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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Like the Ship of Theseus, entrepreneurs change over time, but many continue chasing goals designed for a version of themselves that no longer exists. They continue towards a destination they selected (or one that was selected for them) years ago and don’t question whether it still deserves the journey — because momentum feels productive and questioning their direction feels uncomfortable. Step back and ask whether the life you’re building still reflects what matters most to you now, not what you were told mattered 10 or 15 years ago. More than…

Key Takeaways Dunham messaged potential clients on LinkedIn and charged $300 per month for her services. Six months into the side hustle, she streamlined client onboarding and raised her rate to $800 a month. Now, Dunham earns up to $12,000 a month, totaling over six figures per year, with ghostwriting. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Brandi Dunham, 34, of Las Vegas, Nevada. Dunham is a creative marketing specialist and brand strategist who runs a side hustle ghostwriting LinkedIn posts. Revenue from her ghostwriting business currently hits between $9,000 and $12,000 a month, or around $110,000 to $120,000 a year…

Published July 30, 2026 04:53PMFor the first time, the federal government just quietly approved a warehouse-sized AI data center on public land.On June 26, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) greenlit a plan by Townsite Solar 2 (TS2) to move forward with building an 86-acre facility roughly ten miles from Lake Mead National Recreation Area, one of America’s most popular National Park Service sites. Located near Boulder City, Nevada, the proposed center comes at a time when more than 95 percent of the Colorado River Basin watershed is experiencing drought and researchers are measuring water levels in Lake Mead at historic…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Selling a business isn’t just a financial event — roughly 75% of owners report profound regret within a year, and the grief comes from losing the identity, community, and daily purpose the business provided, not the deal itself. A successful exit requires designing the emotional side of the transition before the papers are signed: define what success looks like to you, negotiate for the legacy and culture terms that matter, and build an inspiring vision for what fills your calendar the day after the sale. When I sold my first…

A massive avalanche on the 26,400-foot-tall Broad Peak has left ten climbers missing, including Nirmal “Nims” Purja. Purja climbed from the summit of Mount Everest to the summit of neighbouring Lhotse without supplemental oxygen in May 2026 (Photo: Nimsdai Purja)Updated July 30, 2026 03:44PMThe summer climbing season in Pakistan’s Karakoram Mountains has taken a tragic turn after a massive avalanche on the 26,400-foot-tall Broad Peak has left ten climbers missing, including Nirmal “Nims” Purja.According to a press release posted on the Alpine Club of Pakistan’s Instagram channel, the avalanche struck a group of climbers climbing Broad Peak around midday on Thursday,…

Last week, FIFA announced plans to sell a $20 billion stake in the World Cup to outside investors. The organization is looking for more ways to cash in, working with JPMorgan to raise up to $4.2 billion by selling roughly a 20% stake in a new commercial entity. But all 55 UEFA member nations are saying the World Cup isn’t for sale. They voted unanimously to boycott FIFA competitions if the sell-off proceeds, starting with next year’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup, the Guardian reports. “Football belongs to the fans, not billionaire investors,” UK Culture Minister Lisa Nandy said in a…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Answer the exact question, not the category: Your buyer is not searching for your category. They are asking a specific question. Prove who is answering: AI systems weigh what the broader web confirms about you more heavily than what you claim about yourself. A named, credentialed expert behind the answer matters, and so does outside validation. Structure it so an engine can extract it: Even a correct, credentialed answer loses if an engine has to work to find it. You need clear headings, a genuine Q&A format, plain language over…

Not all good running shoes have to put a huge dent in your wallet.Published July 30, 2026 10:01AMLet’s face it: Running shoes can be expensive. With costly technologies like supercritical, nitrogen-infused midsole foams and highly engineered mesh uppers, prices continue to soar. High-tech features have made top-end running shoes lighter, springier, faster, and more comfortable than ever before. But we don’t all need to be running in the very best models out there, paying a premium to do so.Thankfully, many of the larger shoe companies have been able to leverage their top-of-the-line technologies into budget-oriented offerings.  The following three running…

Updated July 30, 2026 11:54AMWhile the U.S. and Europe are battling heatwaves, South American ski resorts in the Andes are blanketedin some of the deepest powder in decades.Winter arrived late and then all at once for these Andean ski resorts, which opened in mid-June with bare ridgelines and zero snowflakes. Weeks later, a string of storms buried roads and swallowed chairlifts. While the U.S. ski season was largely considered a bust, the austral winter has suddenly delivered extraordinary conditions, prompting forecasters to recall the legendary season of 1997, when the Andes were blessed with multiple major storm cycles. I’ve lived in the shadow…

William Standish, 28, went missing along the rugged Wigwam Traverse—a high-altitude, off-trail alternate route along the Grand Teton boundary.Evidence suggests that William Standish may have fallen from a steep, high-altitude ridgeline that separates Grand Teton National Park and the Jedediah Smith Wilderness (Photo: Esteban Toro/Getty Images)Published July 30, 2026 10:33AMOn July 29, officials recovered the body of a hiker who had been reported missing for nearly a week on the remote trail system between Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.William Standish, 28, was attempting a thru-hike of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT), heading southbound from Canada, when he is believed…