March 10, 2026 How Willie Nelson’s THC beverage became an $80 million business in 1 year BY Inc. At 92 years old, Willie Nelson has aged out of his title as the “world’s most prolific octogenarian,” but that doesn’t mean he’s slowed down. The country music legend, who has released more than 150 albums over his … Continue reading How Willie Nelson’s THC beverage became an $80 million business in 1 year
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November 14, 2025 Picture this: A DTC-era company that’s thriving In the late 2010s, at the height of the direct-to-consumer boom, Framebridge founder Susan Tynan was green with envy. Many other venture-backed startups from the era—like Casper, Away, and Glossier—were growing much faster than her custom framing business. While these other buzzy brands focused on … Continue reading Picture this: A DTC-era company that’s thriving
Sustainable growth comes from creating value first for employees and customers. Get the order wrong and you burn through your future. Annette Franz on October 2, 2025 Most leaders talk about value like it’s a buzzword, but here’s the brutal truth: Many companies aren’t creating value — they are strip-mining it. Squeezing customers with … Continue reading Thriving businesses create value, dying businesses strip-mine it
September 02, 2025 Ann Arbor is reinventing the power company BY Adele Peters Most new renewable energy projects take the form of massive wind or solar farms. Ann Arbor, Michigan, is trying something different: a new city-owned utility is building a local power network within city limits, made up of solar microgrids and geothermal energy installed … Continue reading Ann Arbor is reinventing the power company
March 21, 2025 From side project to core strategy BY Jacek Siadkowski Is technology a hero or a villain? That question keeps coming back to me. Especially now, as the world watches the ripple effects of the USAID funding freeze and the relentless wave of climate disasters. Tech companies sit right at the heart of these … Continue reading From side project to core strategy
