When Tim Brown retired from professional soccer, he found himself searching for his next meaningful endeavor. He started making shoes as a side hustle. During his playing days, Brown said during a recent Inc. streaming event, he had enjoyed the free gear that brands sent to professional athletes, but he also wondered about ways to produce it without synthetic materials. He'd go on in 2015 to co-found Allbirds, a San Francisco Bay Area sustainable footwear and apparel company.
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Here’s a two-step process for building unshakable self confidence. –Inc.
Virtual or in-person? This year’s event decisions have never been more difficult. –Inc.
Have you already failed your New Year’s resolutions? You probably didn’t have the right strategy. –Inc.
The latest wave of coronavirus cases is slowing the recovery, but its longer-term impact is even less clear. –NYT
Applications for new businesses rose 20 percent last year, after languishing for a decade. Many newly minted founders attribute it to the pandemic. –Wired
ONE MORE THING:
These 12 books recommended by Adam Grant are great reads this winter. –Inc.
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