Case Study: Firing the Best Friend

On July 4, 2011

14 Tales of Success


Fourteen company builders talk about their successes, their failures, and the lessons they learned along the way.

Two were fired from the companies they formed. Another worked 20 years for his overnight success. Another silenced her…


On July 4, 2011

Staying Dedicated to His Mission


How Demetrius Walkers apparel company became a record label

Demetrius Walker founded dN|Be Apparel with six friends from college in 2005. The company's shirts, featuring messages of black empowerment, became popular with…


On July 4, 2011

Dealing With an IPO Nightmare


Dale Ball took his company public, lost control of it, then was shown the door. He talks about his lessons learned.

Dale Ball started Ball Products in 1984. It became one of the largest manufacturers and…


On July 4, 2011

Buying Back the Company


Being owned by eBay was making StumbleUpon sleepy, Garrett Camp concluded. He knew how to fix that.

For years, Garrett Camp ran StumbleUpon, a service for discovering and sharing webpages, part…


On July 4, 2011

Leap Year, Episode 5: Nothing Personal


Olivia tries to decide whether betraying her close friend, Aaron, is worth a potential boost to her personal business.

Olivia (Daniela DiIorio) tries to decide whether betraying her close friend, Aaron (Yuri Baranovsky) is worth a…


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