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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Founders earn investor trust by running a weekly execution meeting, keeping a one-page plan and assigning a clear owner to every metric that matters. Monthly investor updates that honestly share wins, misses and asks build credibility, because bad news rarely ruins a relationship but silence does. Early-stage founders love to talk about vision. I get it. Vision is exciting, and it is often the reason a company exists in the first place. Still, when I sit across from a founder, I usually learn more from their operating habits than from…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways A book, keynote or course often creates more value through the clients, partnerships and opportunities it generates than through the revenue it earns directly. Measure thought leadership by whether prospects convert faster, your pricing power grows and better opportunities find you, because authority compounds only through consistency. Most leaders think about monetizing thought leadership in predictable ways. Write a book and earn royalties. Give a speech and collect a speaking fee. Build a course and collect enrollment revenue. Those revenue streams are real, but they represent only a fraction of…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Learn how to move from using AI for isolated marketing tasks to building agents with clearly defined responsibilities. See how to set up your first agent — starting with a Reel Video Editor — then give it the instructions, context and reusable skills it needs to do its job. Understand how a manager agent can coordinate research, writing, design, video, publishing and analytics while keeping important decisions under your control. AI can write the post. It can edit the Reel. It can create the graphic. But if you’re still choosing…

Key Takeaways KFC just opened a futuristic restaurant in McKinney, Texas, the first of its kind. Open House offers KFC’s first breakfast menu, table service, boba tea, cronuts, plus new sauces and location-exclusive items like the Twister and Southwest Corn. Executives call it a testing ground, not a finished blueprint. If you’re wondering what KFC will look like in the next 10 years, head on over to McKinney, Texas, where the chicken chain just opened a modern prototype restaurant, complete with a slick new design, never-before-seen menu items, merch, and a dual-lane drive-thru. “To me, this is the comeback plan…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI models predict numbers; they don’t calculate them. Any figure a customer will act on — like a price quote, shipping estimate or tax figure — should come from a deterministic tool, not the model itself. If running the same request 100 times must return the same answer, the model shouldn’t produce that answer. Let the model read the question and pick the right tool. A deterministic engine should then work out the value. Sounding right isn’t the same as being right. Even strong models make calculation, rounding and formula…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways A signal isn’t the same thing as intent. Just because someone visits a page, downloads a report, or clicks an email doesn’t mean they’re ready to buy or engage. Modern marketing tools and AI have removed the natural stopping points that once existed, so companies risk bombarding customers across multiple channels and causing fatigue or disengagement. As you add more automation and AI to your marketing, you should ask these questions: How strong was the original signal? How old is the signal? How much have you already said? What should…

Key Takeaways Google is partnering with Hiring Our Heroes, Student Veterans of America and the Home Builders Institute to help 25,000 veterans enter skilled-trades careers. The effort targets a growing labor shortage in the trades, as AI-driven data-center construction and other infrastructure projects increase demand for workers. Google says hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades jobs are open nationwide, including roles such as master electrician, lead pipefitter and project manager. Google’s latest workforce bet is helping veterans enter the skilled trades. According to a recent report from Fox Business, Google is partnering with veteran groups to tackle the skilled trades worker…

Updated September 25, 2026 11:54AMThe sun hits the horses just right. The day’s first light comes through a notch in the canyon and settles on the stables where dozens of horses mill around inside a fence. The wranglers are there too, in their denim and leather boots, tending to the large animals. A narrow lawn separates the porch I’m sitting on from the stables below, and the broad beam of light sets the whole scene aglow for a few minutes, like a spotlight on a stage, before slowly expanding up the lush lawn towards the main lodge and my porch.…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Waiting until tax season to piece together the prior year’s financials means decision windows have closed. A financial system that produces decision-ready info throughout the year allows owners to act while there’s still time. A midyear review is key. After closing the first six months, owners can still adjust estimated taxes, evaluate capital purchases and plan retirement contributions while there’s still time to make a difference. A financial operating system should direct attention toward these questions: How are sales tracking? What’s happening to cash? Is profit turning into cash? Are…

Published September 25, 2026 03:30PMThis was it. This was the summer I would get off the couch and start running consistently. I was a little intimidated but nonetheless committed. I knew it wouldn’t be easy. I was expecting a challenge and honestly, that was part of the appeal of this running journey. What I wasn’t expecting was all the interesting, sometimes annoying, and occasionally alarming ways my body reacted to this new endeavor.There was the unrelenting side stitch that I was convinced was appendicitis, and the embarrassing toilet break that I always had to take about ten minutes into my…