In 2008, as I sat on a Southwest flight bound for Austin, Texas, I remember being so nervous that I attempted to buckle my seat belt backward; as the world grappled with the Great Recession, I ...

The deal—a young startup was going after an American icon—never closed, but the experience became a masterclass in vision, ...

I helped plan my daughter’s wedding and learned several valuable business lessons along the way. Great communication, constant prioritization, setting clear goals and understanding shared goals were ...

Adapting to the speed of change in tech, industry-wide layoffs, and extensive cost-cutting—these trends from the previous years seemed to have gained momentum in 2024. At the same time, some ...

Failed startups are not rare. Nearly 90% of startup businesses fail. Most don’t make it past the first couple of years. And while headlines love to spotlight the overnight successes and billion-dollar ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Fast Company Executive ...

Millions of viewers tune into ABC’s Shark Tank to see entrepreneurs try their best to win over the panel of investors, AKA The Sharks. But, besides the entertaining banter between sharks and hopeful ...

For almost twenty years, my business partner and I have run a college admissions consulting firm, Top Tier Admissions. We started our enterprise when I was in my forties. Becoming an entrepreneur ...

The University of Dayton’s Entrepreneurship Program continues to earn recognition as one of the nation’s best. Ranked No. 34 among undergraduate entrepreneurship programs, No. 10 among ...

With the new year already upon us and the old one in the review, here are some of the lessons 2014 taught us, along with a few fearless predictions for 2015. 7. All the money is in the ticketing.

I usually know when to expect a flurry of electronic notes and phone calls regarding a column. The tip-off comes when Cyndy, the lady in my life, reads a rough draft of Lessons Learned and delivers a ...