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the company behind the noria aka kapsul air conditioner, which was philadelphia's biggest kickstarter campaign ever, is a spectacular failure
City Life

Bankruptcy May Loom for Philly’s Biggest Kickstarter Ever

Let the backer beware. If there is a moral of the story to the Noria (aka Kapsul) air conditioner, that would be it. The most-funded […]

simply good cars CEO jared cannon, who will appear in the new episode of shark tank this friday
City Life

Philly’s Simply Good Jars CEO to Appear on New “Shark Tank” Episode

On Friday, “Shark Tank” returns to ABC with a new episode. Among the handful of entrepreneurs hoping to score a deal with the venture capitalists, […]

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City Life

COVID Clobbered Philly’s Economy. Who’s Bouncing Back — and Who’s on the Brink?

The early numbers were so large that they dwarfed any sense of scale. More than 100,000 Philadelphia jobs were lost between March and April — […]

City Life

Join Philly Mag for a Virtual Secrets From the C-Suite Event Series

GoPuff co-founders and co-CEOs Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola will join Philadelphia magazine for the third part of virtual Secrets From the C-Suite, presented by […]

City Life

Join Philly Mag for a Virtual Secrets From the C-Suite Event Series

Register for the second part of virtual Secrets From the C-Suite Presented by Comcast Business here. With more people working remotely and relying on technology […]

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City Life

Philly Is Inching Towards Reopening the Economy. But What Will the New “Open for Business” Look Like?

As parts of the Pennsylvania economy start to re-open, moving from “red” to “yellow” under Governor Tom Wolf’s stoplight-color-coded guidelines, Philadelphia remains parked in lockdown. […]

City Life

Join Philly Mag for a Virtual Secrets From the C-Suite Event Series

It’s been seven weeks since Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney issued a stay-at-home order to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Once the directive took […]

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Life & Style

9 Ways Philly Boutiques, Brands, and Makers Pivoted Quickly Amid the Coronavirus Crisis

Just like restaurants, Philly’s boutiques, brands and makers have had to pivot — and quickly. Here are nine ways area shops are adapting to the […]

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City Life

Economist Mark Zandi Likes the Stimulus, but Says Trump Is “Uniquely Unprepared” to Manage the Crisis

Mark Zandi, based in West Chester, is chief economist of Moody’s Analytics. Philly Mag reached out to him for his thoughts on the economic fallout […]

City Life

8 Ways to Support the Local Economy During the Coronavirus Shutdown

The COVID-19 pandemic will affect you whether or not you contract the virus; surely it already has. Among other repercussions, the pandemic is revealing exactly […]

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City Life

Confessions of a Philadelphia Serial Networker

“You’re dressed as if you’re competing against Liberace,” an acquaintance told me as she picked me up for an event. “These folks will stare.” I […]

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City Life

10 Philadelphia Networking Organizations That Have This Town Wired

These are the networking organizations every in-the-know Philadelphian needs to know. The Flow A seasonal series that’s hosted by diverse City Hall politicos. The Walnut […]

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City Life

Saxbys’ Nick Bayer on Putting Millennials in Charge and Starting Without a Business Plan

THE DETAILS Age: 41 Title: Founder and CEO Workplace: Saxbys Trained as: Sales manager On what inspires him: We’re at a real tipping point in […]

Business

I Love My Job: Philadelphia Union Head Coach Jim Curtin

Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin has his team sitting at second place in the Eastern Conference, and the team is poised to make a […]

Business

These Philly Podcasters Just Launched an Event Series for Ambitious Women

In their podcast, Strong Feelings, Sara Wachter-Boettcher and Katel LeDû get real about issues affecting women, femme-identifying, and nonbinary folks: destigmatizing being ‘emotional,’ being a […]