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AI Has Killed an Entire Industry — People Who Got Paid to Do Homework for College Kids

Thousands of college-educated Kenyans built real careers ghostwriting essays for students overseas. ChatGPT ended it almost instantly

yesterday 0

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Jon Small

People Are Using AI Agents to Manage Their Investments ‘Without Lifting a Finger’: Is it Safe?

AI agents named Alex, Sarah and Elena are managing real money now. Not everyone thinks that's a good idea.

yesterday 0

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Jon Small

Why So Many Franchises Are Saying ‘Cheese’ This Fall

Cheese is having a moment at drive-thrus and sit-down chains like Freddy's and Golden Chick.

yesterday 0

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Jon Small

What Scaling a Payments Company Taught Me About the Problems Success Creates

The systems that carry you to your first ten thousand customers are the same ones that quietly give out at a hundred thousand, and most teams don't...

yesterday 0

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Serhii Zakharov

Want to Save $1,000 This Month? A Personal Finance Expert Who Paid Off $460,000 in Debt Shares How to Do It

Here are the short-term changes that make a lasting impact.

yesterday 0

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Sherin Shibu

How to Build a Service Business That Doesn’t Depend on Its Founder

Growth exposes a problem many service business owners don't recognize until it becomes the bottleneck: too much of the company still depends on what...

yesterday 0

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Adam Povlitz

Hiring Transparency Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage. Here’s the Cost of Getting It Wrong.

From ghost jobs to vague compensation ranges, broken hiring communication is costing employers top talent. Discover why candidate trust is the new...

yesterday 0

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Volen Vulkov

The Era of the Faceless Executive Is Over. Here’s How Visibility Builds Lasting Trust.

Faceless brands read as untrustworthy. Authority can't be scripted by a PR team or outsourced to a spokesperson. It must be earned by leaders willing...

previous day 1

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David Gebbia

Stop Treating Marketing Like a Vending Machine — You’re Wasting Your Budget. Here’s What to Do Instead.

Learn why short-term lead generation wastes B2B marketing budgets, and how a long-term demand generation strategy builds trust, memory and growth.

previous day 1

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Jehan Lalkaka

She Has 2 Million Followers and Quit Her High-Profile Job to Start Her Own Business. She Says This Is When to Leave.

She spent 30 years working for 'The Washington Post' and 'The Wall Street Journal' before branching out on her own.

previous day 0

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Sherin Shibu

He Built Products at Beats, Apple and LVMH. Here’s How He Ended Up at a $1.5 Billion Startup That’s Making Your Data Safer.

Ian Rogers shares his biggest lesson from building Apple Music.

previous day 1

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Sherin Shibu

A Client Put $30K Into a Managed Amazon Storefront She Hardly Logged Into. It Now Clears 6 Figures a Month.

She wanted cash flow, not another job.

previous day 0

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Katie Melissa

What the Rise of Big Online Universities Reveals About the Future of Higher Education

Online universities are reshaping higher education by building flexible, affordable and career-focused models around students' changing needs.

previous day 3

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Ashish Fernando

Elizabeth Holmes Is Reportedly Plotting a New Theranos From Behind Bars

A surprise documentary premiered at Telluride, featuring three years of access to the enigmatic Holmes. Here's what it caught on camera.

previous day 2

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Jon Small

LeBron James Is Teaming Up With Polymarket — Fans Accuse the Billionaire of ‘Selling Out’

The NBA superstar joins a growing list of athletes partnering with prediction markets as the booming industry pushes deeper into sports.

previous day 2

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Jon Small

The Anthropic Researcher Who Quit Over AI Fears Isn’t the Only One Sounding Alarm Bells: ‘Things Could Be Out of Control Next Year’

Jacob Coxon left OpenAI for Anthropic because of its reputation for AI safety. Now he's walking away from the industry entirely.

previous day 2

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Jon Small

Kevin O’Leary Still Uses the Simple Productivity Strategy Steve Jobs Taught Him

This tactic can make a leader seem difficult, but O’Leary says the results are worth it.

previous day 2

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Sherin Shibu

He Took a Part-Time Job at McDonald’s 50 Years Ago. Now He Owns Six of Them: ‘I Never Could Have Imagined the Journey Ahead of Me’

Terry Eagle started working the register at age 16. Now he owns the register.

previous day 2

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Jon Small

Pretty Doesn’t Pay. Here’s How to Build a Website That Actually Converts.

If you want website visitors to actually buy from you, build a site that engages them on all fronts — both online and off.

previous day 3

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Joy Gendusa

Why Leading With Value Is the Best Marketing Strategy in 2026

Scrap your "AI Personalization" playbook. I’m going to show you how to get personal and build genuine relationships with potential clients.

previous day 2

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Vuk Stajic

Why Community Colleges Are Making a Comeback

Community colleges are making a comeback. After historic pandemic enrollment declines, they are now leading one of higher education's strongest...

previous day 4

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Ashish Fernando

I’m an Award-Winning Hollywood Writer and Producer, But My Fun Side Hustle Can Pay Better — Up to $15,000 a Month

Stephanie Yuhas needed another income stream amid the pandemic and writer strikes.

wednesday 2

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Amanda Breen

How Unresolved Business Decisions Can Hold Your Website Back (and What to Do About It)

A redesign can reveal unresolved choices about positioning, offerings, audiences and ownership. Addressing them before design begins creates stronger...

wednesday 2

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Goran Paun

‘Tasteology’ Could Be the Key to Better Marketing in the Age of AI. Here’s How It Works.

When possibility becomes limitless, choosing well becomes a discipline.

wednesday 2

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Julia Kolodkina

Apple Introduces Its Most Expensive and Innovative iPhone Yet, the $1,999 Foldable iPhone Duo

The iPhone Duo is the "most transformational change to iPhone since the original," Apple CEO John Ternus claimed.

wednesday 3

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Sherin Shibu

I Thought I Knew My Customers. One Phone Call Proved Me Wrong.

One outlier order taught me that my real customers had been hiding in my own sales data the whole time.

wednesday 2

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Ken Johnson

How to Rebuild Your Workforce the Right Way After AI Layoffs

Companies need to use the disruption created by job cuts as an opportunity to rethink how work gets done, with help from AI.

wednesday 2

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Ryan Wong

Everyone Uses AI Now. The Real Advantage Is Owning What It Creates.

AI agency requires founders to think like owners protecting equity and data can matter as much as adopting the latest technology

wednesday 2

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Kori Hale

Planet Fitness Said No to New Franchisees for a Decade. Here’s How This Guy Got a Yes.

For ten years, Planet Fitness had one rule for new franchisees: buy your way in. Then a hotel developer showed up.

wednesday 2

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Jon Small

‘Jeopardy!’ Will Pay You $178,000 to Write Clues. But First, You Have to Survive This Test.

"I'll take clue writer for $178,000, Ken." More than 1,300 people applied for the job, and almost none of them got past the first round.

wednesday 2

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Jonathan Small

OpenAI Says Its AI Just Solved a 90-Year-Old Math Problem — One Mathematician Calls It Theft

Controversy surrounds OpenAI's claim that it took 10,000 agents a weekend to solve one of math's six unsolved "million-dollar" problems.

wednesday 3

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Jonathan Small

I’ve Watched Four Tech Hype Cycles. Companies Are Botching AI the Same Way.

Simply adding AI language to your brand does not automatically make your company more relevant or more compelling.

wednesday 2

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Cara Sloman

He Poured His Retirement Savings into a Business — and It Failed Spectacularly: ‘I’m Working Harder Than Ever.’

He regrets losing the entirety of his $180,000 retirement savings in a failed business venture.

wednesday 2

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Sherin Shibu

Shane Lowry Says His Proudest Moment Wasn’t His Masters Hole-in-One (But It Was Close)

The golfing great opens up about why he partnered with medical tech leader Stryker and what it really feels like to sink a hole-in-one at the Masters.

wednesday 2

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Dan Bova

‘Dirty Data’ Is Hurting Your Company’s AI Strategy — Here’s How This Tech Founder Is Fixing It

Zac Choi went from a McKinsey consultant watching his startup clients create extraordinary value to building and selling his own AI startup. Now he's...

08.09.2026 5

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Dan Bova

To Have A Productive Day, Do This As Soon As You Wake Up

Brain coach Jim Kwik explains the science behind starting your day right.

08.09.2026 5

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Jim Kwik

Your Business Is Growing — So Why Aren’t You Making More Money? Here’s the Revenue Trap Many Founders Fall Into.

More clients, more employees and more revenue can look like success. But if growth isn’t creating more profit, a stronger company and a better life,...

08.09.2026 6

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Nicholas Leighton

She Helped Instagram Fight Back Against TikTok With AI. Now She’s Using the Same Playbook on a Problem Every Business Owner Knows.

She built AI for some of the biggest companies in the world. Then she decided restaurants needed it more.

08.09.2026 5

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Shawn P. Walchef

AI Made Building Your Own Software Easier Than Ever — But That Doesn’t Mean You Should. Here’s What It Could Cost You.

Building your own software used to be about capability. Now it's about risk.

08.09.2026 5

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Brad Birnbaum

He Started a Hot Dog Business Without Knowing How to Cook One. 50 Years Later, He Became a Millionaire: ‘I Came From a Poor Family’

There are more millionaires now than ever, and they dominate “ordinary” businesses.

08.09.2026 7

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Sherin Shibu

A Founder’s Guide to Private Capital Investing

Here's what entrepreneurs should know about investing beyond public markets.

08.09.2026 5

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Mark Bell

Dentists Have a Message for Anyone Inspired by That Billionaire Who Skipped Novocaine for a Root Canal: Please Don’t

Doug Leone bragged about having a root canal done without anesthesia. Now the people who actually do root canals want a word.

08.09.2026 6

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Jon Small

He Started As a Barista When He Was 16 — Now He’s an Owner: ‘Proof of What’s Possible’

Elliott Disner spent years helping run Beyond Juicery Eatery from the corporate side. Now he owns one, and says the job feels completely different.

08.09.2026 5

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Jon Small

For the First Time in Decades, Not Having a College Degree Beats Having a Degree in the Job Market

Blame the change on AI eating entry-level white-collar work and a skilled trades shortage that few saw coming.

08.09.2026 5

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Jon Small

Baby Boomers Refuse to Retire: ‘If I Stop Moving, I Might Die’ — Here’s Why That’s a Problem

Economists predicted a wave of retirements that never came. Now companies are staring down a succession crisis they didn't plan for.

08.09.2026 5

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Jon Small

Apple Is Preparing to Release a Wave of New Products. Here’s What to Expect.

Apple’s new CEO, John Ternus, is taking the stage at the company’s annual iPhone event this week.

08.09.2026 7

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Sherin Shibu

Maybe You’re Not Supposed to Reach Your Full Potential. Here’s What You Should Ask Instead.

We spend our lives trying to become everything we’re capable of becoming. But the problem with “full potential” is that we’ve already decided...

07.09.2026 5

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Mandy Morris

AI Can Build Your Next Feature in Hours. Should You Join In?

AI makes software development faster and cheaper, but speed alone does not create better products.

07.09.2026 5

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Slava Bogdan

AI Is Moving Faster Than Higher Education. Here’s Who Can Close the Gap.

AI has already replaced the skills we're teaching students. The capability a degree certifies now has a half-life measured in years, not decades, and...

07.09.2026 6

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Alex Goryachev

Your Search Engine Footprint Has Real Financial Value. Here’s What Most CEOs Miss.

Learn what your digital brand is worth before it's too late.

07.09.2026 5

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Paul M. Wilson