Window Garden: A Mega Home Business Built on MicroGreens
When Frank Catalano’s doctor handed him a terrifying diagnosis — prostate cancer, 5 years to live — he did not expect to be handed his next multi-million dollar business idea as well.
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What Are the DTC Opportunities Right Now?
The Signal: The quarantine period turbocharged e-commerce spend over the past few months.
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Need Help Launching a Business? This YouTube Host Has Answers
Doc Williams has helped hundreds of people launching a business. The self-described “solutions architect” (AKA digital marketing expert) has worked with everyone from powerful NFL agents to VaynerMedia.
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4 Futurists Break Down Post-COVID Opportunities
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve turned to all kinds of people — including virologists, Ph.D.s, and market analysts — to explain the challenges we face in the present. But who can help us better understand the next-order effects of this crisis?
Boldify: How a solo founder hit $4.5m in hair product sales in 3 years
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Best Shopify Stores: What We Can Learn from the Top 1k
Canadian giant Shopify’s stock has grown tenfold in the last 3 years. The platform powers millions of merchants worldwide, enabling them to sell online with ease.
Cannabis Business: How Revelry Supply Became a Million-Dollar Brand
Sometimes you just want to keep other people from smelling your stuff. Enter Revelry Supply. Based in Santa Cruz, CA, the lifestyle cannabis business makes odor-absorbing luggage — duffels, backpacks, personal bags, etc. — aimed at cannabis users.
Tiny Things: Honey, I shrunk everything
We started exploring tiny things by sharing a single Signal: miniature cooking sets. We’ve now gone all-in on the tiny business, and found that it’s not just the miniature cooking set–it’s tiny 🏡, tiny 🎂, tiny 🌵, and just about tiny everything. We teased out over 50 tiny products and whether they’re on the 👍 or 👎.
Daniel Kane on the Rise of the Skinny Wallet and How to Build a Moat Around Your Business
Daniel Kane was a 19-year-old student at UC Santa Barbara when he launched the skinny wallet company, The Ridge.