In September of 2019, reality TV star Kim Kardashian West launched an underwear startup called SKIMS.

Today, less than two years later, the company is worth $1.6 billion.

Uh, what? How is a 2-year-old underwear company worth more than $1 billion? And more importantly, how can you use the answer…

In 10 Years, You Won’t Own Anything

A 2016 prediction envisioned a futuristic world where we own nothing. Instead, everything we need is rented on-demand, and delivered instantly by drones. As it turns out, that future is getting close. Learn more »

My Nose Is Freezing

Cryonics, the practice…

It’s a scary time to be in stocks right now.

Although the economy seems to be bouncing back from the pandemic, stocks are swinging violently — and everyone from CNBC to MarketWatch is warning of trouble on the horizon.

In fact, it’s not difficult to imagine a scenario where stock…

Big news for you:

Vanguard, the largest mutual fund company in the world, now offers investment access to startups!

As a company executive just told Business Insider, its goal is to “bring this asset class to investors who need it the most” so they can improve their investment performance.

This…

Sorry, No Internet for You

Have you heard about Elon Musk’s new satellite internet? It’s cheap, it’s super-fast, and it works all over the world. Sounds amazing. There’s just one problem: according to Musk, it’s probably not for you. Here’s why »

One Click and You’re Hired

When you’re…

My sister just pulled a dirty trick on me.

She’s lived in Los Angeles for the past seven years. And since I recently moved out here, she wanted to take me out for a “Welcome to the West Coast” dinner.

She picked the restaurant and ordered for me — and…

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably had it with all the bad news.

Bad news about inflation and the economy…

Bad news about cyber threats crippling the nation…

Bad news about a sky-high stock market that has nowhere to go but down.

Enough already!

Which is why I’m going…

Wow, People Really Dislike Jeff Bezos

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos is heading to space. And as it turns out, more than a few people hope he doesn’t make it back.

Free Big Macs and Fries… If You Pledge Your Loyalty

Competition in the fast-food industry is fierce. That’s…

Startups are a strange animal.

Even though they have the potential to hand investors like you life-changing profits…

They also have a high probability of failing.

Makes sense. After all, startups are new enterprises searching for a profitable business model.

The thing is, identifying a profitable business model can take…

Fifty years ago, a tiny coffee shop with a strange name opened in Seattle’s Pike Place Market.

It was called Starbucks, and it grew slowly at first. But as it expanded across the U.S. and overseas, its popularity and value started to soar.

Eventually, twenty-four years after it was founded,…