May 12, 2026 Crumbl’s founders just made a surprise announcement that could change the chain forever BY Sarah Bregel The founders of Crumbl Cookies are stepping down. The move comes amid a “planned transition” for the bakery chain, the leaders shared in an X post on May 11. In the post, CEO Jason McGowan explained that … Continue reading Crumbl’s founders just made a surprise announcement that could change the chain forever
March 05, 2026 Why I take founders on a 3-mile hike before writing a check BY Sandesh Patnam My team often jokes about the “Vulcan Mind Meld.” They say I need to share a brain with a founder before we can write a check. They aren’t wrong, but the process isn’t science fiction. It’s usually just … Continue reading Why I take founders on a 3-mile hike before writing a check
July 16, 2025 Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be founders! BY Gil Mandelzis I was born and raised in Israel, but my love affair with America began in my early teens when I would wear faded jeans and plaid flannel shirts and play country music on my silver Sony Walkman. One track I … Continue reading Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be founders!
Octavia Goredema says that Black women founders seeking capital mustn’t be discouraged by depressing statistics. Kim Davis on July 12, 2024 Entrepreneur and author Octavia Goderema When it comes to securing funding for a tech startup, we all know the depressing statistics. Men do better than women, white men do better than Black men, … Continue reading Black women founders have to keep pushing
May 28, 2024 HBO’s MoviePass documentary sheds light on Black founders written out of their own story Stacy Spikes and Hamet Watt founded MoviePass but eventually lost control of the company—and the narrative. Filmmaker Muta’Ali is helping them take it back. BY Joe Berkowitz Business stories involving a meteoric rise followed by a spectacular collapse naturally … Continue reading HBO’s MoviePass documentary sheds light on Black founders written out of their own story
May 24, 2024 3 things Black founders need right now What the founder of RenderATL learned from speaking to attendees and speakers at leading tech companies over the years about what support is needed to help Black businesses thrive. BY Justin E. Samuels As a Black tech founder, I’ve experienced trials and tribulations to scale my … Continue reading 3 things Black founders need right now
May 09, 2024 Meta and Alphabet’s new dividends reward shareholders—especially the founders After the tech giants announced their first-ever stock dividends, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin, each stand to make hundreds of millions of millions a year. BY Allan Sloan Paying a dividend for the first time is a big deal for a giant … Continue reading Meta and Alphabet’s new dividends reward shareholders—especially the founders
Instagram’s founders are shutting down Artifact, their year-old news app The app was known for AI-powered features and Reddit-like posting abilities. Karissa Bell Sat, Jan 13, 2024 Artifact Artifact, the buzzy news app from Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, is shutting down less than a year after its launch. In a note … Continue reading Instagram’s founders are shutting down Artifact, their year-old news app
By Rodney Williams January 12, 2024 Sam Bankman Fried, former founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was found guilty of wire fraud, conspiracy, and stealing as much as $10 billion in customer money. Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, is serving an 11-year sentence for fraud and conspiracy over false claims she made to … Continue reading Op-ed: Why do VCs fund founders like Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes but not Black entrepreneurs?
By Clint Rainey September 26, 2023 On the whole, startup founders seem to have been busy this year enjoying the spoils of their hard labor: Their median salary, according to a new report by the startup-focused accounting firm Pilot, has increased by 15%. But then another pattern jumps out: The biggest change in the … Continue reading How much should startup founders pay themselves in salary? Increasingly, the answer is $0
