John Cronin, a 28-year-old entrepreneur with Down Syndrome, started John’s Crazy Socks in 2016. The Farmingdale, New York-based company now sells more than 4,000 different types of socks and has hit a major milestone: over two million orders fulfilled, per a report published Wednesday by the New York Post. The socks on offer range from…
Irene Chen and Matthew Grenby, co-founders of functional luxury handbag and accessories brand Parker Thatch, are no strangers to well-timed pivots — having used them to build a business that’s been profitable since day one and will hit eight figures in revenue this year. Image Credit: Courtesy of Parker Thatch Drawing inspiration from Chen’s background…
Welcome to another episode of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs looking to uplift their lives must prove to our elite panel of investors that they have what it takes in 60 seconds or less. As many of our contestants learn, getting your pitch out in time is no easy task — but sealing…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For The Founder CEO podcast, I had the chance to sit down with Colin Treseler, co-founder and CEO of SuperNormal—a groundbreaking AI-powered tool designed to make meetings more productive and less stressful. Colin’s story is one of grit, curiosity, and an unwavering commitment to solving problems that…
“The next generation of consumers are living their best lives in online worlds like Roblox, Fortnite, and Discord.” So says Jason Yeh, Co-Founder and General Partner of early-stage venture firm Patron. “We’re all about investing in early-stage consumer companies that will shape how this gaming-native generation learns, shops, socializes, plays, invests, and, let’s be honest,…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. My company, Jotform, was not an overnight success. I didn’t wake up one day to find myself the darling of TechCrunch or attract massive funding rounds from VCs ravenous to get in on the form-building action. I probably don’t have to tell you that a form-builder is…
Even though Liis co-founders Alissa Sullivan and Leslie Hendin grew up within minutes of each other in Marin County, California, they didn’t meet until years later when a friend introduced them at a wedding in 2009. The duo immediately bonded over a mutual obsession: fragrance. “We both used to collect the little vials and miniature…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In my business, I help others form business entities, such as LLCs or corporations. Less attention is typically paid to the un-forming of business entities. This is unfortunate — knowing the right way and the right time to dissolve a business can help you save a significant…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In increasingly competitive markets, small business owners and founders must have an edge, and for many, it’s their intellectual property (IP). Often considered your most valuable assets, your IP is your idea(s) and invention(s) in legally documented form. Your IP is pivotal to your founding and growth…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. My first business was an accident. When I was in college in the late ’90s, I built a membership website for a student organization. It was a lot like Facebook, but pre-dated Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts by a few years. I released it as an open-source product —…
