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This Ex-Walgreens Pharmacist Realized the System Was Broken. His Fix Is a $383 Million Business
After years watching patients struggle with rejected prescriptions, Greg Baker launched a PBM built around transparency, patient advocacy, and capped profits. [class^="featuredVideo-"] { display: none; } Greg Baker spent 13 years as a pharmacist at Walgreens, where he watched patients have prescriptions rejected and left scrambling to find out why.
This Ex-Walgreens Pharmacist Realized the System Was Broken. His Fix Is a $383 Million Business
Finance 6 hours ago Zillow predicts major mortgage rate, housing market change TheStreet - Jeffrey Quiggle • 6h The real estate technology company forecasts significant movement in home sales during the second half of 2026. Home sales in July experienced their … Chris Wright 3 hours ago The Trump administration claims oil is flowing normally again.
Stop Layering AI on Top of a Broken Foundation
Data expert and Bell Labs alumnus Fern Halper shares why organizations stall at the pilot phase—and how to build the trust and governance needed for real business impact. Fern Halper is the founder of the AI Foundations Group and VP of Research at TDWI. An early data scientist at Bell Labs, she has spent more than 20 years studying how organizations adopt and scale data and AI.
A Physicist‑Turned‑VC Says Our Climate Playbook Is Broken—and Entrepreneurs Are the Only Ones Who Can Fix It
Google X founding member Tom Chi says our climate, tech, and economic systems are breaking. His new book shows entrepreneurs how to regain agency in an unstable century. Tom Chi is a founding partner of At One Ventures, a VC firm focusing on our relationship with the planet, regenerative industries, and disruptive deep tech.
How This Inc. 5000 Company Takes the Pain Out of Payments
‘You have to make it easy for customers to pay you,’ says Biller Genie co-founder Garima Shah. Here’s how her company can help with that. Is your business struggling to maintain a healthy cashflow right now? You’re not alone—not by a long shot. A striking 32 percent of respondents to Inc.’s 2025 Inc.
How Companies Can Capitalize on Geopolitical Turmoil
Business professor Srividya Jandhyala’s newest book offers a guide to companies trying to navigate the complex geopolitics of the moment. Srividya Jandhyala is an award-winning researcher with a PhD from The Wharton School, and is a Professor of Management at ESSEC Business School. For over 15 years, her research has focused on the strategies of global companies and how they successfully navigate the international environment.
How Mt. Joy Frontman Matt Quinn Navigates the Creator Economy
In this episode of From the Ground Up, Inc. editorial director Bonny Ghosh interviews Matt Quinn, frontman for indie rock band Mt. Joy, and Dave Silver, co-founder and CEO of marketing agency REC Philly, about navigating the creator economy. Ghosh, Quinn, and Silver discuss how to sustain a fan base after a viral moment, how REC Philly helps brands connect with Gen-Z and Millennial audiences, and how Mt. Joy tailors its content creation approach to different social media platforms.
This Startup Wants to Make Buying a McDonald’s as Easy as Buying a House
Franzy, a platform that bills itself as “Zillow for franchise-buying” launched earlier this year with $1M in pre-seed funding. BY TIM CRINO, SENIOR EDITOR, INC. AND DUSTYN GREEN, FREELANCE WRITER APR 11, 2025 Listen to this ArticleMore info Have you ever wanted to own your own McDonalds franchise? What about a Taco Bell, or a KFC? If so, you’re in luck: With the launch of a new platform called Franzy, it’s never been easier to shop for a franchise.
These Founders Canceled Their Over-the-Top Wedding, but Stayed in Business Together
Welcome to our new series that explores how relationships intertwine with business—and what happens when the relationship falls apart. BY TIM CRINO, SENIOR EDITOR, INC. @TIMCRINO FEB 14, 2025 Pure for Men co-founders Lawrence Johnson (left) and Fabian Prado. Photography by Alberto Rabelo Pure For Men is an Austin-based wellness and lifestyle brand founded in 2015 by Lawrence Johnson, Fabian Prado, and Naaman Esquivel.
These States Could Miss Out on $47 Billion in Energy Loans
Billions of dollars in loans are in limbo, affecting businesses across the country. BY TIM CRINO, SENIOR EDITOR, INC. @TIMCRINO FEB 10, 2025 A Volkswagen electric vehicle at a Rivian charging station in San Francisco, California. Photo: Getty Images A new report by Canary Media highlights every loan granted by the Department of Energy under the Biden administration, and how Trump’s freeze of clean energy funding could affect businesses across the country.
How to Turn Boring Businesses Into Cashflow Generators
Codie Sanchez is the founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, a financial education company with over six million followers. Her latest book,Main Street Millionaire, provides a playbook for how to turn businesses, like car washes, laundromats, roofing, painting, and handyman companies, into cash-generating machine.
Is it Time For the Tech Industry to Rethink Product Management?
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Is it Time For the Tech Industry to Rethink Product Management?
Going forward, product people are going to have to learn to do more with less, maybe even with nothing. I’m done. I’m out. I’ve lost the battle for the heart and soul of Product Management. I’m throwing in the towel. I’m waving the white flag. I’m tossing my lightsaber over the cliff. (Yeah, I know.
This Former Apple Exec-Turned Real Housewife Wants to Disrupt Hair Care
Inc. sat down with Bozoma Saint John, founder of hair care company Eve, who just joined the cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. BY TIM CRINO, SENIOR EDITOR, INC. AND SYDNEY SLADOVNIK NOV 19, 2024 Bozoma Saint John at the Empire State Building on November 12, 2024 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images. If you’re tuning in to the premier of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills this evening, you may notice there’s a new entrepreneur on the show.
Why Hustle Culture Isn't Enough
Seth Godin’s new book reminds entrepreneurs that trying harder isn’t always the best strategy BY TIM CRINO, SENIOR EDITOR, INC. @TIMCRINO OCT 22, 2024 Seth Godin is a marketing expert and the author of several bestselling books, including Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable, and The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick).
The Elegant Strategy: Why Hustle Culture Isn’t Enough
Seth Godin’s new book reminds entrepreneurs that trying harder isn’t always the best strategy Seth Godin is a marketing expert and the author of several bestselling books, including Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable, and The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick). His newest book, This is Strategy: Make Better Plans, is out this week, and offers business leaders a new perspective on working smarter.
How to Create a Great Board of Directors
Bryce Tingle’s new book highlights best and worst practices around corporate governance. BY TIM CRINO, SENIOR EDITOR, INC.
How to Create a Great Board of Directors
Bryce Tingle is a business law professor, board member, and founding member of several companies active in tech and financial services. His new book, Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance, analyzes thousands of empirical studies to show where modern corporate governance practices have failed many companies, and offers suggestions for how to avoid common pitfalls. Here, Tingle shares some of the book’s lessons. –As told to Tim Crino: Good companies have great boards.
Here's Why This Crypto Expert Thinks Digital Currency Is Here to Stay
Author Michelle Ann Gitlitz makes the case for crypto. Michelle Ann Gitlitz is an adviser and lawyer, specializing in the payments industry. Her new book, Reimagining Payments: The Business Case for Digital Currencies, was published earlier this year. Here, Gitlitz writes about how digital payments are transforming businesses: I am going to ask you to take a moment to stop and think about how you have made purchases over the past month or even year. Did you open your wallet and take out a bill?
Here's Why This Crypto Expert Thinks Digital Currency Is Here to Stay
13 hours ago From sneakers, to Bibles, to digital trading cards. Can't wait to see what's next. He's gotten into the sneaker business. He's moonlighted as a Bible salesman. And last week, he dipped his toes into photo books. But I'm pretty sure his latest venture is his most random yet. By "popular demand" the …
From The Inc. 5000 to the Olympics: How Figs Became a Household Name
Plenty of companies say they’re obsessed with their customers, but Figs takes it to another level. For many companies, joining the ranks of the Inc. 5000, is often just the beginning of the journey. Markets rise and fall, customer tastes change, and small management snafus can snowball into company-killing disasters. Many firms successfully navigate those changes and still don’t reach celestial heights. Instead, they remain the small- and medium-sized businesses that are so vital to our economy.
Here's Why Method Products' Eric Ryan Used to Take a Shift at the Reception Desk
By , Senior editor, Inc. From the September 2024 issue of Inc. Magazine For many companies, joining the ranks of the Inc. 5000, is often just the beginning of the journey. Markets rise and fall, customer tastes change, and small management snafus can snowball into company-killing disasters. Many firms successfully navigate those changes and still don't reach celestial heights. Instead, they remain the small- and medium-sized businesses that are so vital to our economy. Then there are those Inc.
From The Inc. 5000 to the Olympics: How Figs Became a Household Name
By , Senior editor, Inc. From the September 2024 issue of Inc. Magazine For many companies, joining the ranks of the Inc. 5000, is often just the beginning of the journey. Markets rise and fall, customer tastes change, and small management snafus can snowball into company-killing disasters. Many firms successfully navigate those changes and still don't reach celestial heights. Instead, they remain the small- and medium-sized businesses that are so vital to our economy. Then there are those Inc.
If You Think Yeti's Coolers Are Too Expensive, You're Missing the Point
By , Senior editor, Inc. From the September 2024 issue of Inc. Magazine For many companies, joining the ranks of the Inc. 5000, is often just the beginning of the journey. Markets rise and fall, customer tastes change, and small management snafus can snowball into company-killing disasters. Many firms successfully navigate those changes and still don't reach celestial heights. Instead, they remain the small- and medium-sized businesses that are so vital to our economy. Then there are those Inc.
After Landing on the Inc. 5000 in 1983, Timberland Had a Tough Decision to Make
By , Senior editor, Inc. From the September 2024 issue of Inc. Magazine For many companies, joining the ranks of the Inc. 5000, is often just the beginning of the journey. Markets rise and fall, customer tastes change, and small management snafus can snowball into company-killing disasters. Many firms successfully navigate those changes and still don't reach celestial heights. Instead, they remain the small- and medium-sized businesses that are so vital to our economy. Then there are those Inc.
Before Microsoft Became One of the Most Valuable Companies in the World, It Ranked on The Inc. 500
By , Senior editor, Inc. From the September 2024 issue of Inc. Magazine For many companies, joining the ranks of the Inc. 5000, is often just the beginning of the journey. Markets rise and fall, customer tastes change, and small management snafus can snowball into company-killing disasters. Many firms successfully navigate those changes and still don't reach celestial heights. Instead, they remain the small- and medium-sized businesses that are so vital to our economy. Then there are those Inc.
How Chobani's Founder Leveraged an Immigrant Mindset to Land His Yogurt Company on the Inc. 5000
By , Senior editor, Inc. From the September 2024 issue of Inc. Magazine For many companies, joining the ranks of the Inc. 5000, is often just the beginning of the journey. Markets rise and fall, customer tastes change, and small management snafus can snowball into company-killing disasters. Many firms successfully navigate those changes and still don't reach celestial heights. Instead, they remain the small- and medium-sized businesses that are so vital to our economy. Then there are those Inc.
Before Microsoft Became One of the Most Valuable Companies in the World, It Ranked on The Inc. 500
We looked back at our past coverage to analyze the software company’s trajectory. For many companies, joining the ranks of the Inc. 5000, is often just the beginning of the journey. Markets rise and fall, customer tastes change, and small management snafus can snowball into company-killing disasters. Many firms successfully navigate those changes and still don’t reach celestial heights. Instead, they remain the small- and medium-sized businesses that are so vital to our economy.
Here's Why Method Products' Eric Ryan Used to Take a Shift at the Reception Desk
The unusual culture at Method Products may have landed the company on the Inc. 5000 back in the day. For many companies, joining the ranks of the Inc. 5000, is often just the beginning of the journey. Markets rise and fall, customer tastes change, and small management snafus can snowball into company-killing disasters. Many firms successfully navigate those changes and still don’t reach celestial heights. Instead, they remain the small- and medium-sized businesses that are so vital to our economy.
How This Company Helps World Governments and Corporate America From Going Offline
By , Senior editor, Inc. From the September 2024 issue of Inc. Magazine Aaron Frost founded HeroDevs to provide ongoing end-of-life support for open-source software products such as AngularJS, a JavaScript framework released by Google in 2010 to speed up software development. AngularJS had millions of active users worldwide, including governments and Fortune 500 companies, when Google discontinued it in 2021--ending updates and patches and leaving it vulnerable to decay and attacks.
15 LGBTQ Business Leaders on the Importance of Visibility
By , Senior editor, Inc. Photography by Myles Loftin When it comes to being an entrepreneur, Andrew Nicol says his identity as a gay man has been a boon rather than a hindrance. "I feel very grateful that's the case," says the founder and CEO of Element Brooklyn, a sustainable candle company based in New York. "I know it's not always the case for everyone." Navigating the business world as a member of the LGBTQ community is not easy for many.
If You're Not Supporting LGBTQ+ Workers, You're Missing Out on a Giant Pool of Talent
By , Senior editor, Inc. On June 11, Inc. hosted a panel discussion in its New York City headquarters on economic opportunities and challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community, entrepreneurs in particular. Hosted by Inc. editor-in-chief Mike Hofman, the panel featured Lee Badgett, an expert on LGBTQI economics and the co-founder of Koppa; Marc Coleman, founder and CEO of The Tactile Group, an Inc. 5000 company; and Brian Ellner, president of One Strategy Group.
How This Consultant Helps Companies Like Google, Nike, and Pixar Fix Cultures of Silence
By , Senior editor, Inc. Elaine Lin Hering is a former managing partner of Triad Consulting Group and a lecturer on law at Harvard Law School specializing in dispute resolution, mediation, and negotiation. Hering works with organizations and individuals at companies such as American Express, Capital One, Google, Nike, and Pixar to help them build skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management.
How to Properly Give and Receive Feedback
"Can I give you some feedback?" might be the six most stressful words you'll hear in the workplace--even when you're the boss. After all, being criticized, even constructively, can be really uncomfortable. Giving feedback is no picnic either, especially for those who dislike conflict. But regardless of whether you enjoy the feedback process--and some do--there's no denying it's necessary if you want your employees to grow and thrive.
How to Develop a Winning Mindset, According to the Lead Performance Psychologist for the Navy Seals
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How to Develop a Winning Mindset, According to the Lead Performance Psychologist for the Navy Seals
As the lead performance psychologist for the Navy SEALs and Los Angeles Dodgers and a consultant to thousands of top athletes, business leaders, military operators, and first responders, Dr. Eric Potteratt knows a thing or two about the importance of mindset. He's teamed up with Alan Eagle--a Google sales and communications veteran who has co-authored the best-selling books How Google Works and Trillion Dollar Coach--to share his expertise.
3 Accounting Mistakes Could Hurt Your Business, and How to Avoid Them
Let's be honest-managing the books isn't the most exciting part of running a business. But failing to stay on top of your accounting can create big problems downstream. Just ask Jodie Heal, founder and president of Heal Accounting, who has seen the costly effects of poor bookkeeping firsthand, and spoke with Inc. about how to avoid the biggest mistakes she sees her clients make. Snowballing One of the worst things a small business can do is put off doing their bookkeeping.
This Investor Wants to Help Entrepreneurs Look Into the Ugly
As an angel investor, former partner at Kairos Ventures, and co-founder and managing partner of Divergent Capital, Katie Shea's $6 billion portfolio includes companies like Parade, Real, and Bombas. She sat down with Inc. to tell us what she looks for in a pitch. "I think of myself as a talent scout rather than an investor. Over the years, I've identified a few characteristics and skills that tend to lead to success. One of the most important differentiators is motive.
This Investor Wants to Help Entrepreneurs Look Into the Ugly
Katie Shea of Divergent Capital says that, as an investor, she wants to be there for all the ups and downs. As an angel investor, former partner at Kairos Ventures, and co-founder and managing partner of Divergent Capital, Katie Shea’s $6 billion portfolio includes companies like Parade, Real, and Bombas. She sat down with Inc. to tell us what she looks for in a pitch. Photo: Courtesy Subject. > “I think of myself as a talent scout rather than an investor.
TikTok's Time Might Be Limited, Says Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian
When he co-founded Reddit in 2005, Alexis Ohanian could never have dreamed the social platform would eventually be worth $6 billion. He just wanted people to share stories. Here, Ohanian reflects on the evolution of social media, and what's next for the industry. This interview has been edited for clarity. --As told to Tim Crino How will social media change over the next decade? I think as a society we're tapped out on the current model.
TikTok's Time Might Be Limited, Says Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian
When he co-founded Reddit in 2005, Alexis Ohanian could never have dreamed the social platform would eventually be worth $6 billion. He just wanted people to share stories. Here, Ohanian reflects on the evolution of social media, and what's next for the industry. This interview has been edited for clarity. --As told to Tim Crino How will social media change over the next decade? I think as a society we're tapped out on the current model.
3 Hurdles Facing Electric Vehicle Adoption
Switching a business fleet from internal combustion to electric vehicles is a decision many entrepreneurs should consider, but it's not an easy one. Despite the need among business owners to adapt to new technologies in order to stay competitive, it's unclear when the infrastructure required for the widespread adoption of EVs will arrive. The Biden administration has set ambitious goals for EV adoption, aiming for 50 percent of U.S. car sales to be all-electric by 2030.
Why Business Owners Should Focus on Personalization in 2023
Keeping up with the competition in 2023 may require offering more personalized products. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, personalization was a hot topic among brands ranging from video greeting company Cameo to automaker Stellantis. Personalization has always been part of the offering at Cameo, which facilitates personalized video greetings from celebrities to fans, but the company recently began leveraging A.I. technology to create personalized greetings from animated characters.
CES 2023: BMW Unveils a Talking Electric Car, Mercedes-Benz Doubles Down on Charging
BMW is all-in on EVs--including electric vehicles that talk. By the year 2030, at least half of the BMW group's vehicle deliveries worldwide are set to be fully-electric models. That's according to the German automaker's keynote presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where BMW chairman Oliver Zipse on Wednesday introduced BMW's vision for the future, which centers around three core characteristics: electrification, sustainability, and personalization.
Why This Investor Put Her Money on ClassPass's Payal Kadakia
With her track record as an early investor in companies like ClassPass, Bumble, and Bulletproof Coffee, it's safe to say that Anjula Acharia knows potential when she sees it.
How to Take Advantage of the Changes Coming to the Energy Industry
For more than 20 years, Mary Powell has worked to make renewable energy scalable, first as CEO of Green Mountain Power, which specializes in wind and solar power, and now as CEO of Sunrun, a provider of solar panels and Ford Motor Company's EV charging partner. Here she shines a light on the future of renewable energy, and where entrepreneurs can plug into the trends. What problems are facing the energy business right now?
The Founders of the Supplement Company Pure For Men Learned This Valuable Marketing Lesson on Diversity
As people of color, the co-founders of supplements company Pure for Men know what it's like to feel excluded. So they never imagined that their business, which they launched in 2015 to serve gay men, could be accused of discrimination. Yet in 2017, customers began complaining that the brand's marketing felt exclusionary.
The Founder of Handwrytten Uses This Unusual But Effective Form of Therapy to Improve Himself as a Leader
DAVID WACHS COMES across as pretty easygoing, but the 45-year-old founder of Phoenix-based robotics company Handwrytten hasn't always been so chill. Despite his success as a five-time Inc. 5000 honoree, Wachs (pictured above) says he's struggled with managing stress and operating in a "reactive state." To address that issue, resolve past trauma, and even become a better leader, he's turned to an unusual method: hypnosis. And he swears it's changed his life. "I'm not a hippie," he says.
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