Bryan Goldberg, CEO of Bustle Digital Group, which operates editorial platforms including Bustle, Nylon, and W Magazine, among others, thinks that hosting events and cultivating a community of influential people to appeal to readers is the solution to keeping his media properties solvent and profitable. In September 2025, Goldberg launched an invite-only membership to Nylon Magazine. The membership, which gathers tastemakers and influencers, has helped BDG put on buzzy events, collect data on members, and ink dozens of lucrative partnerships with brands including Vera Wang, Nautica, and PVOLVE. Here, Goldberg talks about how to make money in journalism, why community is the secret to keeping readers consuming content, shutting down Gawker, and…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The chatbot market is projected to drive a 23% market growth in the next five years, enhancing customer engagement and offering multilingual support. Automated chat services provide fast, around-the-clock assistance and personalized recommendations, significantly improving customer satisfaction. Despite their advantages, chatbots are best paired with human agents to handle complex issues, ensuring a balanced and nuanced customer experience. As a growing number of consumers shift to online shopping, businesses are having to invest in customer service technology capable of handling high volumes of inquiries efficiently. Chatbots are an emerging solution…
Iran International reports that the average advertised monthly rent in Tehran has climbed to 723 million rials, or about $389 at the open-market exchange rate. Many Iranian workers earn only 200 million to 250 million rials per month, equivalent to $108 to $134. A worker must now surrender nearly three months of wages to pay one month of rent. That is the destruction of an entire population’s standard of living. Rents have reportedly risen between 70% and 100% in parts of Tehran, despite the government’s 25% ceiling. Even Alireza Novin, a member of parliament’s construction committee, admitted that “the 25%…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways When sustained effort produces stronger work but the outcome barely moves, the frustration is a signal — not a reason to work harder on yourself, but a sign that the system around you needs auditing. The activities that build a reputation for reliability are often the same ones that keep you far from the rooms where real decisions get made, which is why strategic unavailability and internal visibility matter more than external visibility for advancement. For years, I believed effort could solve almost anything. Like many ambitious leaders, I learned…
Ukraine’s latest strike inside Russia confirms the direction this war has been moving for some time. Ukraine is no longer limiting its attacks to border regions, occupied territory, or Russian military positions near the front. It is deliberately taking the war into Russia’s economic and industrial interior. Ukrainian drones struck Nizhnekamsk in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, roughly 1,200 kilometers or 750 miles from the Ukrainian border. Ukraine’s General Staff said it hit the TANECO oil refinery and started a fire. Russian authorities said the attack killed 13 people, including a child, and injured dozens more. The conflicting reports regarding…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Most startups have a hidden single point of failure — a partner, a channel, a person, an infrastructure provider — and mapping those dependencies before a downturn hits is what separates founders who can pivot from the ones who can’t. Even founders with authority to act often can’t move fast enough when the pressure comes, because control, cap-table structure and internal decision speed are usually only tested in the moment they matter most. Most companies don’t break all at once. They crack in predictable places, but founders often don’t look…
Chinese electric vehicle sales in Europe reached a record high during the first five months of 2026. Chinese brands sold 171,800 battery-electric vehicles across the 18 largest Western European markets, raising their market share from 9.4% to 14.2% in one year. One out of every seven EVs sold in Western Europe now carries a Chinese brand, despite additional EU duties of up to 35.3% on top of the standard 10% automobile tariff. Brussels claims China is “dumping” state-subsidized vehicles, and there is no question that Beijing supported its EV industry. Yet Europe subsidizes battery factories, charging stations, renewable energy, manufacturers,…
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 leaders to make strong decisions without needing your approval, and protecting your calendar for the work only the CEO can do. Founders are often celebrated for their ability to do everything. In the early stages of a company, that closeness can feel necessary. You are…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Say it once, then stop talking: Trust your point to land without unnecessary reinforcement. Back it up with evidence: Stating that something matters means little on its own. You must show why, in terms that the other person actually cares about. Be consistent enough that people know what they’ll get: When your team can’t predict how you’ll react, they’re focused on managing you instead of working with you. Make room for healthy disagreement, and always tell the truth. A single inconsistency can quickly undo years of trust. Strong communication is…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways I couldn’t afford my own equipment when I decided to become a roofer, so I borrowed a ladder from my dad. The way he treated me when I was looking for my first shot in business shaped how I vet partners and dealers. It taught me that the qualities that make people believe in you should make you believe in others and that your word is everything when you start out with nothing. When I evaluate partners and dealers now, what matters to me is that you honor your commitments…