Make It - Start-ups

Six-time entrepreneur Ben Lamm says that despite his success, he doesn’t wish the start-up life — and all its various challenges — on anyone. Here’s why.

Mark Cuban rejected a deal with a profitable engagement ring company that brought in $11 million last year, and donated a fifth of its profits to charity. Here’s why.

Monica Sunny, a former “human performance” consultant, turned her family’s tea tradition into a chai business endorsed by Oprah Winfrey. Here’s how.

On ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Barbara Corcoran invested in children’s clothing start-up Ade + Ayo — after advising its co-founders not to underestimate their brand.

Lyonel Dougé is a digital product manager at Johnson & Johnson who has a wife and an 8-month-old daughter. He also spends his down-time running TipSnaps, a start-up with 450,000 registered users.

Mark Cuban invested in a traveling nurse’s side-hustle, Diaper Dust, because of the founder’s grit — even though her business had only brought in $3,000, at the time of taping.

Pinky Cole wants to create generational wealth — for herself and her Black community — by turning vegan burger chain Slutty Vegan into a “billion-dollar brand.”

These entrepreneurs started a side-hustle by dying tights in a small apartment. Now, the inclusive hosiery brand is in a Netflix show and the Olympic Games.

The CEO of a DIY chicken coop company impressed Kevin O’Leary with revenue — but his lack of focus spoiled the offer before he left the show.

On ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Kevin O’Leary insulted apparel start-up Roq Innovation’s founder by calling her a “crazy chicken.” Here’s how they came to a deal anyway.

Collette DiVitto, who was born with Down syndrome, founded Collettey’s Cookies in 2016. Now, she hires people with disabilities and teaches entrepreneurship workshops.

On Friday’s episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Mark Cuban declined to invest in a mental health start-up largely because of its pricing. Here’s why.

Inexperience doomed a husband-and-wife entrepreneur duo on Friday’s episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” according to Kevin O’Leary and Mark Cuban. Here’s why.

Last month, 26-year-old Alex Rodrigues took self-driving truck start-up Embark public, becoming one of the youngest-ever CEOs of a billion-dollar company. Here’s how he got there.

Crown Digital’s Keith Tan has found international success with his autonomous coffee robot.

Ex-wealth manager Keith Tan gave up the daily grind in 2015 to create Singapore’s first robotic coffee barista.

When Mark Cuban invested in Chicago-based start-up Dude Wipes, he gave the co-founders some valuable advice. Here’s what happened when they decided to ignore it.

On Friday’s episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Ashley and Brittany Silfies said they “blew up” their lives to be together — and launched Pink Picasso together to help make it work.

UrbanStems co-founder Ajay Kori appeared to be living the dream — but the stress of running a growing start-up was burning him out. Here’s how he recovered.

Parenting is expensive, even for a celebrity couple like Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard. So, they launched a start-up aimed at making baby products more affordable.