How to run your startup from a backpack

INC. THIS MORNING How to run your startup from a backpack Note: Kevin J. Ryan, staff writer at Inc., is stepping in for Brit while she is away from the computer today. Good morning, It’s one thing to travel lightly. It’s another thing to live that way day in and day out. For Kevin Unrich, the 24-year-old co-founder of data company qz, minimalism has become a way of life. Unrich occasionally works out of a friend’s office in San Francisco, but his true home is the road. As such, he’s reduced his belongings down to a single backpack, which he takes with him to conferences, investor pitches, and meetings with fellow entrepreneurs. The freedom has allowed him opportunities he thinks he wouldn’t have had if he was tied to a single location. “We’re trying to build a company that is more decentralized and diverse than your typical tech startup,” says Unrich. Check out Inc.’s story to [find out what’s in Unrich’s backpack]( and learn more about his nomadic approach to entrepreneurship. HERE'S WHAT ELSE I'M READING TODAY: This founder used [an unusual but brilliant tactic]( to fight sexism in a male-dominated industry. --Inc. If you want to address burnout, first you need to understand its [six main causes](. --Inc. With Covid-19 in decline, workers are [returning to offices at the highest rates]( since the pandemic began. --WSJ Still, it’s not over, so here are [six valuable lessons]( business owners learned from last year’s Covid winter. --Inc. [A new study]( sheds more light on how and why Black business owners found it harder to get Paycheck Protection Program loans than white borrowers. --NYT ONE MORE THING: Why [intermittent fasting]( might hold the key to better memory, according to neuroscience. --Inc. --Kevin Ryan Staff writer, Inc. How are we doing? Send us ideas and feedback at [BMorse@inc.com](mailto:BMorse@inc.com?subject=Inc.%20This%20Morning%20Feedback) and on Twitter at [@britnmorse](. Join the visionaries who choose Inc. as their trusted source for the most accurate reporting on business. [Join Inc. Unlimited today.]( [Click here]( to forward to a friend. This email was sent by: Mansueto Ventures 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor New York, NY, 10007, [Unsubscribe]( • [Update Profile]( • [View in Browser]( • [Privacy Policy](