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Founder Guidance

After his mom’s cancer diagnosis, Jeremy Gurewitz built Solace to help patients

Solace cofounder Jeremy Gurewitz shares how a family health crisis inspired him to build patient advocacy into a service.

Jamila Huxtable
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An older founder explains why retirement age could be the best time to start a business

More Americans are launching later in life. Veteran communications executive Karen Wickre shares what she learned leaving the corporate world to build a solo consulting practice—and why experience can be an entrepreneur's greatest advantage.

Jamila Huxtable
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Founder Guidance

Eventbrite co-founders discuss walking away after two decades

Julia and Kevin Hartz met, fell in love, and built ticketing giant Eventbrite together.

Dan Latu
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Founder Guidance

Why the entrepreneur behind PAW Patrol thinks young founders have an advantage

Ronnen Harary, who co-founded Spin Master at 23, explains how “the power of not knowing” early in his career helped him build the children’s entertainment giant.

Jamila Huxtable
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Why Karen Wickre says her career as sole proprietor gets easier—but never predictable

The veteran writer and consultant explains the trade-offs of leaving a paycheck behind, and the lessons she learned after a decade of independent work.

Jamila Huxtable
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Craigslist founder Craig Newmark on becoming an 'accidental entrepreneur'

The self-described "Forrest Gump of the internet" reflects on building an early internet marketplace and why founders should think of customer service as a profit center.

Jamila Huxtable
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Founder Guidance

Business founders from abroad need to worry about more than the bottom line

A conversation with VC Nitin Pachisia on how visa constraints shape how immigrant founders raise, structure, and build.

Jamila Huxtable

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