The founders supported through Felecia Hatcher’s ecosystem have gone on to raise more than $280 million in capital. Yet Hatcher has never argued that funding is the real problem. She believes the bigger challenge is building the infrastructure that makes…
Tems did not need to change her sound to become a part of American popular music. Instead, a song she had written and produced years earlier became the emotional backbone of one of the biggest hip-hop records of the decade.…
Most entrepreneurs spend years chasing a billion-dollar exit. Once they reach this goal, many move away from the demands of building companies. The typical approach is straightforward: invest quietly, join a few boards, and enjoy the benefits of success. Shegun…
Black-owned businesses play a significant role in the American economy. In 2023, the United States had around 201,000 Black-owned employer businesses that generated about $249 billion in revenue. Every dollar lost to avoidable penalties, missed deductions, or poor tax planning…
Richard Parsons took over a company struggling from one of corporate America’s worst mergers. By the end of 2002, AOL Time Warner reported what was then the largest annual corporate loss in U.S. history — $98.7 billion, carried $27.5 billion…
