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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I worked with a CEO who had multiple AI initiatives running across the organization. Each had a team, a budget and a clear reason why it mattered. On paper, it looked like a strong innovation portfolio. In reality, nothing meaningful was moving forward.Teams were stretched thin. Leadership conversations lacked clarity. Every update sounded the same. Progress always seemed one step away. The turning point came when leadership made a decision nobody wanted to make: two initiatives were shut down, one was prioritized and ownership became clear. Within weeks, momentum returned — and…

Earlier this year, fintech company Bolt laid off 30% of its workforce. In an internal Slack message, CEO Ryan Breslow told employees: “Going forward, Bolt will be operating as a much leaner organization and leveraging AI at our core.” On May 19 during Fortune’s Workforce Innovation Summit, Breslow shared the reason behind the layoffs—and why he decided to cut Bolt’s HR team entirely. “We had an HR team, and that HR team was creating problems that didn’t exist,” Breslow said. “Those problems disappeared when I let them go.” In 2022, Breslow stepped down as CEO of Bolt after the company…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You know the type. Impressive resume, checks every box, lights up in the candidate interview. Six months later, they’re a change-resistant bottleneck who can’t function outside their job description without a three-week approval chain. You hired for skillset, and you got a liability. Skills are the easy part. You can train skills. You can teach tools. You cannot — at least not easily, and not quickly — rewire the way someone thinks. The illusion of the perfect hire When businesses are scaling, the instinct is to plug holes fast. You need someone…

Intel’s Rio Rancho FacilityIntelEver since former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced in 2021 that Intel was entering the semiconductor foundry business, the focus has been on Intel’s ability to compete on the most advanced semiconductor process nodes. With this came the announcement of five new process nodes in four years and new state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Arizona and Ohio. To its credit, Intel delivered on the new process nodes, the most advanced being Intel 18A, which is now in volume production in Intel products at Fab 25 in Hillsboro, Oregon and Fab 52 at Intel’s Ocotillo site in Chandler, Arizona.…

John Paul DeJoria has lived one hell of a life. The billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist co-founded John Paul Mitchell Systems with just $700 and later helped build Patrón into a category-defining brand. His memoir, Success Unshared is Failure, comes out June 30 and traces a life that spans homelessness to mindblowing success, digging deep into his philosophy of social responsibility and relentless drive. He joined me on How Success Happens to tell his remarkable story, and I’ve broken down his insights to help inspire your next big swing three, two, one! Listen Here Subscribe now: Apple | Spotify | YouTube Three Key Insights 1. Rejection…

The sale of a marquee digital media company on Succession, the HBO series that ran from 2018 to 2023, was always going to end badly. When Kendall Roy—heir apparent to a fictional media conglomerate—bursts into the offices of his newly acquired hot media startup, Vaulter, dripping with billionaire confidence, it doesn’t take a degree in dramaturgy to guess where things are headed. The moment the Roy family finds out Vaulter may not turn a profit quite as quickly as expected, they shut it down and strip it for parts. Considering the Roy family is primarily, almost explicitly based on the…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Entrepreneurial traits are not only developed in adulthood; many of the core soft skills can be nurtured from childhood. Performance and competition from a young age build tenacity and grit, which are critical elements for success in life. Creativity and passion are often discouraged throughout childhood education, but can be developed through play and are necessary when building a business. I am fiercely competitive and love to win. That spirit has stayed with me throughout my entrepreneurial journey. My mother is a scientist. My father is a football (soccer) coach.…

Schools are shifting from AI policies to AI literacy in education gettyIn the three years since ChatGPT was publicly released, the conversation around artificial intelligence in U.S. schools has centered on restriction. Educational institutions debated bans on generative AI tools, updated academic integrity policies and experimented with AI detection software amid concerns about cheating and overreliance on technology. Yet a growing number of schools and universities are now shifting the conversation toward AI literacy in education, reflecting a broader recognition that students will graduate into workplaces where AI tools are embedded in daily workflows. Furthermore, the White House Task Force…

Key Takeaways Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he would not have founded the company if he had known in advance the level of pain, pressure and “humiliation” involved in building it. Huang said that people overlook the emotional cost and perseverance behind Nvidia’s success. He said he survived the company’s darkest moments by “forgetting yesterday,” training himself not to dwell on failures and to keep looking ahead. Jensen Huang has led Nvidia, an AI chipmaker that is currently the most valuable company in the world, since its inception in 1993. Over 33 years, Huang has seen Nvidia through the highs…

A new accountability tool shows exactly how every member of Congress voted on national parks, forests, and wilderness areas—stripping away the political noise. Here’s how to see whether your representatives are in support of public lands.Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is the latest public land area to face a potential rollback of protections (Photo: The Good Brigade/Getty Images)Published May 20, 2026 04:41PMOver the last year, the Trump administration implemented sweeping changes to public lands, from stripping protections and opening areas to oil and gas drilling, to laying off thousands of federal government workers on the frontlines. Now, a new tool aims to…