Why would Apple launch a concert venue? This is the question I’ve been asking myself since it inaugurated its Apple Music Hall, nestled underneath its U.K. headquarters at London’s Battersea Power Station, in late September. Not just any performance space, this intimate 600-person, 48-speaker hall features Apple’s Spatial Audio technology, which uses Dolby Atmos and dynamic head tracking to turn flat stereo sound into a three-dimensional, 360-degree experience. To my eye, the Music Hall is not just another listening room. It’s the start of an elaborate world-building exercise for Apple Music, designed to engage a community of hardcore fans. In…
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In November 2015, I booked a suite in a midtown Manhattan hotel and spent the night pacing, rehearsing my presentation in an empty room. The next morning I would host the first breakfast workshop for my new wealth advisory firm. I had left a prominent position as a director of wealth management at Morgan Stanley to build a company based on a radically different idea of wealth. My guests included a senior partner at a private equity firm managing more than $10 billion and the head of a major firm’s wealth management division. I was about to tell them, “You’re…
I was four centimeters dilated and in active labor with my first child when I successfully pitched our startup’s $5 million seed round. Two years later, I closed our $10 million Series A just seven days after giving birth to my second child. These are the kinds of stories about ambitious women that we love to celebrate. The startup founder who pumps in the airport bathroom on her way to a client meeting (been there). The seasoned executive who barely misses a beat through perimenopausal brain fog and hot flashes. The new mom who’s back to work just a few…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced its highly anticipated 2027 annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which will be 3.6%—the highest figure in four years. But buried in that announcement is also a hidden cost for high earners. The SSA is increasing the ceiling on “maximum taxable earnings” subject to Social Security tax from the current $184,500 in 2026 to $192,300 in 2027. That means more income is now exposed to payroll taxes, which could fund the ailing Social Security trust. A recent Social Security trustees’ report estimates the retirement trust fund will run out of money and become insolvent in…
QUESTION: Marty – I am still in shock by the Democratic sweep of Texas. Lieutenant Governor, Dan Patrick has been very popular yet it seems everyone just voted Democrat. I have to question if this was a clean election. I would be curious about your thoughts. While the war in Iran did not help, the hispanic community was the swing vote. The removal of the traditional hard working immigrants turned the hispanic community. While I support canceling any funding for immigration including housing and healthcare for refugees, as well as expelling convicted criminals, they detained hard working immigrants who have been…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways In-house delivery isn’t automatically cheaper. Compare the fully loaded cost per delivery — including maintenance, insurance, depreciation, downtime and management time — against outsourced pricing. As delivery operations grow, success depends on clear roles, performance metrics, preventative maintenance and documented processes rather than informal management. Realistic scheduling, thorough driver training, regular vehicle inspections and a clear accident response plan reduce risks that can quickly become costly. The invoices from the regional carrier keep getting bigger. For the owner of a growing home furnishings retailer, delivery has become one of the…
Vice President JD Vance has openly blamed the war with Iran for the Republican Party’s devastating defeat in the November 3 midterm elections. Vance wrote on November 4 that the central reason Republicans lost was the war itself. He challenged those defending the intervention to explain whether sacrificing control of the Senate was worth the price and acknowledged that voters who supported Trump and Vance in 2024 had crossed over to the Democrats. Vance cited polling showing that former Trump supporters wanted the government to “End the war,” “Focus on cost of living/inflation,” “Put America First,” and “Change our relationship…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Your first instinct is adrenaline wearing the costume of clarity. Ninety seconds of asking what you actually know beats a week of cleaning up what you assumed. People won’t remember what you said, only whether your response felt proportionate and held up.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e You probably believe you will be the calm one when something goes wrong. You picture yourself absorbing the bad news, asking the right questions and setting a steady course while everyone around you scrambles. Then the phone rings late on a Friday, and the first thing that happens…
Germany is preparing for the possibility of receiving 1,000 wounded NATO soldiers every day in a direct military confrontation with Russia. Siemens Mobility and Lufthansa Technik Defense have announced plans to develop military hospital trains capable of transporting more than 150 wounded personnel, including those requiring intensive care. Each train could accommodate approximately 90 medical personnel and operate without relying entirely on electrified railway infrastructure. Europe is once again planning for mass casualties on a scale not witnessed since World War II. Germany’s Surgeon General, Ralf Hoffmann, previously warned that a large-scale conflict could produce approximately 1,000 wounded troops daily.…
Key Takeaways Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said he was naturally a great founder but a “terrible CEO.” He said the CEO role was counterintuitive and required skills different from those used to start a company. He advised young companies to hire smart, hungry workers and guide them closely. Brian Chesky has been the CEO of Airbnb since the company’s inception in 2007. For nearly 20 years, he has stuck with the top job and overseen Airbnb’s incredible growth to become a company with over 5.5 million hosts and $12.24 billion in annual revenue in 2025. However, being a CEO didn’t…