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Published October 2, 2026 07:07AMHere’s a truth about everyone on your list: They all love the outdoors, just like you. They are Advocates for Adventure, a term coined by Citizen* to describe the people—everyday adventurers and professionals alike—who are out there getting after it in every way, and need a watch to match. Because when you are pro steeps, pro white-knuckle climbing, pro deep dives and pro heights, pro living, you seek out the world’s best adventures. And though the views may change, the need for reliable, performance-tuned equipment doesn’t. This holiday season, give the gift of precision timekeeping, sustainable…

Key Takeaways Kashef started Prompt Advisers a few days after ChatGPT launched in 2022. Today, the business is 70% consulting and education, 30% custom development. Prompt Advisers is on track for $1.5 million to $2 million in revenue this year.  This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Mark Kashef, founder of AI automation agency Prompt Advisers. The demand for Claude Code specialists has surged 938% on Fiverr over the past six months, as businesses seek freelancers who can use the AI coding tool to automate their workflows, build AI agents and ship products faster, according to the 2026 edition of Fiverr’s…

Key Takeaways Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, studied how students worked before ChatGPT and their performance afterward. They found that AI lets students speed up homework in the moment but weakens long-term understanding. Still, students can use AI productively as a tutor while maintaining their critical thinking skills, according to a July study from Middlebury College. Scientists are finding that passive reliance on chatbots can blunt critical thinking — unless you change how you use them. A research team at the University of California, Irvine partnered with McGraw Hill to mine 10 years of usage data from Aleks, the…

Key Takeaways The teen couldn’t sell his ice cream on the pier, so he took Troupe’s Treats onto the water. In summer 2026, he upgraded his freezer and boat to grow the business — and broke new records. He looks forward to operating his business again next summer, and pursuing other professional interests. Maryland-based teenager Brian Troupe, now 16, was on a boat ride with a neighbor when business inspiration struck.  Image Credit: Troupe’s Treats. Brian Troupe. The man mentioned that someone used to sell food to boaters, cooking it one location, then delivering it to another. Troupe loves being…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Growth adds more to your business, but scale is what keeps that from burying you. If employees are quietly working around your process, that’s not a compliance problem — it’s your org chart telling you where the friction actually lives. Automating a broken process just lets you do the wrong thing faster, so simplify first and digitize second. Entrepreneurs spend time, money and resources chasing growth: new customers, larger teams, and broader markets. The assumption is that a bigger business will eventually become stronger. Then growth arrives, and something unexpected happens. Decisions take longer. Managers spend more time solving internal issues.…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Customers expect businesses to slowly raise their prices in line with inflation. What they don’t want to see is a sudden price hike they don’t understand, or one that puts your solution completely out of reach. Ensure your product remains accessible to customers, and invest deeply in your relationship with each new customer to maximize the mutual value it produces. Building trust with your customers through quality service and promises kept pays off more in the long run than simply trying to extract maximum revenue from them. As I’ve written…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Funding isn’t proof. Many well-funded startups can’t back up a single claim an editor could verify, while some student founders arrive with patents, city pilots and peer-reviewed research. AI lowered the cost of building, not the cost of trust. Anyone can create a product now, so verifiable evidence is what sets a founder apart. The most convincing founder stories I read these days don’t come from funded startups. A few of them come from founders who still have homework. I run a PR agency, so pitches are my day job.…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Map out where accidents are most likely to originate, do periodic liability and safety assessments, and bring in an insurance broker, safety consultant or attorney to walk through your actual exposure. Create a clear accident response plan that employees can follow without hesitating, document everything after an incident, and know when to seek legal guidance. Coordinate legal preparedness with insurance coverage, protect business continuity during recovery, review what went wrong, and then improve. A forklift tips over in the warehouse. A customer slips on a wet floor. A company van…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways A marketing problem means people understand who you are and what you offer but aren’t hearing it enough. A positioning problem means they hear you but can’t quickly grasp what you do or why you’re different. If you’re always explaining what you do instead of showing that you understand your clients’ problem, your sales process feels heavier than it should or your messaging hasn’t caught up with your growth, you likely have a positioning problem. Write down the one thing you want to be known for — something true, specific…

Key Takeaways AI is changing the way people work without giving them a pay raise or promotion. Employees spend more time managing AI bots that do tasks humans were initially hired to do. They spend less time on work responsibilities related to their professions. AI promises to make employees more productive. It may also turn them into managers of AI bots — without a promotion or pay increase.  According to a recent Business Insider report, AI is changing the workday for many employees. Employees face pressure to use the technology and consequently spend more time managing AI bots that do tasks…