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AI Is Exhausting the People Who Use It Most — Here’s How to Escape the Brain Fry and Prioritize Your Peace

Smart leaders are scrutinizing where AI can genuinely lighten their load, versus piling more on their overworked brains. Here’s how.

yesterday 0

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Aytekin Tank

I Left Medicine to Build Companies. These 7 Lessons Rewired How I Think About Entrepreneurship.

Building a successful company requires founders to continually evolve by staying curious, listening closely to customers, trusting their teams,...

yesterday 0

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Dr. Harshit Jain

My 3-Step Process for Picking (or Nixing) a Co-Founder, After 30 Years of Starting Companies

Choosing the wrong co-founder can sink a promising business, so use this three-step process to test skills, values and behavior under pressure before...

yesterday 0

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Colin C. Campbell

This Is the Decision Founders Put Off Until It Costs Them. Are You Waiting, Too?

Do you build the operational backbone of your business before you need it, or do you wait until the cracks show and scramble to fix it?

yesterday 0

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Scott Smrkovski

‘Only the Paranoid Survive’: How FanFeed’s C0-Founder Plans to Outrun the Big Players in Ticketing

FanFeed co-founder Cole Rubin explains why being the least technical person in the room, thinking like your customer and keeping a healthy dose of...

yesterday 0

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Dan Bova

Walmart and Sam’s Club Are Courting Cash-Strapped Shoppers With a New Deal — Here’s What You Get

Responding to high prices for groceries and gas, Walmart and Sam's Club are leaning into savings and convenience for customers.

yesterday 0

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Jonathan Small

Think Working 14-Hour Days Sets a Good Example? This CFO Says It’s Actually a ‘Terrible’ One.

Running on four hours of sleep might look like dedication from the outside, but what message does it send to your employees?

yesterday 1

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Sherin Shibu

Your Top Performer Just Got Promoted. Here’s Why That Might Be a Mistake.

Promoting your best employee feels like a reward. Sometimes it’s actually a setup for two failures instead of one.

yesterday 0

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Michel Koopman

She Fled Vietnam on a Boat at Age 5. Now She Funds and Empowers Female Founders: ‘Confidence Is Overrated, You Just Need to Take Action’

Soon Hagerty survived 12 days on a refugee boat, built three businesses and now funds female founders — and she says the secret to her success has...

yesterday 0

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Dan Bova

Great Systems Aren’t Enough to Scale a Business. Here’s How Emotional Intelligence Makes the Difference.

Learn how self-awareness, empathy, stronger management and better cross-functional communication turn EQ into a practical operating advantage.

yesterday 0

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Cyrus Claffey

Uber Offers Drivers Hundreds of Dollars in Extra Cash. Here’s What They Have to Do to Get It.

As the busy holiday season approaches, some drivers are seeing big bonus offers, a perk many haven’t encountered in years.

yesterday 1

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Sherin Shibu

AI Is Doing More of the Work. Here’s the Super-Skill You Need to Master Now to Stay Ahead.

The rise of AI is making the ability to persuasive more important than ever before.

yesterday 0

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Joshua Bandoch

Why Executives Need to Leave the Boardroom for the Store Floor

Executives make better decisions and build stronger organizations when they stay close to frontline employees, customers and the day-to-day realities...

yesterday 0

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Demos Parneros

Your Financial Statements Are Trying to Warn You. Here’s How to Read Them.

Financial statements become powerful strategic tools when entrepreneurs learn to read beyond revenue and profit to uncover trends, risks and...

yesterday 0

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Rob Aquino

She Quit Nursing After 25 Years to Flip Furniture. Now She Makes Up to $8,000 a Month.

Refurbishing a $20 pair of secondhand nightstands kicked off a side hustle that out-earned her nursing paycheck within six months.

yesterday 0

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Jonathan Small

Franchisees Reveal the Keys to Making a Limited-Time Offer Hit Big and Create ‘Genuine Excitement’

Owners behind TCBY, Twin Peaks, Rock N Roll Sushi and Atomic Wings share what turns a new menu item into a reason to come back.

yesterday 0

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Jonathan Small

What Black Women’s Leadership Can Teach Us About the Future of Work

Black women's long-practiced leadership strengths offer a powerful blueprint for building more resilient, inclusive and effective workplaces.

previous day 1

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Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown

This Subway Veteran Went Undercover To Try Out a Hot Chicken Chain. Now He’s CEO.

Now running Hangry Joe’s, Brandon Wilhelm says he’d rather have fewer, better stores than chase 300 locations.

previous day 1

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Jonathan Small

5 Founders Under 30 Share the Best Advice They’ve Followed — And What They’re Glad They Ignored

Maverick NEXT members explain why what others call inexperience might be your biggest advantage in business.

previous day 1

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Dan Bova

Want to Work for the Rich? First, Agree to One Condition.

Confidentiality agreements aren’t just for business deals anymore.

previous day 2

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Sherin Shibu

This CEO Built a 650-Location Business. He Says His Best Decision Was One He Could Never Justify On a Spreadsheet.

For a CEO running 650 locations, every decision has to make sense on paper. Except this one.

previous day 2

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Shawn P. Walchef

A Successful Pilot Doesn’t Guarantee a Successful Rollout. Here’s Why.

Faster approvals, priority resources and senior intervention strengthen a pilot result because they remove friction. The wider rollout then has to...

previous day 1

Entrepreneur

Bayo Akinola-Odusola

Missed Deadlines Aren’t Always an Accountability Problem. Here’s What Leaders Overlook.

Sharper accountability fails when the person named to own the result only enters the work after the decisions that shaped the outcome have already...

previous day 1

Entrepreneur

Bayo Akinola-Odusola

3 Reasons Why So Many Businesses Don’t Sell – And How to Make Sure Yours Does

It’s time for a second look at your operation to be sure you aren’t making these three big mistakes.

previous day 1

Entrepreneur

Jessica Fialkovich

Walmart Promotes 500 People Every Day. Its Chief People Officer Says These Traits Help Workers Move Up.

Walmart employs about 2.1 million people worldwide, including about 1.6 million in the U.S. and 500,000 internationally.

previous day 2

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Sherin Shibu

The Instincts That Got You Promoted Are Now Working Against You. Here’s How to Replace Them.

The skills that got you promoted are the same ones now capping how far you’ll go.

previous day 2

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Michel Koopman

How Care-Centered Leaders Build Stronger, More Resilient Teams

Care-centered leaders build resilient teams by pairing high expectations with meaningful support, shared responsibility and trust while recognizing...

previous day 1

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Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown

The Top Franchise 500-Ranked Children’s Enrichment Franchises in 2026

These Franchise 500-ranked brands are some of the best options in the children's enrichment category.

previous day 2

Entrepreneur

David James

He Was Laid Off Because of AI, Sparking an ‘Existential Wake-Up Call.’ So He Built an AI Agent That Helped Him Land His Next Role.

Mark Quinn created a custom "career buddy" AI agent that helped him in his job search.

previous day 2

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

TikTok Made Owning a Laundromat Look Like Easy Money. Now Some Owners Are Airing the Dirty Laundry.

From drug dealers in the bathroom to repair bills that wipe out profits, laundromats are more than endless buckets of quarters.

previous day 1

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Jonathan Small

These Childhood Friends Spotted a Hole in the Pickleball Market. A Year Later, They’re on Pace for $31 Million in Sales.

How James Ignatowich and Marwan Abaza built the pro-level pickleball paddle nobody else was making.

previous day 2

Entrepreneur

Jonathan Small

AI Is Exposing a Leadership Blind Spot: Who’s Actually Responsible for Making Employees More Capable?

Companies have executives responsible for finance, technology, operations and human resources. But who is accountable for ensuring people actually...

previous day 2

Entrepreneur

Philip Blackett

I Watched a Company Keep Hiring to Avoid One Difficult Conversation. Here’s How to Know When You Actually Need More People.

Before adding headcount, use data to tell whether you need another employee or need to fix a deeper problem.

monday 2

Entrepreneur

Chrissy Myers

I’ve Watched Companies Unlock Customer Loyalty With Data They Had All Along. Here’s How.

The data to win loyalty already exists; it just needs to reach customers when they need help.

monday 2

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Matt Domo

This $6.6 Billion Company Charges Less Than $10 for Most of Its Products. Here’s It’s ‘Secret Sauce’ for 7 Straight Years of Sales Growth.

The popular company reported 30 straight quarters of sales growth in August.

monday 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

That AI Visibility Score You Just Bought? It’s Probably Just a Screenshot of a Die Roll.

AI answers rotate the brands they name every couple of days, so a single check measures nothing and the vendor selling one is selling noise.

monday 2

Entrepreneur

Boris Dzhingarov

Elon Musk Just Said He’ll Give a SpaceX Share to ‘Every Kid in America.’ That Could Cost Him $10.7 Billion.

Musk’s pledge on X came a day after Anthropic announced a $48 billion fund for social causes, including AI’s impact on jobs.

monday 3

Entrepreneur

Jonathan Small

Your Team Learned From a Past Mistake and Still Made the Wrong Call. Here’s What Got Lost.

A lesson reaches the same people who learned it and still fails when the condition that made it true disappears during codification.

monday 2

Entrepreneur

Bayo Akinola-Odusola

The Leadership Blind Spot That Makes a Plan Look Stronger Than It Really Is

A program meets its planned checkpoints because teams keep adapting locally, even after the operating assumptions behind the plan have stopped...

monday 3

Entrepreneur

Bayo Akinola-Odusola

Billionaire Vinod Khosla Is Hiring for This In-Demand Job, Which Typically Pays $175,000 Per Year

Here’s what to know about the position, which requires 12-hour days and “around-the-clock availability.”

monday 10

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

People Without College Degrees Are Starting Businesses in These Industries — No. 1 Can Bring In Over $330,000 a Year

Some aspiring entrepreneurs are taking a page out of Steve Jobs' playbook.

monday 3

Entrepreneur

Amanda Breen

I’m an NFL Veteran Who Has Been ‘The New Guy’ 7 Times. Here Are My 9 Lessons for Starting a New Job.

Whether you’re starting a new gig or hiring for one, Kyle Van Noy offers lessons from 13 NFL seasons that will shorten the learning curve.

monday 2

Entrepreneur

Kyle van Noy

Hiring a Speaker for Your Next Event? Ask These 6 Questions Before You Sign a Contract

Ask these six questions that separate a keynote speaker people remember from one they forget before they return home.

monday 2

Entrepreneur

Dr. Kyle Elliott

The 1 Question I Ask in Every Leadership Meeting to Uncover Problems Before It’s Too Late

This simple leadership practice reveals hidden risks, creates accountability and turns uncomfortable truths into better decisions before problems...

monday 2

Entrepreneur

Marianne Bachynski

Before You Hand Franchising Over to AI, Put These Guardrails in Place

As AI reshapes the franchising landscape, successful integration depends on balancing human experience, brand voice and operational automation.

monday 3

Entrepreneur

Jeff Brazier

She Started a Side Hustle Moving Women Out After Breakups. She Now Makes $13,00 a Month.

Hannah Crawford’s moving service, Han With a Van, grew from a few Facebook posts into a 20-person team across the UK.

monday 4

Entrepreneur

Jonathan Small

KFC Is Making a Big Switch After 40 Years

Starting in January, Coca-Cola products will roll into every U.S. location, ending one of fast food's longest soda partnerships.

monday 5

Entrepreneur

Jonathan Small

Your Payments Got Faster. So Why Didn’t Your Finance Team?

Faster payments and reconciliation are separate operating problems. Faster settlement does not automatically improve payment reconciliation.

18.10.2026 4

Entrepreneur

Sabeer Nelli

The Skills That Built Your Company Are Probably Holding It Back — 3 Things Founders Have to Unlearn to Grow

The skills that help leaders build a company from the ground up aren’t always the skills that help it grow.

17.10.2026 8

Entrepreneur

Dean Guida

Starting an AI Side Hustle is Easy — Steal This System

Before you build something with AI, find out whether anyone will pay for it.

16.10.2026 8

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Ben Angel