New York Times - Small Business
Kemo Sabe Cowboy Hats, Worn by Beyoncé and Kevin Costner, Rise to Fame in Aspen
Beyoncé, Shania Twain, Kevin Costner and many reality TV regulars are loyal customers of Kemo Sabe hats. The shop in Aspen can’t believe its luck.
How Yannick Benjamin, a Sommelier and Marathoner, Spends His Sundays
Yannick Benjamin has been training for the wheelchair race at the New York City Half Marathon, meditating and taking breaks to enjoy (but not critique) wine with his wife.
Young Entrepreneurs Find a Way to Indulge Their C.E.O. Dreams
Fresh business school graduates are raising “search funds” from willing investors to buy companies they can lead.
Reddit’s Long, Rocky Road to an Initial Public Offering
The site, a throwback to an earlier era of social media, is poised to go public as soon as next week. It hasn’t been easy to reach this point.
Reddit’s Long, Rocky Road to an Initial Public Offering
The site, a throwback to an earlier era of social media, is poised to go public as soon as next week. It hasn’t been easy to reach this point.
In Silicon Valley, Venture Capital Meets a Generational Shift
Big-name investors such as Reid Hoffman and Michael Moritz are pulling back, creating room for a new generation of tech power brokers.
He’s Not Just Looking to Make a Quick Billion
Marc Lore, the entrepreneur behind Diapers.com and Jet.com, would like to disrupt food delivery. But he really wants to build a brand that actually lasts.
These Startups Want to Make Palm Oil. In a Lab. Without Palm Trees.
Palm oil. It’s in your snacks, your soap, pretty much everything. But palm oil plantations have caused vast deforestation. Can these three tech executives help fix things?
John Walker, Tech Executive Who Popularized AutoCAD, Dies at 74
He avoided the spotlight, but he helped bring to market an explosively popular computer program that revolutionized the architecture and design industries.
Off the Board Game, Onto the Digital Canvas
Are role-playing games enriching culture, or destroying it? In two shows, the artist Simon Denny spoofs the grandiose fantasy worlds of tech entrepreneurs designing virtual reality.
How Minimum Wage Changes Affect Tipped Workers and Diners
Higher prices? Fewer places? As several states consider lifting wages for tipped workers, here’s how the shift is already playing out in the nation’s capital.
Beaufort Watches Is One of the Four Brands in New Zealand
Robert Kwok founded Beaufort Watches, one of only four such businesses now operating in New Zealand.
Inside the Funding Frenzy at Anthropic, One of A.I.’s Hottest Start-Ups
The company raised $7.3 billion over the last year, as the lure of artificial intelligence changes Silicon Valley deal-making.
Kam Ghaffarian’s Moonshots
The entrepreneur wants to help build the new space economy, one Prada spacesuit and Jeff Koons-filled lunar lander at a time.
Protecting the Rights of Independent Contractors
Readers who are self-employed react to an Opinion guest essay. Also: Nikki Haley; fears of extinction; cutting sociology; the agony of the bulls.
After Figma’s $20 Billion Windfall Evaporated, It’s Picking Up the Pieces
Regulatory scrutiny felled the sale of Figma, a design platform, to Adobe. Now it’s grappling with employee expectations and a changing market.
What’s Behind a $10 Chicken Over Rice From a Cart? An $18,000 Permit.
Blame rising costs, shrunken crowds and a black-market permit trade. Chicken over rice costs $10 at the Halal Plates, a cart in Lower Manhattan, up from $6 prepandemic.
Squeezed by Soaring Rent, Small Shops Get Creative
Some ambitious entrepreneurs in New York City are experimenting with diversified business models to connect with shoppers and bring in more money.
‘Ballerina Farm’ Gave Birth Two Weeks Ago. Now It’s Time For a Beauty Pageant.
Hannah Neeleman, a Utah homemaker with a huge social media following, goes to Las Vegas, newborn in tow, to compete for Mrs. World.
Where Southerners Go to Fill the Tank and Feed the Family
Are they gas stations that serve food or restaurants that pump gas? A new photography book explores the lure of these restorative community rest stops.