The 30 Founders Rewriting Main Street
Our annual list of independents to watch: the grocers, lawyers, engineers and bakers proving that small is a strategy.
Friday, 25 September 2026The Weekly Edition · No. 38
Business, money and the people running both.
Deals, strategy and the companies quietly outgrowing their categories.
Our annual list of independents to watch: the grocers, lawyers, engineers and bakers proving that small is a strategy.
Three studios, one question: what happens when you stop billing by the hour and start competing on the work itself?
After a decade of growth at any cost, small-company balance sheets are filling up. The reason is not fear — it’s leverage.