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News & Analysis

Don't Scoff at Influencers. They're Taking Over the World.

16 July 2019 • By The New York Times

News & Analysis

Don't Scoff at Influencers. They're Taking Over the World.

As social media expands its cultural dominance, the people who can steer the online conversation will have an upper hand.

None of Your Business

None of Your Business with Imran Amed

18 June 2019 • By BoF Team

18 June 2019 • By BoF Team

In a special episode of our new series, Derek Blasberg grills Imran Amed on his business know-how and experiences as an entrepreneur.

None of Your Business

None of Your Business with Imran Amed

In a special episode of our new series, Derek Blasberg grills Imran Amed on his business know-how and experiences as an entrepreneur.

The State of Education

How to Get the Most out of Your Fashion Education

3 June 2019 • By BoF Team

The State of Education

How to Get the Most out of Your Fashion Education

BoF’s new Education Council of global fashion industry experts offer their advice to prospective students.

Business Opportunities Only Women Can See

17 May 2019 • By Tamison O'Connor

Business Opportunities Only Women Can See

Companies like Lola, Universal Standard and ThirdLove are tapping market opportunities that have long been in the blind spots of male entrepreneurs and investors.

BoF Professional Exclusive

Chinese Start-Ups: More Than Clones

16 May 2019 • By Zoe Suen

BoF Professional Exclusive

Chinese Start-Ups: More Than Clones

Chinese tech start-ups were once dismissed as mere copies of concepts cooked up in Silicon Valley. Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs are transforming what began as clones into highly innovative companies, demonstrating that copying is often at the heart of creativity.

How Three Fast-Growing DTC Brands Use Customer Feedback to Drive Sales

8 May 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

How Three Fast-Growing DTC Brands Use Customer Feedback to Drive Sales

The entrepreneurs behind Allbirds, Hims and Hers and Good American outlined the keys to their brands’ success at BoF West.

The BoF Podcast: Serena Williams on Being a Modern Entrepreneur

3 May 2019 • By BoF Team

3 May 2019 • By BoF Team

Speaking in conversation with Imran Amed at BoF West, the tennis champion unpacks how she balances life as an athlete with entrepreneurship and motherhood.

The BoF Podcast: Serena Williams on Being a Modern Entrepreneur

Speaking in conversation with Imran Amed at BoF West, the tennis champion unpacks how she balances life as an athlete with entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Start-up School

Enrol in BoF’s Start-Up School

29 April 2019 • By BoF Team

Start-up School

Enrol in BoF’s Start-Up School

Explore BoF’s step-by-step guide for every stage of the start-up lifecycle, featuring insight from the industry’s leading entrepreneurs and practical materials designed to drive your business forward.

BoF Professional Exclusive

How Modern Entrepreneurs Are Made

25 April 2019 • By Robb Young

BoF Professional Exclusive

How Modern Entrepreneurs Are Made

Founders are no doubt a rare breed driven by instinct, ambition, appetite for risk and a nose for opportunity. But the enduring notion that entrepreneurs are born, and not made, is as full of myth as trite phrases like ‘lightbulb moments’ and ‘ripping up the rulebook.’

The Business of Beauty

Huda Kattan: The Face That Built a Beauty Empire

24 April 2019 • By Rachel Strugatz

This social media influencer-turned-entrepreneur built a $1.2 billion beauty brand that’s one of the hottest acquisition targets in the industry. Now, the straight-talking Iraqi-American wants to build one of the largest beauty businesses in the world.

The Business of Beauty

Huda Kattan: The Face That Built a Beauty Empire

This social media influencer-turned-entrepreneur built a $1.2 billion beauty brand that’s one of the hottest acquisition targets in the industry. Now, the straight-talking Iraqi-American wants to build one of the largest beauty businesses in the world.