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Puzzles, hair dye, bread: These companies are thriving despite coronavirus

Hair color startup Madison Reed is seeing more than a 10x increase in orders. Puzzle and baking manufacturers are also racing to keep up with demand.

Puzzles, hair dye, bread: These companies are thriving despite coronavirus

Magic shows and drag queens: A look inside Airbnb’s COVID-19 strategy

Airbnb’s competition used to be hotels. Now it’s Netflix.

Magic shows and drag queens: A look inside Airbnb’s COVID-19 strategy

Why we opened our pandemic-born delivery platform to competitors

The founders of Maryland brewing company, True Respite, speak about pushing for industry sustainability by working with other local breweries.

Why we opened our pandemic-born delivery platform to competitors

Can’t find toilet paper, eggs, or flour? This app knows where to go

OurStreets started out as a way to crowdsource information on bad drivers. Now its community helps track down grocery-store necessities.

Can’t find toilet paper, eggs, or flour? This app knows where to go

How a nonprofit you’ve never heard of made the web safer for everyone

By making encryption free and easy, Let’s Encrypt solved one of the web’s biggest problems. Its secret? A maniacal focus on automation and efficiency.

How a nonprofit you’ve never heard of made the web safer for everyone

I’m a startup founder, and this is how I’m navigating a second economic crisis

The founder of Knox Financial finds himself in the midst of navigating through a period that, in many ways, is even more unpredictable than the one his last company faced more than a decade ago.

I’m a startup founder, and this is how I’m navigating a second economic crisis

Why everything you know about startup metaphors is wrong

The founder of Trint says that hockey sticks, rockets, pirates, etc. are all helpful (and hopeful) illustrations of startup life, but as far as he’s concerned, none are very accurate. Here’s one that is.

Why everything you know about startup metaphors is wrong

How to tell if your business should pivot during the coronavirus crisis

The chief revenue officer of SnackNation believes every organization is unique and meaningful and can still add value for its customers, even in times of great uncertainty.

How to tell if your business should pivot during the coronavirus crisis

This is a lonely time to be a leader. Here’s how I’m saving my business while I recover from COVID-19

The founder of women’s collaboration space Luminary tells how in less than two weeks, the global pandemic forced her to temporarily close the doors and pivot the business all while she recovered from having COVID-19.

This is a lonely time to be a leader. Here’s how I’m saving my business while I recover from COVID-19

5 creative ways small businesses are succeeding during the COVID-19 quarantine

As coronavirus quarantines have forced many to close their doors, these small businesses have come up with ways to continue to serve customers and expand their offerings.

5 creative ways small businesses are succeeding during the COVID-19 quarantine

‘We’re just doing our best to adapt’: Emma Straub on running an indie bookstore amid coronavirus

The best-selling author and co-owner of Books Are Magic discusses how her store is weathering the crisis while supporting writers, staff, and other bookstores.

‘We’re just doing our best to adapt’: Emma Straub on running an indie bookstore amid coronavirus

How a tiny 3D printing startup became a critical supplier of face shields

Amid heartbreaking tales of shortages and price gouging, South Carolina’s ZVerse pivoted to tackle the crisis and is on track to produce 20 million shields.

How a tiny 3D printing startup became a critical supplier of face shields

Successful innovation doesn’t have to be disruptive—it’s often small, incremental, and fast

Big change is rare; what’s more common is a continuous ﬂow of much smaller changes that accumulate quickly.

Successful innovation doesn’t have to be disruptive—it’s often small, incremental, and fast

What our country can do now to support small businesses

With continued uncertainties surrounding the federal stimulus bill, small businesses need all our help.

What our country can do now to support small businesses

Dubsmash was dying. Now users watch 1 billion videos a month

Dubsmash was a lip-syncing viral sensation, but was bleeding users. Now, its founders share how they turned the app into a place where users make and share millions of videos.

Dubsmash was dying. Now users watch 1 billion videos a month

Envoy wants to manage your conference rooms—and, eventually, your office

By managing everything from guest check-ins to room bookings, this startup hopes to be the brains of your building.

Envoy wants to manage your conference rooms—and, eventually, your office

The next big thing in sports? Clothes that give you perfect form

Smart apparel is ushering in the next frontier of performance training. With connected coaching, sensor-laden clothes use real-time data to correct biomechanics, boost fitness—and even correct your golf swing.

The next big thing in sports? Clothes that give you perfect form

Forget the Cybertruck: This is the most important Tesla product no one is talking about

Though CEO Elon Musk launched Tesla’s version of insurance last fall to little fanfare, it could have a major impact.

Forget the Cybertruck: This is the most important Tesla product no one is talking about

‘We can’t scale humans’: Why startups are raising millions to build AI avatars

Startups are creating unsettling human-like avatars to take over customer service jobs—or even act as a stand-in for celebrities.

‘We can’t scale humans’: Why startups are raising millions to build AI avatars

This security startup wants to prove that antivirus doesn’t have to suck

Clario is rethinking cybersecurity with simpler software and a focus on real-world worries.

This security startup wants to prove that antivirus doesn’t have to suck

Impact

4 higher education experts on how COVID-19 is upending the college experience

The newest product made from captured CO2 is explosive

U.S. nursing homes still don’t have enough PPE

News

‘Can I change my vote’ trending? Yes, Google showed searches for it, but don’t read too much into it

How to prepare your business for a post-COVID-19 recovery. Top CEOs weigh in

Stimulus update: What the Senate break and stalled talks mean for second checks and unemployment

Co.Design

Check out the world’s spookiest destinations, according to Tripadvisor reviews

100 apartments in 8 months: How Toronto built housing for the homeless at breakneck speed

Scooters are badly designed and increase inequality. Here’s how to fix them

Work Life

Your webcam is killing your leadership presence. Save it in 3 steps

10 ways social media platforms can fight election disinformation

Hiring remotely is the new reality. Here’s how to do it with speed