Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When founders raise money, the goals of their company change. They must now build toward a big exit, so their investors get a return on their investment. But what if a founder wants to do things differently? Can they ever regain control? That’s what the cofounders of […]
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Professional Fighters League (PFL) founder Donn Davis has zero experience sparring in an MMA cage. But make no mistake, the man is a fighter. A former AOL exec and prominent venture capitalist who’s backed startups from Zipcar to Draftkings, 61-year-old Davis came out of his corner office
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. With the downturn in public stocks beginning in 2022, many institutional limited partners are struggling with the so-called denominator effect, and so reducing their exposure to private equity. On the other hand, individual investors increasingly conclude that they need to make private equity a core component of
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In 2010, Jane Lu, now the founder and CEO of Australian online fashion retailer Showpo, was working as an analyst at Ernst & Young, and she couldn’t imagine doing it for the next 40 years. So Lu quit the job to pursue her then-side hustle, running pop-up stores that stocked products from emerging designers. But
Season ten has just started on Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, and heads are spinning. We’ve seen a lot of firsts in show history and this episode is no different. As one contestant says, “One minute your deal is dead, the next it’s alive!” Every episode challenges contestants to step inside our elevator and pitch their company
Amazon’s (AMZN) second-quarter revenue and earnings surpassed analyst estimates, and the company issued optimistic guidance for the third quarter. However, it continues to face challenges, including sluggish growth in its cloud and e-commerce businesses and the FTC’s anti-trust lawsuit. So, let’s determine if you should buy, hold, or sell this internet stock. Read on…. E-commerce
The S&P 500 (SPY) is flirting with a break below the 200 day moving average. Part of the story you already know…that about the recent rapid rise in bond rates. Unfortunately there is an even more ominous part of this story that needs to be told today. That is why 43 year investment veteran tries
How about some free fries with that shake? McDonald’s announced today that starting this Friday, they will offer customers a free carton of medium fries every Friday. In a promotion that they’re fittingly billing “Free Fries Friday,” the fast-food giant is offering the deal until 12/31/23. But, of course, nothing in life is entirely free.
October 24, 2023 – Stock analysis of Microsoft and Google earnings report Are you nervous? You should be. Your two favorite children are bringing home their report cards after school today. Earlier this year, one of those two report cards was so good you gave that child an extra 150 billion in allowance on the