Success Stories

"Betting against Elon Musk is betting against the future of humanity, and it's an incredibly stupid thing to do." That's what angel investor Jason Calacanis said this week. Bold claim? Not really, and here are three reasons why Calacanis is making a long-term bet on the Tesla Inc...

Being in the cannabis business right now is mostly about compliance. It’s not hard to come up with an idea that could prove profitable, even in a short time; what’s hard is to implement it in a way that doesn't raise eyebrows among federal- and state-level regulators and government...

The choice between selling out and staying pure is faced by crust punks and startup entrepreneurs alike. Both diehards and founders, when faced with the prospect of the big time, have to decide whether the money is worth the prospect of giving up some of what made what they did great in the first...

As capital markets evolve, new ways of going public are emerging. A few weeks ago, Benzinga had the chance to discuss how Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) had become the first company to get listed in a National Securities Exchange through a crowdfunded IPO with the main players involved in the transaction...

Over the past few weeks, Benzinga has been sharing interviews with the top venture capital and investment firms operating in the cannabis industry. Among those focused on ancillary businesses that do not touch the plant, we profiled Snoop Dogg’s Casa Verde and Arcview Group partner,...

Zingerman’s, which began with two partners opening an Ann Arbor delicatessen in 1982, has grown into a baker’s dozen of businesses with 732 employees and $62 million in annual sales. As an entity, Zingerman’s is known for its progressive values nearly as much as its food. All...

Versatility, thy name is Jeff Bezos. Like the renowned Roman emperor Julius Caesar to whom the phrase "veni vidi vici" is attributed to, the founder of the online retail behemoth Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) came, saw and conquered everything he set his eyes on. He has this Midas...

The oldest haberdashery in the United States is losing its storefront on Broadway Street in downtown Detroit, but it may not be the end of Henry the Hatter’s run in the city. When the shop approached its landlord Sterling Group earlier this year to negotiate a new lease, the company exercised...

Benzinga recently had the chance to discuss investments and investors in the cannabis industry with Micah Tapman, managing director and partner of CanopyBoulder, a seed-stage investment program and mentorship-driven business accelerator for startups in the cannabis industry. In addition to the more...

If you can believe it, math just got interesting. To accurately predict short-term price action, a father-son duo invented a new form of math that appropriately considers the behavioral component of trades. After a decade of toiling, the resulting technology went live in 2016 to guide technical-...

The autonomous vehicle market is set to more than quadruple from $10 billion to over $43 billion globally over the next five years, according to research from Statista. This estimate should not come as a surprise to those paying attention to how innovators in the transportation field have been...

The thought of Wall Street and investing conjures up contradictory images for many people. You either think of the Wolf of Wall Street lifestyle of coked-up traders shouting into phones, or an old white guy in a suit thumbing through folders of spreadsheets. The modern reality of investing is...

In a world where high-frequency trading eats up the vast majority of intraday liquidity, Ross Cameron has managed to carve out a niche for himself. Cameron has found success as a trader thanks to a specific short-term trading style that allows him to capture moves on volatile stocks. So much so...

"How does one start a business in the cannabis industry? What are the biggest hurdles to overcome?" —Benzinga In a recent conversation with Benzinga, Andy Williams — co-star of MSNBC's “The Pot Barons of Colorado” and founder and CEO of Medicine Man Denver, Medicine Man...

This week, "Harry Potter" fans celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the popular book and movies series. The first book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone," was published on June 26, 1997. Author J.K. Rowling took to Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) to...