How TOMS Shoes Founder Rebalanced Life and Work
For more than 20 years, TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie has built and sold successful companies. But it was a recent battle with depression that awakened him to reevaluate his life balance and, ultimately, create his latest company. Now his newest startup, Madefor, harnesses his personal awakening to a science-backed approach to creating the habits […]
Deciphering Big Data to Make Better Decisions
There is so much data out there about all of us – thanks to the “big data revolution.” Every day it’s used to predict our behavior – from consumer habits to the likelihood of committing a crime. But all that data is useless if you don’t know how to interpret it. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, author of […]
Startup vs. Pandemic: Farmgirl Flowers’ Fight for Survival
At the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, “non-essential” businesses across the United States were shuttered as part of quarantine measures. Many of these businesses are now gone forever, driven under by fixed costs even while closed for business. The closures have brought about a historic level of unemployment, and overall economic recovery will likely take […]