Arsh and Jannat Kakar launched their compostable packaging company TishWish in June 2020, as the world grappled with the early pandemic. Consumers were ordering online more, and many businesses were pivoting to e-commerce. Some businesses were shipping products for the first time with classic plastic mailers and bubble mailers that are difficult or impossible to […]
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The Myth of the White Male Tech Founder
Excerpted and edited from The New Builders, written by Times of E founder Elizabeth MacBride and venture capitalist Seth Levine, the authors look at the landscape of entrepreneurship across America. The New Builders was published May 4, 2021 by Wiley. Danaris Mazara and her husband, Andres, arrived in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 2002, from Puerto Rico. Born in the […]
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The Negative Sides of Working From Home
Overall, workers are craving flexibility and working from home, according to a recent study from Future Forum, a consortium funded and created by San Francisco-based Slack. READ MORE: The Big Disconnect Between Workers and Bosses and What it Means for Entrepreneurship But new research from travel management company TravelPerk sheds light on a darker side […]
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Problem Solved: Tips For Getting Your Staff Vaccinated
A pending federal vaccine mandate from the Biden Administration, expected in the next few days, requires companies with 100 or more employees to get their workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Small businesses aren’t covered by the mandate, but many private employers of all sizes are asking their employees to get vaccinated; federal contractors are already […]
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How To Establish Sponsors for Your Startup: An Outline For Success
This story first appeared in the CELA newsletter The group of accelerator leaders at cela’s August gathering of accelerators from all over the world focused on sponsorships between accelerators and larger organizations. The discussion included (alphabetical by first name) Alex Waters, Director of the Connect All accelerator in San Diego, Charles Lorum, Executive Director at the Nordic Innovation House, Clark Smith Director of Innovation at the New Jersey Economic […]
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Older Entrepreneurs Are The Fastest-Growing Segment Of New Business Owners
We had the opportunity to talk with many great entrepreneurs doing research for our book, The New Builders. I was struck by how thoughtful, determined, and gritty they were. As most readers know, the book focuses on entrepreneurs from a diverse set of backgrounds – people that truly represent the next generation of founders in the […]
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About Times of E: The Evolution Of Business Journalism
In January 2021, Times of E founder Elizabeth MacBride interviewed our first full-time reporter, Skyler Rossi. They talked about the evolution and present-day work of being a business journalist, and how many mainstream business outlets have abandoned the work of covering people on the small end of the economy.
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Op-Ed: The Business Lobby Is Up For Grabs
When the National Association of Manufacturers moved rapidly to condemn the events of Jan. 6, I noticed. The Association, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is an old, politically powerful part of the business lobby that loves conservatism and has lately been in the pretty tight embrace of Republican party. But the Republican party, these […]
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How To Keep The Poison Of Politics Out Of Your Company’s Bloodstream
Outside the office, we have the option to pick our friends. With our families, we have the option to co-exist. Not so our co-workers. As a leader, you need them to be able not only to co-exist, but to work together. I asked John Paul Lederach, one of the world’s best-known peacemakers, for his tips […]
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Venture Capital Returns Are More Skewed Than People Realize
This post originally appeared on Seth’s blog. Some of the most popular posts I’ve written over the past couple of years were the two that focused on just how rare outsized returns for an individual deal are in venture capital. You can see the original posts here and here. In those posts I was analyzing […]
