When private equity or strategic investors evaluate a franchise brand, they aren’t starting with the brand story, marketing campaigns or the latest tech integrations. Those matter, but they’re ...

In 2005, I was raising money for my first startup, a healthcare service business that operated clinics to diagnose and treat people with sleep disorders. I remember a meeting I had with a well-known ...

Even the most promising product can fail if its unit economics are off. Of course, all founders can make their own mistakes, but some missteps are more frequent — and dangerous — than others.