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Katy Perry at the 2019 Met Gala.
May 7

Met Gala 2019: Our Favorite ‘Camp’ Looks From the Red Carpet

Anyone can throw on a round tulle dress and call it 'camp,' but which celebrities at the 2019 Met Gala really got it?
By Helen Holmes
The creatives, the ones who practice, avoid the failure of the non-creatives.
Sep 1

The Nine Surefire Ways to Fail at Anything

If you don’t improve your ability to reinvent, you get stuck in traffic in the same lane everyone else is in.
By James Altucher
Keep doing the work.
Jul 7

Learn to Love the Work, or Do Something Else (and Other Lessons on Greatness)

Sometimes, even our failures aren’t really failures—as long as we don’t get too caught up on any single achievement and keep creating.
By Jeff Goins
There's an insidious quirk to your brain that, if you let it, can drive you absolutely batty.
Sep 2

The Feedback Loop From Hell

By Mark Manson
What is the best advice for a young, first-time startup CEO?
Aug 30

The Best Advice for a Young, First-Time Startup CEO

By Curtis Oden
Sometimes it’s best to leave the money on the table
Jun 20

Why I Turned Down $500K, Pissed Off My Investors, and Shut Down My Startup

By Tim Romero
we can’t let externals determine whether something was worth it or not. It’s on us
Jun 14

Doing the Work Is Enough: Stop Letting Others Dictate Your Worth

By Ryan Holiday
Just a few of the headlines Gawker has used to cover bankruptcies
Jun 13

Hypocrites, Much? How Gawker Reported on Other Crippling Bankruptcies and Lawsuits

By Ryan Holiday
Everything I’m writing about I’ve experienced first hand through my own startups as well as various businesses I’ve been involved in.
Jun 1

How to Destroy Your Startup in 15 Easy Steps

By Luka Ivicevic
Aug 5

Dershowitz: Obama Is an Abject Failure—by His Own Standards

By Paul Miller
Jan 7

Stuart Scott Taught Me to Fail (and Succeed)

By Jon Colgan
Mown down by the markets
Aug 5

The Seed Stage Slaughter Begins: MyNines Shuts Down, CEO to Rue La La

By Ben Popper
Nov 15

IAC’s Deadpool Gets Deeper, InstantAction Folds

By Observer Staff
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