Caroline McDavid and her husband started South Carolina-based franchise business Juiced Fuel in 2022 to take that pesky stop at the gas station out of people’s day. They’ll come to you, top off your tank, and be on their way. There’s no real estate involved, no fancy office space, or …
Kathleen Alexander wove through a crowded room to reach the cash register at San Francisco-based One65’s patisserie. There, the co-founder and CEO of Savor watched her company chocolate bonbons get purchased by consumers for the first time. As the September evening wore on, Alexander saw hundreds of the candies — …
Like millions of fellow 18-year-olds across the U.S., Zach Yadegari spent his summer preparing for college. Unlike most other freshmen, Yadegari doubts he’ll linger in academia for very long. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Cal AI, a calorie-tracking mobile app he launched from his parents’ home in Roslyn, New …
Lucy Blakiston used to think working in media meant living a glitzy life wearing kitten heels, getting her nails done and working from chic offices. Instead, the 27-year-old runs her media empire, S— You Should Care About, from her bedroom in Wellington, New Zealand, where she lives with six of …
European startup founders are being pressured to embrace China’s toxic “996” work culture on LinkedIn and they’re pushing back. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images The European startup scene was recently shaken by a LinkedIn debate with some venture capitalists applying pressure on founders to embrace a culture of overwork …
Three months ago, things were looking pretty good for Tim Fulton and Ramper Innovations, a manufacturer of airplane equipment based in Sitka, Alaska. Mr. Fulton was spending his days inside his workshop doing what he loved: building the company’s main product — a fold-up conveyor belt that unfurls in the …
It was a bad week for Ben Coryell, who runs a wilderness guiding company in Golden, Colo. He got several calls from customers who wanted to cancel their climbing courses and mountaineering expeditions over the summer, often citing second thoughts about big purchases as the Trump administration has thrown the …
Since the founder of the Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek shook hands with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, last month, officials around the country have been racing to show how they are using the company’s technology. Courthouse officials are using DeepSeek to draft legal judgments within minutes. Doctors at a …
In 2013, Jessica Lessin, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, left the paper to start a competing publication, The Information. A few years later, her fledgling newsroom had grown to nearly two dozen reporters and editors and booked more than $20 million in sales, as she revealed in a …
Last Updated:March 07, 2025, 14:40 IST On this International Women’s Day, six successful female entrepreneurs share their experiences, obstacles, and the insights that helped them succeed. Six amazing founders share their success-driven mantras on Women’s Day. These women entrepreneurs share the knowledge that helped them along the way, from honesty …