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Growing a Business

Pivot or Die: How One Travel Company Finally Hit Its Stride

When Tripping.com's customer base wasn't interested in buying what it planned to sell, the company had to find a new model -- and let go of the past.

Leadership

How One of America's Most Beloved Toy Makers Rebounded From Near Death

Wham-O created the Frisbee, Slip 'N Slide and more. Then it fell into disrepair -- until a new leader came along.

Thought Leaders

5 Big Brands That Had Massively Successful Pivots

YouTube, Slack, Yelp, Shopify and Groupon weren't always the giant successes they are today.

Leadership

How to Get Your Team Onboard When Accomplishing Your Mission Means Setting a New Course

When your company needs to pivot to keep up with the changing world, getting your team to embrace and enact your new focus is crucial.

Entrepreneurs

4 Ways To Pivot When You're a Lean Startup

When their first business model wasn't delivering, Kyle Torrington and Andrew Taylor chose to find a different solution to achieve the same goal. Here's how they did it, and why they've seen 50% month-on-month growth ever since.

Growing a Business

The Founder Behind Furniture-Maker Poppin Explains Why the Company Needed to Transform Itself

After realizing it was selling to the wrong customer, the company had to change its brand voice, marketing, products and supply chain.

Starting a Business

When This Ticket Scalper Couldn't Find Work, He Made His Own Ticket Business

Need a ticket printed? Now he's your man.

Science & Technology

Ice Cream Company Dippin' Dots Will Use Its Freezing Tech for Cryogenics

The company best known for its 'beaded' ice cream will sell its equipment to other industries.

Growing a Business

Why This Entrepreneur Ditched Helping Companies and Decided to Compete With Them Instead

This CEO explains why she pivoted her company from a consulting studio to supplying the products.

Growing a Business

This Entrepreneur Shares the Tough Decision He Had to Make to Survive

'It's usually the hard decisions that you choose not to make that will end up killing you,' says Ryan Rzepecki, CEO and founder of Social Bicycles.

Starting a Business

How I Got Over My Fears About Starting My Company

When the company I was selling for put itself up for sale, I had a choice to make.

Growing a Business

How Yogurt Brand Noosa Thrived By Cancelling Its Biggest Retail Deal

The brand's first big break nearly broke it. But it also taught Noosa an important lesson about growing at the right pace.

Growing a Business

Don't Be in Love With Your Product

Entrepreneurs can fall into a trap where they care too much to be open to adjustment.

Franchise

Why These Founders Took a Huge Step Back and Became Franchisees

Sometimes running a company isn't all it's cracked up to be.