Case studies

How one company stayed on track after layoffs
Workshop
How one company stayed on track after layoffs
Manual: the New York brand democratizing film photography
Stories
Manual: the New York brand democratizing film photography
How to keep customers coming back for more
Workshop
How to keep customers coming back for more
Good Good Good: how a fashion brand grew its team
Stories
Good Good Good: how a fashion brand grew its team
How to work with creators of user-generated content
Workshop
How to work with creators of user-generated content
Great Wrap: a new future in compostable plastic
Stories
Great Wrap: a new future in compostable plastic
Wnder: the downsides of working with big retailers
Workshop
Wnder: the downsides of working with big retailers
Haeckels: how a skincare brand expanded overseas
Stories
Haeckels: how a skincare brand expanded overseas
KAÏA: honoring Tunisia's olive oil heritage
Stories
KAÏA: honoring Tunisia's olive oil heritage
War of the words: ghostwriters vs AI
Stories
War of the words: ghostwriters vs AI
Slow Pottery: crafting a Bangalore ceramics retreat
Stories
Slow Pottery: crafting a Bangalore ceramics retreat
Early Majority x Athene Club: growth through collaboration
Stories
Early Majority x Athene Club: growth through collaboration
Tatale: cooking up the future of African cuisine
Stories
Tatale: cooking up the future of African cuisine
STILRIDE: reinventing the electric scooter
Stories
STILRIDE: reinventing the electric scooter
Yun Hai: Williamsburg's Taiwanese pantry
Stories
Yun Hai: Williamsburg's Taiwanese pantry
Blackmarket: a clean start for hand hygiene
Stories
Blackmarket: a clean start for hand hygiene
Wasted Wine Club: surplus made sustainable
Stories
Wasted Wine Club: surplus made sustainable
Black Seed: funding and future-proofing black enterprises
Stories
Black Seed: funding and future-proofing black enterprises
Ask your elders: how to be resilient in chaotic times
Workshop
Ask your elders: how to be resilient in chaotic times
Fyll: a haircare solution filling the gap
Stories
Fyll: a haircare solution filling the gap
HotTea Mama: adapting to survive
Workshop
HotTea Mama: adapting to survive
JIIJ: a step forward for size-inclusive footwear
Stories
JIIJ: a step forward for size-inclusive footwear
Startup diary: Lessons on growth with A House Called Hue
Workshop
Startup diary: Lessons on growth with A House Called Hue
How – and when – to expand overseas
Workshop
How – and when – to expand overseas
How to... build a waitlist before launch
Workshop
How to... build a waitlist before launch
The making of... Grouphug's window solar panel
Workshop
The making of... Grouphug's window solar panel
JustRentLah: a camera rental business in Singapore
Workshop
JustRentLah: a camera rental business in Singapore
How a supplement brand created its own app
Workshop
How a supplement brand created its own app
Manualis Cartiera: Italy's bespoke paper-maker
Life
Manualis Cartiera: Italy's bespoke paper-maker
Five things you learn when... you decide to press pause on your company
Workshop
Five things you learn when... you decide to press pause on your company
Empirical: Denmark's free-form spirits brand
Stories
Empirical: Denmark's free-form spirits brand
Bodega Vinifícate: how two brothers won over the wine world
Life
Bodega Vinifícate: how two brothers won over the wine world
The making of... Iyoshi Cola
Workshop
The making of... Iyoshi Cola
How to... start a furniture upcycling business
Workshop
How to... start a furniture upcycling business
Les Frères Mawem: reaching new heights
Stories
Les Frères Mawem: reaching new heights
Making waves with custom surfboards
Life
Making waves with custom surfboards
A clean slate for a 500-year-old Turkish bath
Workshop
A clean slate for a 500-year-old Turkish bath
A chewing gum brand that built its own factory
Workshop
A chewing gum brand that built its own factory
Five things you learn when... you don't find product-market fit
Workshop
Five things you learn when... you don't find product-market fit
The Cheeky Panda: a fresh take on calculating carbon
Stories
The Cheeky Panda: a fresh take on calculating carbon
Hugo Worsley: carving out a niche in knives
Stories
Hugo Worsley: carving out a niche in knives
Justin Trabue: making natural wine accessible
Workshop
Justin Trabue: making natural wine accessible
Fishwife: from tin to table
Stories
Fishwife: from tin to table
YOLA Mezcal: putting women before middlemen
Stories
YOLA Mezcal: putting women before middlemen
Kora: New York's Filipino bakery
Stories
Kora: New York's Filipino bakery
Hermosa: nailing B2B and B2C at the same time
Workshop
Hermosa: nailing B2B and B2C at the same time
Quirky Campers: unique campervan rental
Stories
Quirky Campers: unique campervan rental
Ron Finley: urban farming from the ground up
Stories
Ron Finley: urban farming from the ground up
Leisure Project: growing customer loyalty with NFTs
Stories
Leisure Project: growing customer loyalty with NFTs
The making of... Oru Kayak's origami boards
Workshop
The making of... Oru Kayak's origami boards
Five things you learn when... your social accounts are hacked
Workshop
Five things you learn when... your social accounts are hacked
How to step away from your business – and do it well
Stories
How to step away from your business – and do it well
Inside a laundromat-cafe in Hong Kong
Workshop
Inside a laundromat-cafe in Hong Kong
‘You set up a hypothesis and then come at it from different angles’
Stories
‘You set up a hypothesis and then come at it from different angles’
‘Every decision is taken in the interest of the family first’
Stories
‘Every decision is taken in the interest of the family first’
‘Within the weeds itself, I'm not in there – I'm trusting their judgment’
Stories
‘Within the weeds itself, I'm not in there – I'm trusting their judgment’
‘We've kept the production process exactly as it was in 1633’
Stories
‘We've kept the production process exactly as it was in 1633’
‘The structures we have in place aren't the only ones that work’
Stories
‘The structures we have in place aren't the only ones that work’
‘Collaboration has occurred at nearly every stage’
Stories
‘Collaboration has occurred at nearly every stage’
‘We keep things new and continue to innovate’
Stories
‘We keep things new and continue to innovate’
‘We could essentially create the brand that was missing’
Stories
‘We could essentially create the brand that was missing’
‘You're excited. You want to say yes. You see dollar signs’
Stories
‘You're excited. You want to say yes. You see dollar signs’
‘Someone doing the same doesn't discount what I'm doing’
Stories
‘Someone doing the same doesn't discount what I'm doing’
‘It's not enough to think only about the food on the plate’
Stories
‘It's not enough to think only about the food on the plate’
Stories
‘I realized what I really needed was a founding team’
‘We're the same family-run business as in 1984’
Stories
‘We're the same family-run business as in 1984’
‘Most adults don't want to process difficult information’
Stories
‘Most adults don't want to process difficult information’
‘You have to grow all parts at the same time’
Stories
‘You have to grow all parts at the same time’
‘We were given a second chance to get it right’
Stories
‘We were given a second chance to get it right’
‘We're all scattered, but it works’
Stories
‘We're all scattered, but it works’
‘Having this space has been a blessing’
Stories
‘Having this space has been a blessing’
‘You can learn it all yourself’
Stories
‘You can learn it all yourself’
‘I'm learning to negotiate my worth, both online and offline’
Stories
‘I'm learning to negotiate my worth, both online and offline’
‘People feel like they're getting gifts delivered’
Stories
‘People feel like they're getting gifts delivered’
‘We have a responsibility to our customers’
Stories
‘We have a responsibility to our customers’
‘I'm not advocating not taking care of yourself’
Stories
‘I'm not advocating not taking care of yourself’
‘It's a way of working from the bottom up’
Stories
‘It's a way of working from the bottom up’
‘We went from 1,000 to 4,000 users’
Stories
‘We went from 1,000 to 4,000 users’
25 big lessons from small business
25 big lessons from small business
Case study: building out a product portfolio
Workshop
Case study: building out a product portfolio
Case study: Managing a hybrid fitness-class schedule
Workshop
Case study: Managing a hybrid fitness-class schedule
How to start a (legit) business in your teens
Stories
How to start a (legit) business in your teens
Paboy Bajong fled to Italy – then started a cushion empire
Stories
Paboy Bajong fled to Italy – then started a cushion empire
Launching in a sector you've never been in before
Workshop
Launching in a sector you've never been in before
A case study in personal wellbeing
Workshop
A case study in personal wellbeing
What it takes to compete with giants
Workshop
What it takes to compete with giants
Changing gears: a move into the cycling industry
Workshop
Changing gears: a move into the cycling industry
Building a business from a family recipe
Workshop
Building a business from a family recipe
Meet the investor: Elio Leoni Sceti
Workshop
Meet the investor: Elio Leoni Sceti
A case study in writing your business plan
Workshop
A case study in writing your business plan
Dealing with numerous product copycats (on a budget)
Workshop
Dealing with numerous product copycats (on a budget)
How an Atlanta incubator turned into a new co-working business
Workshop
How an Atlanta incubator turned into a new co-working business
Ethically sourcing jewellery
Workshop
Ethically sourcing jewellery
Case study: Brooklyn Tea
Workshop
Case study: Brooklyn Tea
Achieving growth without advertising
Workshop
Achieving growth without advertising
Donna Carpenter
Workshop
Donna Carpenter
Searching the supply chain for investment
Stories
Searching the supply chain for investment
Managing the supply chain
Workshop
Managing the supply chain
How to slowly build a membership
Workshop
How to slowly build a membership
Five things you learn when you adopt a four-day working week
Workshop
Five things you learn when you adopt a four-day working week
Going from working solo to leading a team
Workshop
Going from working solo to leading a team
Lessons in remote working
Stories
Lessons in remote working
How to diversify your income
Workshop
How to diversify your income
Five things you learn when one of your investors pulls out a month after launch
Workshop
Five things you learn when one of your investors pulls out a month after launch
Flex up and down with production
Workshop
Flex up and down with production
Five things you learn when your side hustle blows up
Workshop
Five things you learn when your side hustle blows up
Five things you learn when you pay your staff the same salary
Workshop
Five things you learn when you pay your staff the same salary
How to build trust online
Workshop
How to build trust online
Communicating your way through a crisis
Stories
Communicating your way through a crisis
Is this a model for success? Worker co-operatives
Workshop
Is this a model for success? Worker co-operatives
Is this a model for success? Commitment-to-purchase
Workshop
Is this a model for success? Commitment-to-purchase
How to build a design collective… slowly
Workshop
How to build a design collective… slowly
How to make money outside of the workshop
Workshop
How to make money outside of the workshop