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Phoebe Gates
Success
Bill and Melinda French Gates gave their Gen Z daughter this piece of business advice before she launched her own $8 million startup
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 17, 2025
Sara Blakely
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Spanx billionaire founder kept the brand a secret—even from family—for a year. If she hadn’t, she says she’d probably still be selling fax machines
By Preston ForeSeptember 16, 2025
Does a beauty brand need a female CEO? Glossier’s latest hire is a test case
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Does a beauty brand need a female CEO? Glossier’s latest hire is a test case
By Emma HinchliffeSeptember 16, 2025
How a Swedish influencer turned her following into a mega-successful brand that did $36 million in sales last year
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How a Swedish influencer turned her following into a mega-successful brand that did $36 million in sales last year
By Emma HinchliffeSeptember 3, 2025
Leslie Feinzaig
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I’m rooting for female founders’ comebacks. And for the end of branding women, from girlboss to tradwife and all the way down
By Leslie FeinzaigAugust 27, 2025
The Nitro Cart parked on the sidewalk
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A millennial couple grew their side hustle into a business bringing in $4.5 million a year—here’s how the cofounder would start it again, with nothing
By Jessica CoacciAugust 17, 2025
Exclusive: Two MIT dropouts raised $21 million for their AI startup that does legacy businesses’ grunt work
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Exclusive: Two MIT dropouts raised $21 million for their AI startup that does legacy businesses’ grunt work
By Emma HinchliffeAugust 14, 2025
The return of the female founder sets off a lively debate
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The return of the female founder sets off a lively debate
By Emma HinchliffeAugust 8, 2025
Exclusive: The founders of SoulCycle built a startup for relationships, then pivoted to GLP-1 support groups. Now its assets are being acquired by WeightWatchers
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Exclusive: The founders of SoulCycle built a startup for relationships, then pivoted to GLP-1 support groups. Now its assets are being acquired by WeightWatchers
By Emma HinchliffeAugust 7, 2025
Female founders from brands like Outdoor Voices and the Wing are ready for a comeback. We should be too
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Female founders from brands like Outdoor Voices and the Wing are ready for a comeback. We should be too
By Emma HinchliffeAugust 6, 2025
The Most Powerful People in Business list doesn’t include female founders—yet
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The Most Powerful People in Business list doesn’t include female founders—yet
By Emma HinchliffeAugust 5, 2025
Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz
Success
Eventbrite’s CEO walked away from Hollywood to build a $225 million ticketing company with her own money: ‘If it’s a disaster, we’ll just be broke’
By Emma BurleighJuly 30, 2025
A new infant formula seven years in the making is hitting the $2 billion market
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A new infant formula seven years in the making is hitting the $2 billion market
By Emma HinchliffeJuly 29, 2025
Mira Murati’s record-breaking $2 billion seed round made the impossible possible for female founders
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Mira Murati’s record-breaking $2 billion seed round made the impossible possible for female founders
By Emma HinchliffeJuly 28, 2025
Gen Z corporate worker annoyed at office
Success
It’s not just Gen Z: these founders hated their 9-to-5 so much they launched their own companies
By Emma BurleighJuly 25, 2025
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