How Kidous Mahteme Turned a Cold Email Problem Into InfraMail
September 8, 2026
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NYC Issues Cease-and-Desist Orders to 42 Online Retailers Over Illegal E-Bike Sales
August 6, 2026
New York City has issued cease-and-desist orders to 42 online retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, and Wayfair, demanding they stop selling motorized devices that exceed legal speed and weight limits on city streets. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the enforcement action on August 5, giving retailers until August 18 to
Candace Singh Left Wall Street to Rewrite Hollywood’s View of Family
August 12, 2026
By: Elowen Gray Candace Singh spent a decade at two of Wall Street’s most demanding institutions, rising from Analyst to Vice President at Goldman Sachs in consecutive years before moving to JPMorgan to conduct due diligence on alternative investments. By every conventional measure, she had made it. Then, in March
What Shlomo Assa Knows About Building Something New That Most Entrepreneurs Never Learn
July 30, 2026
By: Natalie Johnson One thing that Shlomo Assa consistently emphasizes is the importance of the following steps in any endeavor. They are not an inspiring phrase. Listening. Observing. Analyzing. Understanding the mechanism of the problem before trying to solve it. And then be inventive. This algorithm is what his career
Matt Sim and the Idea That Discipline Is Built, Not Born
July 2, 2026
Matt Sim signed his first professional esports contract at fourteen. By his own account, he ranked highly among Fortnite players and in a competitive Halo playlist. The trajectory looked set. Then it wasn’t. What came next was not a clean line from prodigy to founder. It ran through a stretch
Why Filmmaker Dante Hillmedo Chose To Bet On Himself To Bring ‘Butterfly’ To Life
June 22, 2026
By: Aman Jalan Entrepreneurship often comes down to a single question. How much are you willing to bet on yourself? For Bronx filmmaker and Team Elite Productions founder Dante Hillmedo, that question became very real during the production of his debut feature film, Butterfly. After spending more than a decade
Brooklyn-Based Chronograph Raises $140 Million in Growth Round Led by Sixth Street, Launches Private Credit Platform
June 18, 2026
Chronograph, the Brooklyn-headquartered portfolio monitoring and analytics platform serving institutional private capital investors, confirmed a strategic minority growth equity round of more than $140 million on Tuesday, June 16. Sixth Street Growth, the dedicated growth investing arm of Sixth Street, led the round. All existing investors — Summit Partners, Carlyle
How to Innovate Your Brand in 2026 with AI and One Connected App
June 16, 2026
By: Maria Williams Every entrepreneur knows the feeling. The idea is clear, the vision is strong, the ambition is there, but the moment it’s time to bring the brand to life, everything slows down. The designer is fully booked. The photographer is expensive. The consultant is unavailable. The logo doesn’t
Richard Turrentine Is Reimagining Independent Film Distribution
June 16, 2026
Independent filmmakers have never had more tools to make a movie, or fewer dependable ways to get it watched. Festivals are crowded, streaming catalogs are saturated, and the path from a finished film to a paying audience runs through a shrinking set of intermediaries. Richard Turrentine has spent more than
C.A. Victor Discusses The Conscious Pugilist, Brooklyn Roots, Music Industry Success, and Consciousness
June 15, 2026
By: Eliot Mercer Author, entrepreneur, former music producer, and creative visionary C.A. Victor is gaining attention for his debut literary work, The Conscious Pugilist Anthology Vol. One. The Brooklyn native, whose career spans music production, automotive management, entrepreneurship, real estate investing, and personal development, has created a book that blends
The AWS Architect Who Thinks AI Writing Tools Are Solving the Wrong Problem
June 6, 2026
By: Stephen Woodard How a career in enterprise systems led to a fundamentally different approach to AI and the written word. Before building Thanis, I spent a year working on a problem that had nothing to do with writing. The question was simpler, and in some ways more unsettling: how
Mike Hayes: The SEAL Commander Paying Off Mortgages for Gold Star Families
June 17, 2026
Written by: Dillon Kivo The Man Who Listens First In a lower Manhattan conference room, a man who once commanded a 2,000-person task force in Afghanistan and later helped close one of the largest software acquisitions in American history listens before he speaks. The habit shows up everywhere Mike Hayes
The Real Reason New York Taxis Turned Yellow
June 4, 2026
The yellow taxi reads, almost anywhere in the world, as shorthand for New York. Yet the color was neither original to the city’s cabs nor adopted for the reason most often repeated. The widely shared “fun fact” that a 1967 law made New York taxis yellow because a University of
The Story Behind Duccio Calamai’s Transition Into Lifestyle and Wellness Business
June 3, 2026
In an era where entrepreneurship is often presented through overnight success stories and polished social media narratives, Duccio Calamai represents something far more grounded: reinvention through experience, discipline, and calculated risk. Long before he became associated with Bali’s creative wellness scene or the founder behind The Wrong Gym, Duccio’s journey
Claudia Rodriguez and the Vision Behind Soul Academy 369: Inspiring a Life Built on Purpose, Wellness, and Personal Growth
May 27, 2026
In a world where more people are searching for meaning, balance, and emotional well-being, entrepreneurs like Claudia Rodriguez are creating platforms designed to help individuals reconnect with themselves and build lives driven by purpose. As the founder of Soul Academy 369, Claudia has positioned herself as a modern voice in
The $41 Billion Funding Boom That Side Hustlers Will Never See
May 26, 2026
Venture capital is flooding into early-stage startups at a pace not seen in years. Early-stage funding hit $41.3 billion in Q1 2026, a 41 percent jump from the same period in 2025. The numbers paint a picture of an investment climate eager to back new ideas. At the same time,
Nelson Sejdija: Building an International Legacy Through Fashion, Business, and Vision
May 23, 2026
A Rising Name Between Milan and Belgium Nelson Sejdija is establishing himself as one of the most dynamic and ambitious entrepreneurs connected to the international fashion and business industries. Operating between Milan and Belgium, he has developed a reputation built on vision, discipline, and the ability to create opportunities across
New York Startup Searchable Closes $14M to Build Performance Marketing for the AI Search Era
May 22, 2026
A two-year-old performance marketing company with offices split between New York and London has closed $14 million in fresh funding to bet that brand discovery is migrating away from traditional search engines and toward AI assistants. Searchable announced the round on May 18, with global venture capital firm Headline leading
Surviving the Unthinkable: How Terry Beard Turned Pain Into Purpose Through W.A.N.O.A
May 15, 2026
By Victoria James For many people, a diagnosis changes everything. For Terry Beard, it became the beginning of a transformation that would redefine not only his health but his purpose, his resilience, and ultimately, his mission. In 2015, Beard received a life-altering diagnosis: Type II diabetes. The news forced him
How Ryan Slough Brings Cultural Context and Intentional Travel to Wanderers Compass
May 14, 2026
For many, travel becomes an exercise in accumulation, with more cities, more routes, and more proof of having been there. Ryan Slough approaches travel as a practice of understanding. He believes the true return on exploration lies not in quantity, but in what a place teaches about culture, community, and
From Conditioning to Clarity Through the #freeasfâ„¢ Movement and the Power of Self-Reclamation
May 11, 2026
Identity transformation has become a frequent talking point in personal development circles, often blending into broader conversations about goal-setting, productivity, and motivation. Nadia Atkinson Maldonado, the speaker and strategist behind #freeasfâ„¢, takes a sharper view. She argues that motivation produces temporary movement, while identity work changes the source of decisions.
Cologne Butter Founder Mike Snow Charts the Road to 2026
May 1, 2026
By: Taylor Musk Mike Snow is the founder of Cologne Butter, a fusion of skincare and cologne he describes as “performance cologne.” Through this concept, Mike has carved out a distinctive space at the intersection of fragrance, self-care, and modern luxury. Cologne Butter was recently featured in GQ UK. Mike
NYC Fintech Startup Rogo Closes $160M Series D, Bringing Total Funding to $300M
April 30, 2026
New York-based AI platform Rogo secured a landmark Series D round on April 29, 2026, cementing its position as the leading AI infrastructure company for Wall Street. Three former Princeton classmates who once crunched numbers at J.P. Morgan and Lazard just raised $160 million to prove that the future of
Top Master & Industry Judge Vita Leibiuk Sets a New Standard in Lash Artistry
April 24, 2026
Vita Leibiuk’s journey from Ukraine to Chicago reflects her dedication, vision, and expertise. As a licensed esthetician and experienced lash artist, she has built a brand synonymous with precision, luxury, and customized beauty. Through her work at Vileilashes Beauty Studio, her role as an educator, and her commitment to product
