Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Chasing security is a losing strategy in an AI-disrupted landscape. When familiar systems and processes are at risk of becoming obsolete practically overnight, a little paranoia might save your business. Technology is advancing faster than ever, so there’s no such thing as a set-and-forget strategy for business growth anymore. So the answer isn’t to chase security. It’s to cultivate adaptability instead. Before overhauling a business model in response to a perceived threat, leaders should stress-test their paranoia. This kind of honest investigation is what keeps paranoia productive rather than destructive.…
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I’ve talked to a lot of entrepreneurs over the years, but John Caplan might be the first one to tell me, flat out, that the best entrepreneurs are basically unemployable. As CEO of Payoneer, John runs a company that quietly powers the global economy — a financial services platform serving two million customers around the world, moving roughly $100 billion a year for entrepreneurs selling on Amazon, Shopify, Etsy, and beyond. Since taking the reins, he’s helped grow Payoneer from a $500 million business into a billion-dollar one. Here’s his playbook. Dan Bova: Can you give us the elevator pitch…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways If an idea is truly ready but you’re delaying it because of how others might judge you or how it might be received, you may be experiencing “Darwin’s Delay.” Most founders who hold off on sharing their best ideas are protecting something tangible they’ve built over years (like credibility), so valuable that they feel a bold move could put it all at risk. Think of the idea, position or decision you’ve been sitting on the longest. Then ask yourself what you’re actually protecting by waiting. If the idea is ready,…
Key Takeaways Jacob Komarow turned an impulsive baklava-selling experiment at a concert in 2021 into Good Baklava, a New York City business. After overcoming drug addiction, the 30-year-old built a reputation as the city’s viral “Baklava Guy.” Good Baklava averaged more than $20,000 in monthly sales over a recent nine-month period, with revenue as high as $70,000 a month. In June, outside Madison Square Garden, 30-year-old Jacob Komarow offered Knicks fans free baklava and went viral. The entrepreneur, known simply as the Baklava Guy, carried trays of flaky, pistachio-filled pastries to eager fans. Komarow is the founder of Good Baklava,…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI visibility scores are modeled samples, not ground truth. Most platforms don’t have access to complete buyer query data, and AI responses vary significantly from run to run. Build your own measurement baseline from first-party data. Sales calls, support tickets, win-and-loss debriefs and community threads provide authentic buyer questions that can form the foundation of a repeatable query panel. If you own the question panel and understand how observations are collected, a platform becomes an instrument you can audit instead of a score you have to trust. Every founder I…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 518.35 points or -0.81% to 63,492.99 • Shanghai decreased 2.778 points or -0.07% to 3,885.333 • Hang Seng increased 111.97 points or 0.45% to 24,917.60 • ASX 200 increased 8.70 points or 0.10% to 8,749.90 • SENSEX closed • Nifty50 closed The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00234 or -0.33% to 0.71442 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00301 or -0.52% to 0.57829 • USDJPY increased 0.79 or 0.51% to 154.405 • USDCNY increased 0.00042 or 0.01% to 6.70835 The above…
Sydney Sweeney is once again at the center of online controversy, with female athletes around the world speaking out against the actress’s latest project—an ad for sports trading app Novig. In a minute-long video, the Euphoria actress promoted the prediction market platform ahead of football season, cutting between shots of her almost entirely nude alongside sport-themed props, as she explains how Novig is distinct from other prediction markets like Polymarket or Kalshi. “No betting on wars or deaths, and no politics. Just you and your take on sports,” Sweeney says. In some scenes, Sweeney wore only sports gear and underwear,…
Cybersecurity stocks CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks surged on Monday amid growing concern about the risks of artificial intelligence (AI). Shares of the two companies were up double digits at the time of this writing Monday afternoon: CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD) was up 15%, while Palo Alto Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: PANW) was up 13%. Both make products designed to detect, investigate, and neutralize modern cyber threats using endpoint protection, a method used to protect devices such as desktops, laptops, smartphones, tablets, and servers from cybersecurity threats. The surge comes amid fresh warnings about the security risks associated with AI after a massive AI breach,…
You know things are getting serious when the people building the world’s most powerful AI start reaching for the brakes. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a global slowdown in AI development Saturday. In a 3,800-word essay, he warned that rapidly advancing AI could eventually “outrun our ability to understand and control these systems.” Amodei wants AI labs to slow the development of more powerful models so safety measures have time to catch up. And he isn’t alone. Hours later, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he agreed that a slowdown was necessary. “This has been a primary topic of discussions…
Jersey Mike‘s debuted on the public market in July, and last week held its first earnings call as a public company. CEO Charlie Morrison revealed the franchise’s magic revenue number: $2 million. That’s the average sales the newly public sandwich chain wants each store pulling in, up from $1.4 million today. Everything else on the call pointed towards that goal. Jersey Mike’s is pouring money into digital marketing to drive more frequent visits, testing limited-time items like a Hot Italian Sub to pull in new customers, and building out catering as a growth lever, all without touching the price tag.…