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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Rick Reeno has spent more than two decades beating boxing media to the punch. In 2003, that meant building BoxingScene into a round-the-clock news operation. Today, it means taking center stage as CEO and public face of The Ring. For fight fans, The Ring carries weight no other outlet does. Founded in 1922 and nicknamed “The Bible of Boxing,” it has ranked fighters, crowned champions and documented the sport from Jack Dempsey to Naoya Inoue. Since Turki Alalshikh acquired the publication from Golden Boy Promotions in 2024, Reeno has helped bring it…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Sports fans don’t make picks or play fantasy sports in a vacuum. They text the group chat, argue through halftime, send screenshots when they win and go a little quiet when they’re wrong. Open most daily fantasy apps, though, and that energy disappears. What’s left is a user, a line and a transaction. Jordan Rothstein thinks that’s where the industry lost the plot. And when he talks about where sports gaming is headed, he tends to start somewhere unexpected: a Las Vegas surgeon and an FBI raid. In January 1985, federal agents…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The habits that carry a company through its early stage — hiring fast, staying close to every decision, solving problems as they come — are the same ones that create friction the moment you scale. Sustainable growth comes down to four disciplines: hire for values, delegate real ownership, automate what doesn’t need a person and lead with consistent direction. In most businesses, growth exposes weaknesses. I’ve seen it in our own companies.In the early stages, energy carries you. You hire quickly, solve problems as they come up and stay close…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Being fired, especially more than once, can shake your confidence. Make sure you center yourself, assess your skills and market yourself accurately in future job interviews. You cannot anticipate every difficult board, cultural mismatch or biased leader. That said, you can still focus on building your self-awareness, investing in your growth and carefully evaluating your next opportunity so you stop repeating the same cycle. As a tech career and executive coach, one of the most frustrating issues I see senior leaders face is having an impressive track record, yet being…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways When companies are pushed toward premature exits or forced to remain private far longer than makes sense, the price is wrong because the system never allowed it to be right. Price is one of the most powerful coordination tools ever created. When it functions properly, it allocates resources, rewards contribution and supports growth.  I have spent most of my professional life sitting at the intersection of ideas and capital. Over time, you develop a sense for when something is working and when it is not. Price is meant to be…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI can quickly create a business plan, but investors care more about whether the founder truly understands and can defend the strategy behind it. AI-generated plans often contain generic content or inaccurate information, so every assumption, number and claim should be validated before presenting it to investors. The strongest business plans combine AI efficiency with human expertise, using AI as a tool while adding real market knowledge, conviction and ongoing validation. Artificial intelligence can write business plans, removing the grunt work from an otherwise laborious process. But that doesn’t mean…

Key Takeaways Bishop is a new AI offering from Lineage, designed specifically to help families, small business owners and local organizations. Dr. Ron Paul recently joined the company’s advisory team. Bishop is currently in private beta and invites people to join the waitlist at lineageco.io. “The big AI companies are building tools for enterprises, institutions, advertisers and platforms,” says Eric Beach, CEO of Lineage. “But our company’s offering, Bishop, is being built for the people who usually get left behind when a major technological shift hits: the family, the small business owner, the contractor, the coach, the parish, the local…

Key Takeaways Shoppers are increasingly turning away from Big Food products and moving towards fresh foods and cleaner ingredients. Weight-loss drugs are a major reason why customers are ignoring the calorie-heavy, ultraprocessed food found in the center of grocery stores. Big Food stocks are now trading at their steepest discount in at least 20 years. Faced with falling profits, the biggest food names in America have recently begun rolling out initiatives to win customers back. Companies such as General Mills and Kraft Heinz have reduced prices, intensified marketing campaigns and infused protein into recognizable products, from Cheerios to Goldfish, to…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The business entity you choose has a big impact on your future growth and profitability. It’s not just a matter of checking a box. The choice matters because there’s a type of entity that has one of the most powerful tax incentives for business owners: Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS). With QSBS, you could potentially pay zero federal income tax on millions of dollars of gain from selling your company. However, QSBS is specifically crafted to be difficult to achieve, and picking the wrong entity from the very beginning could…

These online courses offer career-building certification on topics like climate action and cleaner chemistry Listen to this articleListen (Photo: Adobe Stock)Published July 22, 2026 02:05PMIt’s no surprise that many people who love the outdoors want to pursue a career in the outdoor industry. So, how do you get an edge breaking into the field or advancing your outdoor career? Whatever activities, seasons, or landscapes inspire your work, the Outdoor Industry Association can help support your journey with knowledge and training. The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is a member-supported organization that fights for smart policy, sustainability, and access to the outdoors…