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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Missed opportunities can teach more than wins — but only if you know how to capture the lesson. Small adjustments in how you process “no” decisions can sharpen judgment across every deal and product choice. Here’s a particular kind of frustration that comes from the deals you didn’t do. Not the ones you lost because someone outbid you. Not the ones that were never a fit. I mean the ones that resurface later as headlines or dinner-party lore—the ones that make you ask, “What did I miss?”For me, that deal…
Amid serious concerns about the safety and appropriateness of using xAI’s Grok chatbot within the U.S. government, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) tells Fast Company that it’s “proud” to move forward with a new plan to use the chatbot at the agency for a range of applications. The agency’s embrace of Grok marks a major win for xAI, whose chatbot has been plagued by scandal. Last year, the Trump administration announced a series of agreements with major AI companies, including xAI, to make top large language models available to government users at steep discounts. But as officials have moved…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways In a crisis, every voice gets louder — but not every voice matters. Most leaders don’t realize their mistake until they’ve already lost control of the moment. Chaos has a sound: the Slack thread that won’t stop, reporters asking for comment, the board demanding answers for a headline that appeared overnight.In that moment, everyone wants your attention — and everyone thinks they matter. Your job isn’t to respond to everything. It’s to decide what counts.Without a system, you react. You give equal weight to voices that don’t shape the outcome,…
Published April 14, 2026 12:03AMWe’ve all had moments when we walk into a room to grab something and completely forget what it is we needed. Usually, we blame it on stress or just getting older.But according to a new study released today, April 14, in the journal Aging and Mental Health, the real culprit might be loneliness. That’s right, social isolation may negatively affect the memories of older adults, leading researchers to suggest that the loneliness epidemic is a legitimate threat to the brain’s wiring. Socializing and engaging with groups in the outdoors are great ways to feel less alone…
“We’re all on the same page.” You’ve said it. Your team has said it. And somewhere between that meeting and getting the work done, things went wrong. Steve, the CEO of a fast-growth financial startup, thought his leadership team was perfectly aligned. After months of planning, they all agree on one goal: becoming AI-centric. But that illusion of alignment fell apart the moment Steve brought me in. Operations thought “AI-first” meant efficiency—eliminating as many jobs as possible. Marketing saw it as a cool slogan, not a real change in how they worked. Product Management thought AI should inform decisions, but…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Apply an overqualification test: This will tell you if you’re spending your valuable time on tasks that should be outsourced to a more appropriate resource. Convert your intuition into SOPs, embrace small amounts of imperfection, and shift from fixer to facilitator. Become the least important person in the room, and let clear metrics define success and failure. In the early years of building a business, being the best at everything is a survival mechanism. You are the lead salesperson because you have the most passion, the head of product because…
When I got the email, I was certain I was going to be murdered. Sent through an obscure contact form on my website, the message said that Jason Alexander had read an article I wrote for Fast Company, and wanted to interview me for his podcast. All I had to do was show up at a nondescript building next to Warner Brothers Studios, come around the back, and enter through an unmarked basement door. “Yeah, right” I thought. “George from Seinfeld wants to talk to me about AI? Scammers sure have gotten creative!” Still, I couldn’t entirely write off the…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways People don’t just buy cheaper — they buy easier, safer and familiar. Friction kills sales faster than high prices ever will. Trust and habit now matter more than one-time discounts. Price has long been treated as the ultimate lever in business: raise it and risk losing customers, cut promotions and sacrifice margin. But that simple equation misses a deeper shift in how people actually make buying decisions.McKinsey calls it a ‘decoupling’ – even though 74% of us say we want to save money, we’re still splurging on dinners and tech.…
Issa Rae is a Hollywood success story. Her web series The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl launched her career in the early 2010s, leading to her HBO series Insecure and now her production company Hoorae Media. Through all her projects, Rae has been praised for her authentic portrayal of Black women’s lives—but at a recent panel, Rae said that the entertainment industry is no longer interested in celebrating diversity. Shifting tides in the film industry While speaking at TheWrap’s Creators x Hollywood Summit last Wednesday, April 8, Rae pointed out a troubling trend she’s seeing on the production side of…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Define the value you want to be known for. Instead of trying to brand everything you do, focus on one specific problem you care deeply about solving. A clear narrative means the same story shows up everywhere. Aligning your professional narrative will help you build a reputation that others can remember and repeat. Prove you’re human in an AI world by sharing your pivots and struggles, use data storytelling to make your credibility visible, and actively contribute to industry discussions rather than staying on the sidelines. Resumes summarize your past,…