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Meta’s Stock Took a Plunge — Here’s Why Investors Are Spooked

By Richard | Jul 31, 2026

Meta just gave investors a preview of how expensive the AI race really is, and Wall Street isn’t thrilled. The company missed earnings estimates and issued weaker-than-expected revenue guidance, sending shares down as much as 11% after-hours, CNBC reports. The real shock is that free cash flow collapsed to $784 million this quarter, down from […]

How Billionaire Bernard Arnault’s Viral Tweet Reshaped His Image

By Richard | Jul 31, 2026

Bernard Arnault has spent millions trying to change his image. It may have taken one sarcastic tweet to actually pull it off. The LVMH chairman, long nicknamed “the wolf in cashmere” and “the Terminator,” funded museums and underwrote the Paris Olympics over the past decade to soften his reputation, with little effect, the New York […]

I’ve Read Thousands of Cold Pitches. Here Are the 3 Habits That Separate a Reply From the Trash Folder

By Richard | Jul 31, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The single biggest predictor of a reply isn’t wit or polish — it’s one specific, honest detail that proves you actually know who you’re writing to, not a merge field with their first name. Winning pitches ask for one small, easy yes and follow up […]

The Infrastructure Mistake Founders Make in Relationship-Driven Businesses

By Richard | Jul 31, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways As your company scales, critical relationship data gets scattered across inboxes, Slack threads and CRMs — investing in an extended relationship management (XRM) layer centralizes that institutional memory and makes it visible across your team Client relationships aren’t transactions to close but long-term assets to […]

How This Colorful, High-Energy Drink Chain Is Disrupting Coffee

By Richard | Jul 30, 2026

7 Brew is pouring it on. Brew Crew Holdings, the chain’s largest franchisee, finished 2025 with 130 stores and $273 million in sales, ranking No. 61 among the country’s largest restaurant franchisees, Franchise Times reports. It’s targeting 100 new locations this year alone. “I think the industry hasn’t been disrupted in a long time, and […]

Your Team Doesn’t Need Certainty. It Needs Direction.

By Richard | Jul 30, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Your team doesn’t need perfect certainty; they need consistent direction they can confidently act on. Silence creates uncertainty, but clear priorities give people confidence to keep moving forward. I wrote recently about the decisions that define you, the ones you make blind, with partial information […]

This Restaurant Chain Went Back to the Basics to Boost Sales

By Richard | Jul 30, 2026

Key Takeaways Chili’s parent company, Brinker International, is focusing on core restaurant tech upgrades before aggressively pursuing AI. Brinker International CIO Chris Caldwell recently said that the chain is “not all in” on AI, choosing to prioritize foundational systems instead. His investments over the past two years have gone into fixing basic issues that were […]

For Two Years, I Was Using AI Wrong. Fixing It Is Why My Clients Are Winning While Other Brands Fall Behind.

By Richard | Jul 30, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI does not build a premium personal brand by producing more content — it builds one by sharpening your thinking, deepening your positioning and turning years of expertise into scalable intellectual property. Stop starting from zero every time you open Claude or ChatGPT — build […]

How to Land Your First Agency Client (and How Not to)

By Richard | Jul 29, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways If you’ve invested in building the right relationships before launching your solo agency, you almost certainly already know your first client. By asking for feedback from those in your network, instead of pitching and pushing to strangers, you will build exposure and find your first […]

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