Pirate's Booty founder stages Long Island mutiny, declares he's mayor and tries to fire village staff

The founder of Pirate’s Booty Snacks lost his chaotic bid for mayor of a tiny New York community after he claimed he was the village leader and had the authority to replace the entire local ...

NBC News - Mar. 20

Hold My Snacks: Pirate’s Booty Founder Attempts a Seaside Coup

A snack food magnate declared himself mayor of the Village of Sea Cliff, on Long Island. The voters said otherwise.

The New York Times - Mar. 19

Top Five Mistakes Founders Are Still Making in 2025

Founders who fail quickly are the ones who don’t raise enough seed money, hold themselves accountable to revenue targets, and interact with their fans.

Inc. - Mar. 9

Founder of megachurch indicted on child sexual abuse charges

The Oklahoma attorney general charged Robert Morris with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Morris is the founder of Gateway, one of the largest megachurches in the country. It ...

NBC News - Mar. 13

Telegram founder returns to Dubai as French inquiry continues

Pavel Durov allowed to leave France, where he is under investigation over criminal activity on messaging app. Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and chief executive of Telegram, has returned to ...

The Guardian - Mar. 17

Nikola founder says he was pardoned by Trump

Nikola founder Trevor Milton said on Thursday President Trump pardoned him for his 2022 conviction of misleading investors about the electric vehicle maker's technology. "I just got a call from the ...

The Hill - 1h

Female founders in the U.S. VC ecosystem: the good and the bad | Pitchbook (updated)

Women founders and investors raised $38.8 billion in funding in the U.S. in 2024, up 27% from the year before, according to PitchBook.

VentureBeat - Mar. 6

Reshma Saujani’s Advice for Female Founders? Build Your Own Door

The founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First joins ‘From The Ground Up’ this week.

Inc. - Mar. 10

How This Fintech Founder Raised $300 Million and Turned His Customers Into Investors

Capitolis founder and CEO Gil Mandelzis knows how to bide his time when it comes to raising capital.

Inc. - Mar. 14

How This Founder of a Multimillion-Dollar Business Puts Her Mental Health First

Hedley & Bennett founder Ellen Marie Bennett says swimming has helped her become a better leader.

Inc. - 3h

Best-in-Class Business Advice From Famed Female Founders

This year’s Female Founders board of advisers share their top hard-won tips, from failing up to following your north star.

Inc. - Mar. 11

Ecuador enlists founder of Blackwater private army as ally in ‘war’ on crime

Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election as president, announces partnership with Trump supporter Erik Prince. Ecuador ’s president, Daniel Noboa , has announced a “strategic alliance” with ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Luminary Founder Cate Luzio Didn’t Just Bootstrap Her Business. She ‘Stiletto-Strapped’ It

The networking platform founder joins ‘From the Ground Up’ to talk about her fundraising journey.

Inc. - 2d

23andMe co-founder lashes out at CEO Wojcicki after bankruptcy filing, says board lacked oversight

23andMe co-founder Linda Avey expressed frustration about the fall of the genetic testing company in a social media post.

CNBC - 1d

Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris indicted on charges of lewd acts with a child

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned as senior pastor last year after he admitted "inappropriate sexual behavior" in the 1980s has been indicted on five criminal counts involving a child, ...

NBC News - Mar. 13

Funeral held for Slimming World founder

Yahoo News - Mar. 10

Forget Influencer Trips. Why This Beauty Founder Took Her Employees on a Luxury Vacation

Tisha Thompson, founder and CEO of LYS Beauty, used the trip to both thank her team and film fun employee-generated content.

Inc. - Mar. 7

Grab co-founder Anthony Tan says ‘humans who don’t embrace AI will be replaced by AI’

Grab co-founder and CEO Anthony Tan discussed how workers can use AI to become more productive, at Converge Live in Singapore.

CNBC - Mar. 13

LinkedIn co-founder has known Elon Musk for years. Here’s what he says Americans don’t understand about the Tesla CEO.

Elon Musk takes a hammer-and-nail approach to everything, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman says.

MarketWatch - Mar. 11

Meet Inc.’s 2025 Female Founders

The pandemic drove women out of the workforce—and then spurred an entrepreneurial explosion.

Inc. - Mar. 11

Telegram founder allowed to leave France following arrest

The billionaire has been accused of failing to properly moderate his app to reduce criminality.

BBC News - Mar. 17

Just Dance: How the Founder of Jazzercise Started a Revolution

Judi Sheppard Missett practically invented the women’s workout movement.

Inc. - Mar. 19

Wang Chuanfu, the BYD founder with a battery obsession

Chinese EV maker’s five-minute charge puts the disrupter one step closer to conquering global markets

Financial Times - 6d

How the Founder of Quote.Com Thinks About Innovation

Continuous learning can set you apart as an entrepreneur.

Inc. - 2d

How Do You Dress for Success? 8 Entrepreneurs on the Outfit Elements That Help Them Level Up

Power dressing looks very different from founder to founder.

Inc. - Mar. 18

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf just challenged Anthropic CEO’s vision for AI’s future — and the $130 billion industry is taking notice

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf challenges Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's "compressed 21st century" vision, arguing AI systems are building "yes-men on servers" rather than the revolutionary ...

VentureBeat - Mar. 6

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