Category Archives: Business

She Almost Lost Her Home In California’s Wildfires. Instead She Built ...

January 22, 2020

Homebound CEO Nikki Pechet and her team of 52 engineers, contractors and designers are currently rebuilding 150 homes in California. In the company’s first year of operation it had estimated re...

Jeff Bezos Is No Longer The Richest Person In The World (Again)

January 22, 2020

Jeff Bezos has slid to second place among the world’s wealthiest. ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeff Bezos is no longer the world’s richest person—for now, at least. The e-commerce titan’s...

SpaceX just launched and intentionally exploded a rocket for NASA in a...

January 22, 2020

One of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets intentionally explodes during an in-flight abort test of the company’s new Crew Dragon spaceship for NASA. SpaceX SpaceX just completed a crucial safety t...

CEOs Share Some Things They Learned in 2019

December 19, 2019

The end of the year is always a nice time to reflect on what your journey has been like over the last 365-odd days, to remember what you’ve learned and how you’ve grown. Being self-critic...

How Billionaire Anthony Wood Quit His Netflix Job, Founded Roku—And Th...

December 19, 2019

DVRs and Netflix have taught a generation to hate television commercials. Anthony Wood should know—he created one of the first DVRs that allowed viewers to skip commercials, and he also worked ...

Skyryse Raises $13 Million For Audacious Goal Of Making A Helicopter F...

December 19, 2019

A pilot sits with his hands in his lap during a trial of Skyryse’s automated flight technology. Courtesy of Skyryse To enable air taxis to operate in the skies over cities, Skyryse CEO Mark Gro...

This Startup Is Fighting Climate Change By Turning Carbon Dioxide Into...

November 25, 2019

Air Co. cofounders CEO Gregory Constantine and CTO Stafford Sheehan Air Company Vodka is not typically afforded the same cachet as more high-brow spirits like bourbon or cognac. It is likelier to dru...

Inside The Fried Chicken Sandwich Wars: How Popeyes Stacks Up Against ...

November 25, 2019

Popeyes is getting lots of attention, but it isn’t the only chicken sandwich player. Photographer: © 2017 Bloomberg Finance LP Nearly a week after Popeyes’ fried chicken sandwic...

How every company could become a ‘tech’ company

November 25, 2019

New York (CNN Business)These days nearly every company is, or is in the process of becoming, a technology company. Major retailers have mobile apps and robust e-commerce platforms. Banks are getting ...

This $2.75 Billion Company Employs Only Remote Workers. Here’s H...

September 30, 2019

Sid Sijbrandij, co-founder and CEO of GitLab. Courtesy GitLab San Francisco-based tech startup GitLab has grown dramatically in recent years. CEO Sid Sijbrandij says his all-remote policy is a big re...

Crypto gaming company behind Gods Unchained raises $15 million in Seri...

September 30, 2019

Blockchain gaming company Immutable has raised some big money from Naspers Ventures and other VC firms to expand Gods Unchained. Immutable, the blockchain gaming company formerly known as Fuel games,...

Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s most stylish airlines, just ...

September 30, 2019

In its relatively young life, Virgin Atlantic has become an icon of style, quirk, and luxury, from its luxurious business class lounges to its on-board bar, and its game-changing on-board style that&...

Why Today’s Best Business Leaders Look to Stoicism

September 30, 2019

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Ask entrepreneurs to name their biggest challenge, and you’ll hear plenty of answers: decision-making, prioritizing, staying ...

Xiaomi is moving into India’s consumer-lending market

August 28, 2019

This is an excerpt from a story delivered exclusively to Business Insider Intelligence Fintech Briefing subscribers. To receive the full story plus other insights each morning, click here. The fourth...

What You Need to Know About the Japanese Billionaire Going to Space Wi...

August 28, 2019

While SpaceX’s ultimate goal is to get people to Mars, Elon Musk’s company will start with a trip that a few men have famously gone on before: to the Moon. Musk announced Monday that Japa...