What Vuori CEO Joe Kudla learned from two failed side hustles

What Vuori CEO Joe Kudla learned from two failed side hustles

Failing is never easy. Learning the right lessons from a failure can help set yourself up to succeed in the future. Look at Joe Kudla, the 45-year-old CEO and founder of Encinitas, California-based Vuori, a fast-growing athletic apparel startup most recently valued at $4 billion in 2021. When Kudla launched Vuori in 2014, he’d already … Read more

From Instagram photos on phone cases to millions in revenue

From Instagram photos on phone cases to millions in revenue

Inspiration struck Wesley Ng as he scrolled Instagram in 2011. People were sharing photos online from their phones. Why not give them the ability to put those photos on their phone cases? That concept was the genesis of Casetify, the Hong Kong-based tech accessories brand launched 12 years ago by Ng and co-founder Ronald Yeung. … Read more