Learn From Leaders

Why Growing Startups Need Metrics as Well as Passion

Scott Nash explains how he evaluates risk, manages growth and balances entrepreneurial passion with the discipline needed to run a larger company. EIX's Dave Feldman talks with the founder and CEO of Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Dave Feldman

Why Aspiring Entrepreneurs Should Consider Studying Theater

YOXO Founder Jeff Freeland Nelson shares lessons on creativity, product failure, angel funding and why future entrepreneurs may benefit from studying theater. Jeff Freeland Nelson has some unusual Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Daniel Forbes

How Seth Goldman Built Honest Tea Around a Social Mission

Seth Goldman shares how Honest Tea uses market-based solutions to promote healthier choices and pursue a broader sustainability mission. Seth Goldman, founder and "TEO" of Honest Tea, believes in Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Dave Feldman

Eddie Hartman on How LegalZoom Disrupted the Legal Services Industry

LegalZoom co-founder Eddie Hartman shares how a critical entrepreneurial mindset, failure and mentorship helped transform a traditional professional services market. Is it possible to transform a Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Nicholas Vitalari

How Linda Hall Helped Turn MinuteClinic Into a Healthcare Innovation Success

Linda Hall explains how she helped rescue MinuteClinic from financial trouble and build momentum for a new model of convenient healthcare delivery. In 2002, both Linda Hall and her new company -- Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Daniel Forbes and Linda Hall

Ann Winblad Shares Lessons for Entrepreneurs and Female Founders

Venture capitalist and entrepreneur Ann Winblad shares lessons on funding startups, building companies and the qualities that help founders succeed. In a candid interview with EIX's David Deeds, Ann Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: David Deeds

How Dick Schulze Built Best Buy: Leadership, Resilience, and Business Innovation

After a tornado destroyed his business, Dick Schulze saw what others missed. His response forever changed consumer electronics retail. Dick Schulze, the founder of Best Buy and EIX, shares his Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: James C Wetherbe

What Every Entrepreneur Can Learn from FedEx and Best Buy's Biggest Risks

Discover how Fred Smith and Dick Schulze made "bet-the-company" decisions that transformed two startups into global business icons. Entrepreneurial startups have the advantage of nimbleness that Read More...

Category: Case Studies

Author: James C Wetherbe