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If the Shoe Fits

HOW WE GOT IT RIGHT • Saysh’s guidelines for women-friendly footwear.

Boot Camp Breakthroughs • Ben Casnocha, co-founder and partner of the San Francisco- based early-stage VC firm Village Global, attends silent meditation retreats to recharge and find clarity.

Playing the Funding Game as a First-Time Founder • While some founders dread the rigmarole of raising money, for Emma Bates, it’s all a game. The co-founder and CEO of Diem, a New York City-based knowledge-sharing app, has raised $3.7 million, alongside co-founder Divia Singh, since launching in 2020. “Pitching a company in the context of trying to close investors as quickly as possible is like playing chess,” Bates says. “It’s really fun.”

Brain Training 101 • Jim Kwik has spent more than 30 years optimizing his brain—and teaching executives at companies like Nike and Google to do the same. At the start of a new year, his brain-tuning tips can help you tick offall your resolutions. “Our brain is our number-one wealthbuilding asset,” says Kwik. Here’s how to keep it sharp.

Inspector A.I. • When Kevin Guo co-founded the San Francisco-based A.I. company Hive in 2017, he used tech to fight unwanted content. Now, he’s punching back at a new threat: A.I. fakery.

Emma Grede, co-founder of Safely and Good American, answers: How do I launch a new company in a crowded consumer product category?

What's the biggest investment you're making over the next year?

Farming for Inspiration

READ TO LEAD

How Do You Reach the Other Side of Change? • We’re never taught how to navigate transitions, but that skill is essential to modern life and business.

Go Fishing If You Want to Catch the Big One • Everything you need to know about scaling a business you’ll learn from your first 1,000 customers.

A Brewmaster's Balancing Act • What I’ve learned from over 40 years of searching for work-life balance.

Can You Read Culture?

The Inner-Circle of Inc. 5000 Winners

Faux Booze Is on a Bender • Driven by changing social trends and a diverse group of entrepreneurs, a non-alc revolution is stirring and shaking the drinks industry.

Vinnie Campo Is Helping Prevent Home Power Outages. Casper's Philip Krim Has a Blueprint for Growth • The Casper co-founder helps Haven Energy co-founder Vinnie Campo prepare to scale his home battery startup.

What a bunch of do-gooders! Meet 215 companies that tap profits to make a positive impact—in their local communities and the world at large.

Angel City Football Club

Fab Glass and Mirror

Re:Dish

Uncommon

The Connor Group

Julie Products

Harry's

Master of Her Own Universe If you know of Dany Garcia, it's likely because of her role as Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson's ex-wife and business manager. But Garcia has a new game plan—and she's putting herself front and center. • Phil Collins is on the speakers, and Dany Garcia is lying on a mat in her family gym in Orlando, doing V-ups.

Phil Libin • The Evernote co-founder is busy reimagining how tech teams should work—and he thinks you should be too.

THE TECH FOUNDER WHO WANTS TO FIX SMALL-TOWN AMERICA • Jamie Siminoffsold home-security company Ring to Amazon for a billion dollars, invested in an unlikely entrepreneur in rural Missouri— and ended up falling in love with the place and buying a farm. Then things got interesting.

Michael Acton Smith • … on finding flow, combating...