These two paragraphs in WaPo’s story about the guy who shot Trump’s assassin killed me

I wish I loved anything as much as Spotify thinks I love Cold War Kids

How This Startup Came to Dominate the Billion-Dollar NIL Market More than 100,000 college athletes use Opendorse to earn money off their names, images, and likenesses.

When Opendorse’s co-founders started building their platform as a favor to a friend in 2013, they had no idea it eventually would help college athletes make more than $100 million per year. A story of preparation meeting opportunity in the heart of the booming NIL market. www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan...

The 5 most federally dependent states — and the 5 least dependent Some states are getting a lot more federal cash than others

Worth noting as DOGE slashes federal spending: the 5 states most dependent on federal funding all voted for Trump. qz.com/most-least-f...

The MAHA movement has reached the point of “the measles is good, actually”

Truly a hilarious feeling as an American to watch other counties give the U.S. a giant middle finger and be completely on their side

The Evacuation App That's Saving Lives in the LA Wildfires Government agencies were slow to adapt Genasys Protect, created by two tech industry veterans at the request of a fire chief. But the app, which guides people to safety, has proven its value.

Wherever it ends up, the death toll of the Los Angeles wildfires will be too high. But it could’ve been much worse if not for Genasys Protect, which began as a side hustle between two friends at the request of a fire chief. My latest for @inc.com. www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan...

When you name your products like an 8-year-old, sometimes it leads to headlines like this

Let’s hop into Twitter quick to see if it’s still a far-right echo chamber

There is nothing more American than trying to get the best parking spot at the gym

How This Beauty Founder Scored a $355 Million Exit After closing a major sale to e.l.f. Beauty, Naturium co-founder Susan Yara shares her best advice for finding a buyer.

Spoke w/ Naturium’s Susan Yara on her company’s $355 million sale to e.l.f. Beauty. “A lot of people think it’s taboo to say you started a company knowing you were eventually going to sell it, but I think that’s the wrong way to look at it.” @elfyeah.bsky.social @inc.com www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan...

The reviews are flowing in for the McDonald’s in Altoona

About to partake in our annual family viewing of “It’s a Wonderful Life” so would really love if Juan Soto could not sign anywhere in the next 2 hours and 9 minutes

Want to Scale Your Business? First, Work on Your Trust Issues The founders of M.M.LaFleur, Milk Bar, and Zeera share some of their best tips for growing a business that’s inherently tricky to scale.

Chatted with the founders of Milk Bar, M.M.LaFleur, and Zeera for this feature in the latest issue of Inc. magazine @inc.com www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan...

I’m not sure a single person has seen my tweets since I started consistently bashing Elon Musk on there more than a year ago so I am THRILLED to be here, Bluesky.

RIP Twitter. We’re back, baby.