1. Project Eligibility Terms
Featuring Groundbreaking projects
Projects submitted for feature consideration must demonstrate originality, relevance, and clear impact or strong potential for impact. We prioritize work that challenges convention, introduces new thinking, or contributes meaningfully to society, industry, or culture.
Submissions are intended for individuals, teams, or organizations behind groundbreaking initiatives defined by innovation, execution, or influence. All projects must be authentic, verifiable, and presented with sufficient detail to support editorial review.
Feature selection is not guaranteed. All submissions are reviewed at editorial discretion and must align with our standards of significance and quality.
We do not simply publish projects. We recognize work that moves things forward.
2. Founder Impact Series Eligibility
The Founder Impact Series highlights founders whose work reflects depth, resilience, and measurable influence. This feature extends across both editorial coverage and magazine placement, offering a more in-depth exploration of the founder’s journey, vision, and results.
Eligible founders must demonstrate:A clear record of building and sustaining impactful initiatives or venturesStrong leadership, innovation, or strategic directionTangible outcomes, influence, or growing significance within their fieldSelection is highly curated. Founders chosen for this series represent more than success, they reflect direction, substance, and the ability to shape outcomes at scale.This is not just about who is building. It is about who is shifting things.
3. Herald Top Picks Feature
Herald Top Picks is a curated selection of projects, ideas, and works identified solely through our editorial discovery. This category is not open for submission.
Selections are based on what stands out as exceptional in originality, execution, or cultural and societal relevance. Projects featured here reflect a distinct level of quality and presence that commands attention.
Not everything is submitted. Some work is simply too evident to overlook.