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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Subtraction has a ceiling: once you’ve automated the obvious, you’re left with a cheaper business, not a more valuable one. Agents scale your execution and your blind spots equally — the more they do, the more your judgment has to be worth. Let me be […]

Key Takeaways McDuffie and Albers raised about $12,000 on Kickstarter before starting their side hustle, Dressy. Dressy launched in June and hit $2,500 in weeks; now it’s headed for $30,000 in six months. The co-founders look forward to leaning into potential growth even more this fall. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Portland, Oregon-based entrepreneur […]

In science class, you probably learned that rust forms when iron reacts with water and air. Now a tech startup is turning that same reaction into a battery. Form Energy calls the clean-energy process “reversible rusting.” The battery takes in oxygen and turns iron into rust to discharge power, then reverses the process to recharge. […]

Key Takeaways Patil co-founded Function to provide a comprehensive preventive health solution. She and her co-founders convinced investors of a long-term vision, in part powered by AI. Now, Function is in its second act, she says — and is valued at $2.5 billion. This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Pranitha Patil, co-founder […]

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways $700 vs $9,000 isn’t a scam — it’s three different products. Match the tier to your market, or you’ll pay $800 for a problem that needs $4,000 of work. Budget from customer value, not package price. If the math doesn’t justify the retainer several times […]

Key Takeaways LinkedIn has fought low-quality content for years, including scam job postings. AI has made moderating content far harder to manage. AI detection firms estimate that a substantial share of LinkedIn posts and comments now involve AI, though LinkedIn disputed their results. LinkedIn knows it has an AI problem.  Last month, the professional networking […]

Forty thousand dollars is a lot to wait on when you’re running a small restaurant. But that’s exactly what happened to Joy Kim, who spent eight months chasing down money Uber Eats owed her. Kim, who owns Kyoto Teriyaki on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, had been waiting since November 2025 for the company to pay out […]

It may be stalled growth, a customer segment that is not converting or a team issue that keeps resurfacing. Every business owner has a problem they know they need to address. To really solve the problem, business owners need dedicated time to focus, honest feedback from people who understand the stakes and a structured way […]

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Early validation is not permanent validation — a product that solved a clear need six months ago can quietly drift from the problem it was built to address. What customers say and what they do are rarely the same — trust the behavior over the […]