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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Debt-based financing forces companies to have strong fundamentals (strong margins, customer retention, real cash flow), while equity can mask inefficiency. Equity may feel safer, but once equity is raised, expectations escalate, growth becomes a narrative you must defend, and the company stops being purely yours. If a business can’t support modest debt, that’s valuable data. It exposes issues — like revenue concentration, high churn or weak pricing — early. Companies that build under the constraint of debt make better operational decisions that compound over time. There’s a strange thing happening…

In case you missed Thursday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:Forbes‘NYT Mini’ Clues And Answers For Thursday, April 23By Paul TassiHow to Play the NYT MiniThe NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Franchisees are increasingly expanding across different brands rather than just scaling within a single concept. Multi-concept owners bring capital, operational experience and familiarity with franchise systems, reducing onboarding friction and execution risk. Owning multiple concepts spreads risk across industries and customer segments, helping stabilize revenue during market shifts. The franchise industry places a strong emphasis on bringing entrepreneurs from various backgrounds into the franchising fold. Businesspeople looking to leave the corporate grind, families looking to build a generational legacy and veterans entering civilian life are among the demographics that make…

Beast Industries, the $5 billion media conglomerate founded by YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, is being sued by a former employee who says she was sexually harassed, discriminated against as a woman, and fired shortly after returning from maternity leave.  The company refutes her claims, saying it has evidence, including Slack and WhatsApp messages, company documents, and witness testimony, that contradict the allegations. The federal lawsuit, filed on April 22 in the Eastern District Court of North Carolina, paints a picture of Beast Industries as a boys’ club in which women are excluded from male-dominated meetings, demeaned in front…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Marketing teams often work in silos (PR, SEO, content and AI optimization), which makes their efforts appear productive individually but fails to drive real results because signals are scattered across channels. The most effective approach focuses all efforts on a small set of high-priority pages, aligning PR, SEO, content adn internal linking so every channel reinforces the same commercial goals. AI platforms reward brands with consistent, cross-channel authority. Companies that coordinate across channels achieve lasting visibility, improved rankings and more AI citations. I talk to B2B marketing leaders every week…

How to solve today’s Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesIt’s 2XP Friday, folks, which means if you’re playing Competitive Wordle (see rules below) you double your points, positive or negative. I know you’re all eager to get done with your Friday daytime and get on with your Friday night time, so let’s solve this Wordle and be on our merry way!Looking for Thursday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.Today’s Bonus Custom WordleNow that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Companies can no longer treat data as endlessly renewable. We’re facing a “data liability gap,” — the difference between the data you think you can access and what you can actually recover in a usable format. AI systems depend on complete historical datasets to learn and correct their mistakes, so lost or corrupted data can lead to flawed or incorrect conclusions. Many executives assume cloud availability equals data protection. In reality, cloud providers run the service, but partners and customers still own data protection and recovery. Over the past several…

The software company Palantir has waded into online fashion discourse after its head of strategic engagement, Eliano A. Younes, posted pictures of a “lightweight Palantir chore coat” to X. the lightweight Palantir chore coat[04.30.2026 • 0930 AM EST] pic.twitter.com/9K5fmu3bSs— Eliano A Younes (@eliano) April 21, 2026 In his post, Younes detailed the make of the coat (100% cotton, designed and made in America, “relaxed fit”), adding that it goes on sale April 30. The perplexing framing has caught people’s attention: Is this internal merch for a controversial tech company, or a drop from a streetwear brand? Increasingly, those worlds are…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways When a company first launches, there’s a short stretch of time where nobody has fully decided what it is yet. That ambiguity is actually an opportunity, because whoever fills it first tends to own the interpretation going forward. Getting that story right early isn’t a branding exercise; it’s one of the more consequential decisions a company makes, even when it doesn’t feel like one at the time. There’s a particular kind of frustration that founders in emerging industries know well, where you’re building something real, the product is working, and…

Published April 23, 2026 05:48PMSitting in your car on the way to work is the worst. But don’t despair.  Bike commuting is an option for many. Instead of burning fuel, you get to burn calories. And instead of sucking exhaust fumes, you get to pedal through fresh air, which I assure you helps with that 9 a.m. meeting.The biggest barrier to entry is always the gear. You need commuter clothing that pulls double duty: it works well on the bike but also looks good in the office, so you don’t have to change. And you need equipment that will keep…