Origin Stories profiles founders and executives through long first-person career narratives, such as one executive's path from showing up unannounced to running a data company. Readers get candid lessons on performance pressure, sales tactics and building a business from the ground up.
Website: https://www.originstories.com
Ventureology publishes long-form narrative histories of business and capital formation in American cities, starting with Chicago, with companion biographies to its podcast episodes. Readers get researched stories of founders like Rosenwald, Sears and Swift, framed around how capital, infrastructure and distribution built fortunes.
Personal essays by the founder of luxury keyboard maker Norbauer & Co. on entrepreneurship, work, happiness and internet nostalgia. Readers get reflective, literary long-form writing mixing founder experience with cultural commentary.
Soundcheck publishes practical guides on selling a startup to a strategic acquirer, covering price negotiation, building buyer interest and the acquisition process. It draws on founder interviews and concrete scenarios to help founders approach M&A with more informed questions.
A weekly publication on creativity, experimentation and ways of working, written from the perspective of a design executive. Issues mix personal experience, lessons from mentors and practical prompts on shipping work, product research and personal productivity.
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