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Silicon Valley Doesn’t Have a Monopoly on Startup Wisdom

By Richard | Nov 12, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Founders in small ecosystems design for international markets from day one, planning for localization, payments and regulation before they need to. Scarcity forces discipline as founders who learn to operate lean and treat relationships as infrastructure are better prepared for market corrections and fundraising delays. […]

How to Speak Honestly at Work Without Derailing Your Career

By Richard | Nov 12, 2026

Key Takeaways There’s such a thing as being too honest in the workplace. Social psychologist Vanessa Bohns recently said in an interview that “honesty is not the best policy if whatever we say is going to be honest without any instrumental value.” She advised asking three questions before giving honest feedback. Saying exactly what you […]

Shake Shack’s One Strict Rule That’s Paying Off for Growth

By Richard | Nov 11, 2026

If a Shake Shack opens in your neighborhood, don’t expect another one nearby. Unlike some brands that flood the zone with locations (we’re talking to you, Starbucks), the burger chain doesn’t build a new store within 10 miles of an existing one, at least outside Manhattan, according to CEO Rob Lynch. That doesn’t mean Shake […]

How ‘Boring’ Businesses Can Win on Black Friday

By Richard | Nov 11, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Send handwritten Black Friday offers to existing customers, make your Black Friday offers easier to discover by AI, and create engaging videos to make a “boring” service impossible to ignore. Make your Black Friday deals impossible to miss on Google, use automation to turn abandoned […]

Millions of People’s Wealth Isn’t in a Bank Account — It’s in Jewelry

By Richard | Nov 11, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways When people inherit jewelry, emotional value and real financial worth collide. What they rarely understand is the asset itself. This generational hand-off is occurring alongside a seismic shift in consumer behavior: the mainstream adoption of secondhand commerce. The companies that win this transition won’t simply […]

He’s Worth $10 Billion. Now He’s Betting on a New AI Startup.

By Richard | Nov 11, 2026

Key Takeaways Vinod Khosla, 71, is betting AI can replace one-size-fits-all websites with pages tailored to individual visitors. His firm, Khosla Ventures, announced an investment in AI startup Coframe this week. Coframe helps businesses tailor their websites for individual visitors, so more people buy something, sign up for something or take another desired action. He […]

How Seagrass Pottery Thrives on Florida’s Space Coast

By Richard | Nov 10, 2026

Kristina Latraverse never tested the market before opening her business — here are the lessons she’s learned about growth and community. By Jason Feifer | edited by Dan Bova | Nov 10, 2026 Kristina Latraverse, a former art teacher and art supervisor, saw that opportunity. The founder of Seagrass Pottery vowed to rent a building […]

What Your CRM Can — and Can’t — Do for Your Business

By Richard | Nov 10, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Whether starting from scratch or upgrading your current CRM, focus on the scope, parameters and functionality that best define your franchise recruitment goals. Despite the most advanced automated capabilities baked into the most technologically advanced CRMs, there are still things it cannot accomplish for you. […]

He Has 85 Million Subscribers. He Says AI Can’t Replace This.

By Richard | Nov 10, 2026

Key Takeaways Mark Rober is a former NASA-engineer-turned-science-YouTuber with 85.7 million subscribers. He said in a new interview that the solution to competing against AI-generated videos is to go out and do something noteworthy. He added that knowing something is real is what draws viewers in. He rose to fame with YouTube videos like How […]

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