I wrote last fall about the emotional rollercoaster of building RoboArt—a tech startup I launched at age 58, way outside my comfort zone. Starting over at age 58, creating a
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Camperoni founder Meredith Englund on how raising kids makes her a better startup founder, or maybe it's the other way around.
A corporate exec turned founder with enterprise software to sell finds himself on the receiving end of rejection, and adapts.
Once a startup takes on investors, the question isn’t whether to grow, rather, how to grow. In its second season of automating camp registration for parents, Minneapolis-based Camperoni made the
This past year, Camperoni raised its pre-seed round. As a startup founder, and particularly as a female founder, I have been the lucky recipient of a LOT of advice about
How putting $10,000 in a bank account propelled the creator of DemoHop from dreamer to business founder.
James Farrow, co-founder and CEO, Cyft Bio: A college football player and former recording artist (yes, he did appear on Fox’s short-lived music competition show The Four, Season 2), Farrow
There’s nothing quite like shoveling boatloads of cash from your retirement savings to build a business unlike anything done before—especially one using disruptive AI technology—when you’re not even a tech
After 23 years building his business, the co-founder of Creative Apparel Concepts decided to step away and start over. Follow along on Jeff Gray’s entrepreneurial journey. Whenever my family went on
After 23 years building his business, the co-founder of Creative Apparel Concepts decided to step away and start over. Follow along on Jeff Gray’s entrepreneurial journey. It is January, 2023
I’m a 58-year-old man, and for the first time in my life, I’m unemployed and scared to death. My story is about the difficult decision to leave a business that
My entrepreneurial journey started at the age of 10 managing an automatic pop machine in the waiting room of my family's car repair shop. I clipped the Sunday newspaper coupons
If anyone had shared with me all the gory details of starting a business, especially one driven by innovation, it may have deterred me from doing so. If I had
Yasameen Sajady Co-founder and CEO, Maazah, which makes Afghan-style chutney sauces “The journey from scaling a small farmers market staple to a nationwide brand has been a huge learning curve. This
Working in the startup world, you’ll quickly learn that you develop some of the closest relationships in your life with your team members. You’ll likely spend more time with your
As an entrepreneur, sometimes you can spend months trying to fill an open position only to see it vacated within weeks of hiring. Such is the lesson Mossier founder Nick
The MN Cup competition is a right of passage for homegrown startups in Minnesota. It’s a great opportunity to network with peers and get feedback on your business from industry
Participating in an accelerator program can feel a bit like going back to school—working on a business plan, planning a growth strategy, creating marketing materials, all on top of actually