One entrepreneur nearly ran out of cash building a fancy popcorn maker. Then, Oprah saved his business.

Tal Moore is the co-founder of Popsmith. Jason LeCras for BI Popsmith cofounder Tal Moore nearly ran out of cash in early 2024 and sold his personal stock to keep the company afloat. He and his cofounder turned things around through cold outreach. After landing on Oprah's "Favorite Things" list, Popsmith sold out repeatedly and is now expanding beyond its flagship popper. In early 2024, Tal Moore's company was close to running out of money. "We had less than two weeks of cash left in the ba...