You Found a Rabbit Hole

It’s pretty easy to imagine a group of 20-somethings devoting every last waking hour to Sapphire, a company whose primary product is a sleek, weight-controlled electric skateboard. Get the product in front of customers, the thinking went, and the thing would sell itself. “When I got on the board, my eyes lit up,” says CEO […]

At the end of October, Texas Party Animals arrived at a Houston office building to celebrate Alice co-founder and CEO Carolyn Rodz’s birthday. The name connotes a delivery of Jell-O shots, perhaps a round or two of cornhole. But Loretta Hajovsky and her family had arrived from La Grange with far more precious cargo. In […]

About five years ago, Priya Osuri had a solid career working in marketing for huge medical companies like Roche Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly and Company — but her real passion was cooking. After long days at the office, she would trudge home and “cook my heart out” as a way to relax. What is Anar […]

When Handsome app founder Nikki Dominguez looks back to her early days working as a hair stylist, she mostly remembers how lonely and unprepared she felt behind the chair. “At first, I wasn’t able to get the answers or support I needed, so I took it upon myself to pay attention and learn by making […]

We testing out a new way of doing business. Follow our lead!

When the comment you hear most about your business is, “Why didn’t I think of that?,” you may feel pretty sure that you have a winner. But a great idea isn’t everything, says Amy Paniagua, founder of Jamy’s Fine Foods with her husband, Jaime. The product? Veggie Pod, a three-ounce concentrate of pulpy fruits, veggies, […]