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Entrepreneurship Can Be a Team Sport

What’s Our Business? Celebrating

Inside the Crystal Ball

Everyday Empathy • Michael Tennant, founder of the creative studio Curiosity Lab, believes empathy can help people better connect, communicate, and collaborate— and he’s taught teams at Bumble, NASA, and Stanford how to do just that. In his recent book, The Power of Empathy, he shares practices that leaders can follow to build their EQ and boost employee engagement. Here’s where you can start.

What’s an unexpected question you ask job candidates?

The Art and Science of the Half Bath • Peach & Lily founder Alicia Yoon turns to the Korean half bath (ban-shin-yok) as a way to unwind as she grows her New York City-based skin care brand.

Sam Yagan, co-founder of SparkNotes, OkCupid, and Corazon Capital, answers: What’s the biggest mistake you’ve ever made as a serial entrepreneur, and what did you learn?

READ TO LEAD

Something to Smile About

A Business Built to Last

A Sweet Hiring Hack • Pastry chef Kate McLeod shares the recipe for growth at her eponymous skin care line, known for its cocoa butter lotion bar, the Body Stone.

Proving Product-Market Fit With Preorders

Forget the Youthful Entrepreneur Stereotype • People of any age can successful founders. But older leaders actually have an edge.

Yes, You Can Break Free of Your Brand • People change. Interests evolve. The Cupcake Queen learned that firsthand.

Be Cool. Or Not • How the creators of one of the most influential brands of the past decade learned that cool is in the eye of the beholder.

Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Is Betting on a New Wave of Design-Led Startups • The former chief product officer of Airbnb helps set the vision for Veeraj Chugh's high-end webcam startup, Opal Camera.

Sheila Johnson • The iconic founder of BET and Salamander Collection draws inspiration from basketball courts and symphony halls.

Insta-Worthy Retail—Everything, Everywhere, All at Once • How the designer behind some of today's buzziest businesses lands in-person experiences that are too good not to gram.

Sallie Krawcheck • On battling burnout, insomnia, and the loneliness of being a WFH CEO.

It’s Time to Embrace the Chaos

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TEAM PLAYER • How Stephen Curry, the NBA’s greatest shooter ever, assembled an all-star business team that wins on social mission as much as money.

Enter the Curryverse • The Warriors guard takes shots from every corner of the business world.

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The Cult of the Entrepreneur—and How to Avoid It • Imperious, infallible, and fawned over by employees and customers: Don’t fall for it. You can succeed without being an assholo.

Golden Oldies • The U.S. has a rich tradition of messianic entrepreneurs. These men—and yes, they’re all dudes— set the standard.

N HAT’S EATING STEVE ELLS? WHAT STEVE ELLS IS EATING • The founder of Chipotle wants to shake up the restaurant industry again, this time with robot kitchens and plant-based food.

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The Logistics Provider Boldly Going Where Others Can’t • Logenix creates value for clients by providing reliable logistics services...