Business
Entrepreneur
Working From Home Is Just The Beginning
What does the future of work really look like? In their new book, journalists Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel argue that we’re at a moment of staggering potential—if we’re only willing to broaden our imaginations.
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December 2021
Entrepreneur
Two-Way Conversations Are the Future of Recruiting
To hire the right people for today and tomorrow, it’s time to stop asking candidates to prove why they’re right for the job.
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December 2021
Entrepreneur
Business Is Like Biology
Companies and living creatures grow in eerily similar ways. These lessons from nature can help you thrive—and avoid disruption.
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December 2021
Entrepreneur
Write Down Your Ideas!
Think your revelations aren’t worth reading? You’re wrong, says billionaire investor Ray Dalio. He says that you—and everyone else!—can learn a lot when you save and share your principles.
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December 2021
Entrepreneur
A One-Brand Kind of Guy
When we talk about loyalty, we usually think of customers. But this franchisee has operated various restaurant brands and seen the benefits of sticking with a single franchisor.
3 min |
December 2021
Entrepreneur
Mapping the Route to Success
The tourism industry is ready for a comeback, and travel agents are proving their worth like never before.
3 min |
October - November 2021
Entrepreneur
Lessons That Are Worth Billions
How did Michael Dell build one of the most valuable technology companies in the world? By being willing to try, fail, and learn.
5 min |
October - November 2021
Entrepreneur
WHAT'S UP? (AND WHAT'S DOWN?)
What’ll happen to the price of advertising? Will more female founders get funded? We had Good Judgment’s superforecasters answer these questions and more.
7 min |
December 2021
Entrepreneur
THE CRYSTAL SUPERBALL
Want to know the future? Meet an elite team of forecasters who have turned future-gazing into a science (and you can even steal a few of their tricks).
10+ min |
December 2021
Entrepreneur
NOW WE'RE TALKING!
Mental health was once a taboo subject, but it’s becoming an increasingly good business—and a valuable service to those struggling silently. That’s why Selena Gomez, who has been open about her own mental health, is partnering with her mother, film and TV producer Mandy Teefey, and Daniella Pierson, founder of a favorite Gen Z newsletter, to launch a media company that changes the conversation.
10+ min |
December 2021
Entrepreneur
How Many Ways Can You Spin an Idea?
One insight can produce many companies. My obsessive music habit as a teen has already driven three.
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December 2021
Entrepreneur
Making the First Sale
My sales career was almost cut short by my parents.
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October - November 2021
Entrepreneur
Livestream Selling is Here
Amazon, Facebook, Google, and TikTok are getting involved, VCs are investing, and brands are interested in a new retail spin that takes online shopping live. But an upstart company in Alabama is already living what may be the future of retail—and helping 6,000 small retailers see their business soar.
10+ min |
Startups Fall - Winter 2021
Entrepreneur
Turnaround Dad
After covering his son’s shift at a failing Pie Five Pizza, Steve Roberts decided to buy the place and fix it up—even though he had no business experience. It worked.
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Startups Fall - Winter 2021
Entrepreneur
Innovation Comes from Intrapreneurs
Employees say they’re unhappy. Companies are struggling to navigate massive change. The solution to both? It’s creating a culture of intrapreneurship.
5 min |
October - November 2021
Entrepreneur
How Small Companies Can Get Big PR
Think you’re too small to get press coverage? You’re just not selling yourself properly
3 min |
Startups Fall - Winter 2021
Entrepreneur
A Small Part of a Small Business Can Be a Big Idea
Lisa Tran’s parents (right) escaped a Communist regime and built a small restaurant in America. Now she wants to reinvent it by building a business based solely on their sauces. Her mom thinks she’s crazy—and maybe she is. But some of the greatest brands were built in much the same way.
10+ min |
Startups Fall - Winter 2021
Entrepreneur
What Did You Cut?
To stay agile, business owners must often rethink what they truly need. We asked six entrepreneurs: What expenses have you realized your company is better off without?
2 min |
October - November 2021
Entrepreneur
Facing a Hard Choice? Get Out of Your Head
When we look at a decision through someone else’s eyes, change becomes a lot easier to make.
3 min |
October - November 2021
Entrepreneur
Don't Compete. Differentiate!
Want to scale your business? Stop worrying about the competition, and focus on these three areas instead.
3 min |
October - November 2021
Entrepreneur
100 Women Of Impact – Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria became famous as an actress, but her real mission was to be the boss—and then give opportunities to women who might never otherwise get them.
10 min |
October - November 2021
Entrepreneur
Where Change Leads You
The process can be painful, but the goal is profound: Find something new that you’d never want to lose.
3 min |
October - November 2021
Entrepreneur
The Big Are Getting Bigger
Major acquisitions. Consolidations. Conglomerates. What’s going on in franchising? The answer says a lot about where the industry is heading—and what growth means going forward.
10+ min |
October - November 2021
Entrepreneur
Upgrade Your Problems
I spent all my money buying my first flat—which meant I had no money to fix my first homeowner’s problem. This was 2007, and I was a broke 20-something who’d pushed himself to the limit. I was sleeping on an air mattress because I couldn’t afford furniture. Boxes were everywhere. Then I noticed a leaky pipe under the bath, which created a soggy puddle. I couldn’t afford a plumber but didn’t want to introduce myself to the neighbors by crashing through their wet ceiling.
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September 2021
Entrepreneur
You Can't Buy Product-Market Fit
You can buy marketing. You can buy sales. You can buy attention. But don’t confuse those things for what’s most important
3 min |
September 2021
Entrepreneur
You Are In Sales!
If you are building a startup, then you are in sales. If you’re just thinking about building a startup, then you are also in sales!
2 min |
Startups Fall - Winter 2021
Entrepreneur
Will a Robot Write Your Marketing?
A new AI model called GPT-3 is spitting out content like nothing before. Some say that as far as business tools go, it’s the last word.
5 min |
September 2021
Entrepreneur
You Know You're Good Enough. Why Don't You Believe It?
Entrepreneurs know they’re not failures, but sometimes they struggle to believe it. A therapist explains why—and how the solution may lie in our unprocessed memories.
3 min |
September 2021
Entrepreneur
WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM DOING 500 SALES CALLS
Want to increase your sales? Rather than manipulate your potential clients, serve them.
9 min |
Startups Fall - Winter 2021
Entrepreneur
TELL YOUR STORY THE RIGHT WAY
It isn’t about sharing all your great accomplishments. It’s about being relatable with your failures.
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