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Two things happen when the guy sitting next to me floors the gas pedal of his $2.7 million car. First, the raspy growl of the 1,817-horsepower engine mutates from that [...]

IN A MAHOGANY AND marble conference room downstairs from Stephen Curry's apartment near San Francisco's Financial District, 10 executives from a constellation of businesses belonging to the NBA superstar have [...]

Jamie Siminoff sold home-security company Ring to Amazon for a billion dollars, invested in an unlikely entrepreneur in rural Missouri--and ended up falling in love with the place and buying [...]

Are there hammerheads? Blacktips? How big do they get? Do you ever catch them? My son, George, is ten years old. Neither of us has ever fished off the Texas [...]

Something stops Clay Dover cold as he strolls behind the restaurant's counter. The CEO of Velvet Taco has been all smiles and high fives since he entered the chain's location [...]

Joe Warner manned the office's patio grill on a drizzly morning in November, flipping burgers for the sixteen new employees who'd soon break for lunch after their first few hours [...]

VISIONARY TACTICIAN, OPERATOR, DISRUPTER, COMPETITOR, AND FORMER TRACK STAR MARC LORE HAS WON MANY WAYS--AND ALWAYS WITH SPEED. NOW HE'S BUILDING UTOPIA IN THE DESERT AND TRYING TO REVOLUTIONIZE DINNER. [...]

Immigrant entrepreneur Omair Tariq got his start in business hawking jewelry in Houston. Now his Cart.com is taking on Amazon. Omair Tariq climbed into his gleaming black Tesla Model S [...]

Making the Inc. 5000 is the achievement of a lifetime. Do it more than once, and you can put a crown on that achievement. Here's how eight founders managed to [...]

A historic San Antonio building now features prominently in the Pearl's expansion plans. But first it needed straightening. In the classic metaphysical thought experiment known as the Ship of Theseus, [...]

A former nurse builds a health care unicorn in just four years and changes her profession forever. The pulse-quickening case history of Cherie Kloss's SnapNurse. WHEN SHE WAS 15 years [...]

Although Japanese woodblock print-making is a tradition that goes back several centuries, it's an aesthetic that tends to look timeless --particularly the Shin Hanga prints of the early 20th century. [...]

ONE day last fall, Vincenzo Cox, the boys varsity soccer coach at Elsik High School, was catching up on email when he spotted a message that made him spring to [...]

This is the story of a founder who hit it big and suffered a mental breakdown--and his efforts to win back the trust and relationships he wrecked in the process. [...]

MARK CUBAN GRINS. 'I'm the luckiest guy in the world,' he says. It's mid-March and he's on a stage in front of a thousand fans at SXSW with tech founder [...]

This article explores the challenges faced by founders of consumer packaged goods (CPG) startups in the current market. It discusses the decrease in early-stage VC funding and new product launches in the CPG industry. The article highlights the difficulties of accessing capital, increasing costs, demanding consumers, and challenging retailers. It emphasizes the importance of creativity and relationship navigation for success in this new reality. Additionally, the article examines the obstacles faced by small CPG brands in gaining shelf space and meeting sales thresholds. It also discusses the rise of private label brands and the strategies employed by some brands to navigate these challenges. The article concludes by discussing the future of the CPG market, including potential consolidation and strategic shifts. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the exhilarating experience of driving the 1,817-horsepower Venom F5 sports car. Topics include the car's intense engine roar and fuel consumption, the extreme acceleration that blurs the surroundings, and the thrill of high-speed driving before returning to a more moderate pace.

This story is part of a roundup of the many categories--both good and bad--in which Texas ranks number one. On a recent Tuesday morning, as he presided over the ribbon [...]

Conventional wisdom says that starting a fast-growth business with your spouse is too risky, too intense, too fraught with potential drama. But these couples have turned their partnerships into their [...]

Noom's founders built an overnight-success weight-loss app after years of failure. Now they're working to parlay their big hit into a string of them. NOOM CO-FOUNDER and CEO Saeju Jeonggets [...]

The record influx of Californians and other migrants-lured by copious jobs, bargain homes, and loose business regulations--has led partisans to stoke fears about a dramatically changing Texas. But are the [...]

They've inspired. They've led. They've blazed new trails. And they've fought like hell to come out of this past year better than they went into it. The first barrier to [...]

FRIENDS OF EREN BALI talk about a certain kind of glow that lights up his face when he gets into conversations about solving problems. The soft-spoken co-founder and CEO of [...]

For business owners, raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has become a politically charged debate. And it's not going away anytime soon. THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC and subsequent [...]

* Carson Tesch, 49, found his fascination with building and fixing things early. Growing up in a union household in Milwaukee, Tesch figured his dad's path would be his, too. [...]

* Charu Jain, 45, has had to jump through some pretty exacting hoops to win customers such as Ecolab, the USDA, and the U.S. Navy. Still, the biggest barrier to [...]

The founders of razor upstart Harry's relished their challenger status, picked a fight with a consumer goods giant, and made the biggest deal of their lives. They then learned some [...]

When Tyler Haney appeared on the cover of Inc. two years ago, the direct-to-consumer athletic apparel company she founded, Outdoor Voices, was one of the hottest startups in America's hottest [...]

'There's a lot that goes on behind the cookie banner,' says Kabir Barday, the founder and CEO of OneTrust. He's talking about that now-ubiquitous pop-up on websites that lets you [...]

Everlywell founder Julia Cheek created a lab test game-changer. Then she took on the Covid-19 crisis--and found herself in the eye of a storm. 'I went outside for the first [...]

Mesh cap backward, face unshaven, Chip Gaines talks with the bluster of a guy at a party who has a story, or a colorful analogy, for everything--which he does. Joanna, [...]

The article discusses the meticulous attention to detail required in fast-food chains, focusing on Velvet Taco's Chief Executive Officers Clay Dover and Torchy's Tacos' founder Mike Rypka. As experts in the industry, they scrutinize ingredients and service quality, aiming to redefine fast-food tacos amid intense competition, particularly in their home state of Texas. INSETS: TACO PALENQUE DESERVES A BITE OF BIG TACO;FIRST TEXAS, THEN THE WORLD.

ICONS, THEN AND NOW 1973 2023 THE ASPIRING WORLD LEADER H. ROSS PEROT MARK CUBAN The Dallas billionaire tech Another Dallas billionaire, minted entrepreneur's Texarkana accent by the late-nineties dot-com [...]

Think it was easy? It wasn't. Just ask Jason Ballard--the co-founder of Icon-how much hard work and faith his journey has required. A white cowboy hat in hand and hair [...]

No.392 Keith Walawender and Hike Biller TOMAHAWK STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS Three-year growth 1,168.3% 2018 revenue $2.8M Nashville | Founded in 2014 Tomahawk Strategic Solutions, founded by two Navy SEALs, trains law [...]

No. 1 Chris Stark and David Freedman FREESTAR Three-year growth 36,680.4% | 2018 revenue $36.9m Phoenix | Founded in 2015 The story of the fastest-growing private company in America, a [...]

FOR YEARS, WHENEVER Alan Ash would take off his shirt in his own home, he'd first make sure the blinds were closed. If they weren't completely shut--if even a sliver [...]

In a nondescript industrial park in far-north suburban Austin, about 150 people are building spaceships. Covering one wall is a giant portrait of Wernher von Braun, the German rocketry pioneer. [...]

There were hoodies. Robots. Free drinks. Young founders milling around a loftlike, concrete-floored space. Your typical startup demo day, in other words--except for the presence of a four-star Army general [...]

NBA player Stephen Curry has shifted his focus from endorsements to building a business empire with a social mission. He leads a team of executives who coordinate efforts on projects such as supporting Black designers and promoting underserved student athletes. Curry's empire includes ventures in Hollywood production, golf, venture capital, and a partnership with Under Armour. He aims to align his partnerships and endorsements with his mission of fostering equity, access, and opportunity. Despite some missteps, Curry remains committed to making a difference and pushing forward with new business initiatives. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the Mathews family, particularly Gilbert Mathews, the CEO of Lucifer Lighting, tracing the family's influence in the design world through Frost Bros., a legendary department store, and their current venture in architectural lighting with Lucifer, highlighting their significant projects, clientele, and the evolution of Lucifer into a global player in the lighting industry.

Mike, Jimmy, and Joe Quinn spent their childhood summers on the boardwalk of Coney Island in Brooklyn, where their grandfather, then in his 80s, would start to eat a hot [...]