Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If there’s one enduring lesson from my career, it’s this: Bureaucracy is the enemy of innovation. It stifles creativity, clogs decision-making and traps bold ideas in endless loops of approvals. Bureaucracy wasn’t designed to foster progress — it was built to maintain control. During the Industrial Revolution,…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Pickleball has swept the nation into a frenzy of friendly competition. One court in Charlotte, North Carolina, has taken the game to the next level, combining pickleball practice with first-rate hospitality. Established in 2021, Rally features indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, craft cocktails, elevated cuisine and a…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Leadership techniques need to change to keep up with the rapid pace at which technology is transforming businesses. One of the most important approaches is mission-driven leadership, which can help with digital transformation while still being true to one’s values and encouraging expansion. A leader may motivate…
“It’s not everybody that just wakes up one day and says, ‘I don’t like my sheets; I’m going to go make a company,’” Scott Tannen, co-founder and CEO of Boll & Branch, tells Entrepreneur. However, for Scott and his wife, Missy Tannen, co-founder and chief product officer of the couple’s luxury bedding and home goods…
The CEO and founder of Japanese telecom and investment group, SoftBank, Masayoshi Son, visited Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday to visit President-elect Donald Trump at the “Winter White House.” There, CNBC first reported, Son announced a $100 billion investment to create at least 100,000 jobs over four years in the U.S. focusing on AI and…
British phone company Virgin Media O2 has a new way to trick scammers at their own game: Have an AI-generated grandmother named Daisy answer the phone. A conversation with Daisy means hearing her talk at length about her passion for knitting or her grandchildren. With no prompting, Daisy can adapt to conversations and even provide…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. “Good is the enemy of great.” These are not just words to write on a t-shirt; they are the words that hold the key to the difference between mediocrity and brilliance. If you are planning on being great, you cannot afford to just be average. It means…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re a gamer, you’ve likely heard at least one lecture about how it is a waste of time. But what if those hours were putting you on a lucrative and sustainable career path? Enter Racing Prodigy, the world’s first E2Real sports league, which turns virtual track…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Imagine if your business could deploy a team of virtual agents that not only execute repetitive tasks but also make strategic decisions, learn, collaborate and adapt in real-time to changing conditions — all at a scale that was once unattainable due to limitations in hiring, capitalization or…
Irene Chen and Matthew Grenby, co-founders of functional luxury handbag and accessories brand Parker Thatch, are no strangers to well-timed pivots — having used them to build a business that’s been profitable since day one and will hit eight figures in revenue this year. Image Credit: Courtesy of Parker Thatch Drawing inspiration from Chen’s background…
