Author: wildgreenquest@gmail.com

PowerPoint may soon be facing match point. People have been predicting the death of presentation software for decades, but AI strategist Peter Gostev reignited the debate last week with a LinkedIn post declaring “Google Slides & PowerPoint are dead,” according to LinkedIn News. Why? The argument is that AI can now build interactive, web-based presentations from a simple prompt. Anthropic’s Claude Design turns a rough outline into an on-brand deck that exports as standalone HTML, as well as PowerPoint. Microsoft is fighting back by building AI editing directly into PowerPoint, and says new-user retention for the feature jumped 36%. But…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways APEX Motor Club, a 280-acre facility in Maricopa, Arizona, swaps golf courses for race tracks and offers 240+ track days a year. Members, including business leaders, value being “motorsports people” rather than celebrities. Country clubs are an American tradition among those wealthy enough to afford them. But as unique experiences become increasingly coveted, many members are looking for more exciting alternatives to a golf course and some fancy hors d’oeuvres. Enter Apex Motor Club. APEX Motor Club is a private motorsports club in Maricopa, Arizona, built around cars, community and…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways In the last two years, your data provider quietly stopped being a tool and became the operating system your entire revenue stack runs on — and most teams haven’t named it, priced it or protected it. Treating infrastructure like a temporary tool leads to casual vendor swaps that break workflows. Treating a basic tool like infrastructure leads to overpaying for software you could easily swap. The gap between organizations that treat data as a point tool and those that build on an underlying operating system becomes impossible to close quickly.…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Send a sincere thank-you message within 24 hours of receiving a gift, professional favor or career opportunity to show appreciation and respect. Mention specific details about the experience or interaction to demonstrate genuine gratitude, attention to detail and strong communication skills. Consistently expressing appreciation demonstrates good character and professionalism, helps you stand out and may open doors to future career opportunities. The business world presents countless opportunities to make positive impressions that can influence your career trajectory. Whether you receive a thoughtful gift, benefit from a professional favor or interview…

Key Takeaways Luana Lopes Lara is a former ballerina, an MIT graduate and the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire. She made her fortune by co-founding Kalshi, a prediction market exchange that allows users to bet on everything ranging from weather to sports. She said many smart founders fall into a common trap when it comes to starting their own business. As a teenager, Luana Lopes Lara studied ballet at the Bolshoi Theater School in Brazil. Competition was cutthroat; students sometimes tried to sabotage each other by hiding glass fragments in each other’s shoes. She attended technical school in the morning,…

Key Takeaways In 2022, Morris took interior design classes and started her business on the side. A 2024 layoff motivated Morris to go all-in and lean into designing for historic properties. She saw about $48,000 in take-home pay year one and expects about $100,000 in 2026. This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Abigail Morris, founder of Chicago-based full-service interior design studio Abigail Morris Interiors. In 2022, Morris started her interior design business on the side, building it as she continued her full-time career in corporate tech. After being laid off at the end of 2024, Morris went…

Published November 2, 2026 05:05PMA 60-year-old Canadian climber was rescued from New York’s Adirondack Mountains on October 22 after spending seven hours standing on a frozen patch of rock and ice no bigger than a coffee table waiting for search and rescue. For the climber, named Eric Le Bourhis, that miserably stationary wait made him a model subject for rescuers. New York State forest rangers conduct an overnight rope rescue on Mount Colden in the Adirondack Mountains after climber Eric Le Bourhis became stranded on an icy rock slide near the Trap Dike on October 21, 2026. (Photo: New York State…

Key Takeaways Allison and Stephen Ellsworth are launching Jetty, a new “everyday hydration” brand. Hydration is a declining category, but they see a major unmet need in the space. When debuting a product, it’s important to build an emotional connection with consumers. Your packaging can do a lot of that work. After selling a company for $1.95 billion, what do you do next? Here’s Allison Ellsworth’s answer: One year after selling Poppi to PepsiCo, she’s now back with a new brand — called Jetty. It calls itself a “literally everyday hydration” brand, which sells hydration powders and liquid beverages. She…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Every brand wants attention. Most companies pay for it. They buy ads, sponsor content, hire influencers and compete for space in crowded feeds, inboxes and search results. But what if, instead of paying to enter someone else’s conversation, your company created a reason for the conversation to happen? Some brands are doing exactly that by creating National Days, awareness months and annual observances around the categories and problems their businesses were built to address. Done well, an observance becomes a recurring platform for earned media, education, thought leadership, search visibility, partnerships and…

Published November 2, 2026 02:40PMThe Monday before my second New York City Marathon, I was at Avenue Sky Lounge at the Peak, perched on the 101st floor of 30 Hudson Yards, for the after-party to the New York premiere of Everest: The Other Side. A good room for thinking about big climbs. Rich Roll, the ultra-endurance athlete and podcaster, was there. We got to talking about Sunday. He admitted he was nervous. A year and a half earlier, after spinal fusion surgery, his surgeon had told him to forget about running. If a man who has built a life on…