Unlikely Entrepreneurs

Unlikely lessons on startup success from founders who beat the odds and experts from Harvard and MIT Sloan.

Based on the upcoming book: Unlikely Entrepreneurs by Lou Shipley and Patricia Favreau. Out February 3, 2026

Articles

Mar 10, 2026

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2 min read

From Sales to CEO: A Live AMA

Join me (virtually!) on March 26

Lou Shipley

Liz Elting: From Frustrated Employee to Billion-Dollar Founder

Feb 19, 2026

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6 min read

Liz Elting: From Frustrated Employee to Billion-Dollar Founder

Lou Shipley, +1

3 Ways to Identify a Great New Business Idea

Feb 11, 2026

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5 min read

3 Ways to Identify a Great New Business Idea

An excerpt from our feature in Inc. Magazine

Lou Shipley, +1

Feb 3, 2026

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3 min read

It's Launch Day! 🎉🎉🎉

Unlikely Entrepreneurs is LIVE!

Lou Shipley, +1

Feb 2, 2026

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7 min read

How 'Unlikely Entrepreneurs' Came to Be

It started with a brilliant inventor and his daughter -- The co-author of this book

Tricia Favreau, +1

The First Sale Is Hard. Even If You're Katie Couric.

Jan 29, 2026

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4 min read

The First Sale Is Hard. Even If You're Katie Couric.

Lou Shipley, +1