How Goodwipes Went From College Dorms to Walmart Shelves

I’ve interviewed entrepreneurs who built apps, entrepreneurs who built rockets, and entrepreneurs who built breakfast cereals. I have never interviewed anyone who built an empire out of the phrase “What do you wipe your butt with?” Until now. It’s a question Sam Nebel is never shy to ask complete strangers. Nebel is co-CEO of goodwipes, […]

How to Teach Kids to Become Fearless Entrepreneurs 

As a writer and editor at Entrepreneur, I get to pick the brains of some of the most inspiring and innovative people in business. Their missions never fail to fire me up, and when I spoke with Steve Distante, I was struck by his infectious passion for one goal: keeping kids’ entrepreneurial dreams alive.  This […]

This Job Pays Up to $200,000 a Year, Grew 85%

Key Takeaways It is becoming more common for companies to search for a chief of staff, a second-in-command to the boss. According to the job posting site Indeed, listings for chief of staff roles are up 85% since early 2020. Richard Gelfond, CEO of Imax, hired his first chief of staff 16 years ago, and […]

Mark Zuckerberg Just Published a 6,500-Word Essay on AI

Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word essay this week laying out his vision for artificial intelligence. The timing isn’t random. Meta is lagging behind in the AI race and trying to catch up to rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI, according to the Wall Street Journal. It also comes as investors grow impatient with Meta’s AI spending, […]

Waymo’s Driverless Cars Keep Having Unscripted ‘Edge Cases’

On the Fourth of July, more than 100,000 people packed San Francisco’s waterfront for a fireworks show. When the crowd tried to head home, Waymo’s robotaxis blocked intersections, choked traffic and left some stuck behind them for over three hours. At least two drove over exploding fireworks, one of them catching fire, according to the […]

Nvidia Nears $500 Billion Deal With Wall Street’s Biggest Firms

A group of Wall Street’s biggest investment firms wants to hand Nvidia $500 billion for AI infrastructure, but not everyone is jumping for joy, according to Bloomberg. Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, BlackRock, Brookfield Asset Management, Goldman Sachs and KKR are among the firms in talks, with a deal possibly landing as soon as Monday. It’s […]

Wendy’s New CEO Blames ‘Quality Degradation’ for Sales Slump

Wendy’s just lost its spot as America’s No. 2 burger chain. Same-store sales fell 7% and traffic dropped 12.5% in the second quarter, the company’s sixth straight quarterly decline, according to Restaurant Business. It’s been a rough go for the burger dynasty. Wendy’s has closed 245 restaurants so far this year. Meanwhile, Burger King’s sales […]

His Bootstrapped Business Uses AI for 9-Figure Revenue: Horatio

Key Takeaways Herrera’s firsthand experience working at a call center helped inspire the outsourcing startup Horatio. The company launched in 2018 with its first location in the Dominican Republic. Today, Horatio leverages AI without losing sight of human value to see 9-figure annual revenue. After starting his career at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Dominican […]

By Year Three, Half of Founders Are No Longer CEO. Here’s How to Be in the Other Half.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The same instincts that helped you build the company begin to limit it — and if every decision still depends on you, the business cannot move faster than your personal capacity. Letting go does not mean becoming disconnected — it means building the conditions for other […]