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Carina Hong’s Axiom Math is an ambitious company that’s trying to create an AI model that can do math that humans can’t.
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- 1 Smart Business Story: These AI startups are set to explode in 2026 | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The next big thing in artificial intelligence probably won’t look like OpenAI or Anthropic.
"Companies aren't really attempting to make their own big, foundational AI models anymore," says Ben Sherry, lead AI reporter at Inc. “Where founders are at today is saying, 'I don't have the money to make an AI model because it costs billions and billions of dollars and months and months of time and thousands of people. But I can use the AI that's available and create a really killer application or collection of services that will kind of help me stand apart or solve a really specific, niche issue.’”
Ben recently hand-picked eight companies that are poised for massive growth this year. On this episode of The Business Model, he shares with Inc. reporter Chloe Aiello how he made his list and why these companies could be the next big thing — even if they’re not the next OpenAI.
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- How to develop your brand voice | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Dianna Cohen, founder of Crown Affair, waxes on the importance of inspiration when building a brand.
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- Posting on social as a CEO | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Is it realistic for the founder and CEO of a large company to also be responsible for content creation? Blueland’s Sarah Paiji Yoo weighs in.
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- Founder Group Chat: Personal brand versus company brand | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- When you’re a founder building your brand in public, things can get messy as the lines blur between your personal brand and your company’s brand. How do you keep them separate? When does it matter to do so?
Tough questions, but this Founder Group Chat has answers. Inc. senior editor Rebecca Deczynski gets the scoop from Dianna Cohen of Crown Affair; Sarah Paiji Yoo of Blueland; and Elly Ross of Lil Sweet Treat.
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- The Future of America’s Defense Industry is Being Shaped by Startup Founders #usdefense
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- 2 months ago
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- Why is Silicon Valley going to war? For decades, America’s defense industry was dominated by a handful of legacy contractors. Today, a new generation of young startup founders is reshaping the future of warfare. Sam Blum explores how tech entrepreneurs and politicians are coming together around national defense. As rising geopolitical tensions with China, patriotism, and massive defense budgets expand the market for autonomous weapons and AI, Silicon Valley is becoming inseparable from America’s military future. Perhaps most notably seen at the annual Hill & Valley Forum.
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- Y Combinator passed, but Flodesk made email cool again | Inc.
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- 2 months ago
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- The startup has passed $36 million in ARR against all odds, believing in a technology some have assumed was a thing of the past.
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- How Silicon Valley is Going to War
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- 2 months ago
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- For decades, America’s defense industry was dominated by a handful of legacy contractors. Today, a new generation of young startup founders is reshaping the future of warfare. Sam Blum explores how tech entrepreneurs and politicians are coming together around national defense. As rising geopolitical tensions with China, patriotism, and massive defense budgets expand the market for autonomous weapons and AI, Silicon Valley is becoming inseparable from America’s military future. Perhaps most notably seen at the annual Hill & Valley Forum.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.inc.com/sam-blum/defense-techs-new-guard-theyre-young-patriotic-and-building-the-future-of-warfare/91184820
In 2025, tech founders, politicians, and investors gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Hill & Valley Forum, a summit designed to bring the tech industry closer to U.S. national security leaders. Instead of focusing on consumer AI or crypto, conversations centered on America’s...
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- The case for old-school email lists | Inc.
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- 2 months ago
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- Here’s why one of the oldest internet technologies is as valuable as ever.
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- 1 Smart Business Story: Y Combinator passed, but this founder still believed | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- If the phrases “small business” and “email marketing” sound right for a company built in the past, think again.
Flodesk, which built a platform for small businesses and solopreneurs to create branded emails, has taken its idea to the bank. Once a Y Combinator reject, the company recently passed $36 million in annual recurring revenue and appointed co-founder Rebecca Shostak as CEO.
Shostak spent months in Vietnam working with the company’s tech team to build new AI features. Her next move aims to have the company competing with the likes of Canva, vibe-coding its own design and design elements.
Inc. reporter Jennifer Conrad joins senior editor Rob Verger to show how Flodesk is making the old technology of email new again. Inc. Magazine delivers advice, tools, and services to help business owners, entrepreneurs and CEOs grow their businesses more successfully. You'll find information and advice covering virtually every business and...
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- Meet the Company That Can Make Jet Fuel Out of Thin Air
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- 2 months ago
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- From government contracts to consumer products, Airco shows how captured carbon can be put to work. The larger question is whether the sector can grow fast enough to make a real dent in emissions.
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- How do you build a brand community? | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Sarah Paiji Yoo of Blueland shares how a big bet on her company’s values paid off and made customers feel included.
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- A founder's keys to TikTok success | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Elly Ross shares how she posted through the ups and downs while building Lil Sweet Treat.
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- Founder Group Chat: How to pick your spots on social media | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- It seems like there are endless options for platforms on which you can build your brand. Substack. TikTok. Email newsletters. LinkedIn. Instagram Reels. The list goes on. So, how’s a founder supposed to decide which one is right for them?
Inc.’s Rebecca Deczynski is back for another installment of Founder Group Chat with Sarah Paiji Yoo of Blueland, Dianna Cohen of Crown Affair, and Elly Ross of Lil Sweet Treat.
Each of these founders has built their brand on a different platform and on this episode, they share how they decided which one fit them best — and why it’s not a good idea to be everywhere all at once.
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- How Allyson Felix Turned a Contract Dispute Into a Company #incmagazine #entrepreneurship .
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- 2 months ago
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- The most decorated track and field athlete in history co-founded Saysh and designed the first running shoes made specifically for women’s feet.
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- Why Women’s Running Shoes Were Never Really Made for Women---and What Allyson Felix Did to Change It
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- 2 months ago
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- The most decorated track and field athlete in history co-founded Saysh and designed the first running shoes made specifically for women’s feet.
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- Is a ‘gray market’ tainting testosterone therapy? | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- As big-name players like Hims and Rugiet enter the testosterone replacement therapy marketplace, they need to contend with less scrupulous competitors.
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- Why is testosterone therapy so popular? | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- If it’s possible for a naturally occurring hormone to have “a moment,” then testosterone is definitely having one. Inc. reporter Sam Blum breaks down why.
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- 1 Smart Business Story: Why is Hims entering the testosterone biz? | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Inc. Magazine delivers advice, tools, and services to help business owners, entrepreneurs and CEOs grow their businesses more successfully. You'll find information and advice covering virtually every business and management task including marketing, sales, finding capital, managing people, and much more. Visit Inc.com for the latest!
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- How founders can improve their storytelling | Inc.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- As a founder, you’ll need to tell your story over and over again. If you can handle it, this is a big opportunity for learning what resonates with customers, says Dianna Cohen, founder of hair care brand Crown Affair.
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