Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’ve been creating content for social media, you’ve likely heard the buzz about AI. But I’m not here to talk about it as some abstract revolutionary tool. I’m here to show you how AI helped me create two amazing Instagram video reels — racking up over 7 million views in just a few days and how it’s completely changed the game for content creators like us.Once you grasp what AI can do and how to use it, the possibilities can become endless. Here’s my story and how you, too, can tap…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We’ve seen all the think pieces about work-life balance. We’ve heard plenty of opinions from burned-out employees and concerned health experts, and even seen travel blogs touting countries like New Zealand and South Africa to find the perfect utopia where ‘work to live, not live to work’ exists.But what if none of it is real? What if everything we’ve been led to believe about work-life balance is just a myth, and thinking we are failing in the mission leaves entrepreneurs miserable and unfulfilled?I remember feeling this way when I first started my…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It’s not enough to have a great business idea that you think can be scaled up and replicated as a franchise. Your great idea must be a proven success, with a track record spanning at least a year. The whole idea of buying a franchise is that the company has figured things out and made most of the mistakes already, so you don’t have to. The McDonald brothers had a winning new idea for serving hamburgers quickly and inexpensively, but what if they had just started franchising their restaurant without first coming…
Artificial intelligence may be booming, but there are some things people can still do better. That’s according to a new study from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business, which found that virtual salespeople in livestreams don’t outperform humans in the same role. In fact, when interacting with consumers to promote products in real time, these AI-powered “digital streamers” barely do better than no streamers at all. (So much for AI coming for that job.) “People assume that if businesses are using digital streamers, they must be doing well,” said Yanwen Wang, coauthor of the study. “But they…
Artek and Marimekko just came together for a new collection that’s the epitome of Finnish design excellence. Artek, a furniture company founded in 1935, partnered with the design house and printmaker Marimekko to ring in Artek’s 90th anniversary. The collaboration takes three of Artek’s most iconic designs—the Stool 60, Bench 153B, and Table 90D—and pairs them with equally iconic Marimekko prints, transforming Artek’s minimal birchwood surfaces into a kind of art canvas. The stool, bench, and table retail for $550, $1,240, and $1,255, respectively, and are available for a limited time on both retailers’ websites and through select dealers. The…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Success isn’t a stroke of luck — it’s a habit forged through deliberate, daily effort. In my five-year study of 233 wealthy individuals and 128 poor individuals, one finding stood out like a beacon: 67% of the wealthy set specific, actionable goals every single day, while only 17% of poorer people did the same.This isn’t just a statistic — it’s a roadmap for building wealth and achieving dreams. For entrepreneurs navigating the high-stakes world of startups, where every decision can make or break your venture, this habit of daily goal-setting is your…
Oracle founder Larry Ellison, 81, has surpassed Tesla CEO Elon Musk, 54, to become the world’s richest person. It’s Ellison’s first time in the No. 1 spot.Ellison’s wealth grew by $101 billion as of 10:10 a.m. in New York, the biggest one-day increase in net worth ever, Bloomberg reported. His fortune has reached $393 billion, higher than Musk’s $385 billion as of press time. Musk held the title of the world’s richest person for the last 300 days. He has been in the top spot, off and on, since 2021.Ellison’s fortune grew after Wall Street was pleasantly “shocked” by cloud…
Thailand has become a test case for the use of biometric data in every facet of life. Facial recognition data is required for any single transfer above 50,000 baht (around $1,580), daily transfers above 200,000 baht, and any international transfers from personal accounts. All major Thai banks, such as Bangkok Bank, Kasikorn (KBank), SCB, Krungthai, and Krungsri, require customers to submit biometric data, and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) provides the general guidelines that these banks must follow. It may begin with banking and documentation, but the ultimate goal is to develop digital IDs that are stored on a centralized database.…
Back in 2019, Miles Canares teamed up with the creators of cult Streetwear company, The Hundreds, to co-found the Family Style Food Festival, a day-long event where killer chefs and cool kids’ clothing brands deliver a feast for food and fashion fanatics alike.The Festival was acquired by Complex last year, and, as it gets ready to roll out on Saturday, September 13, in Los Angeles State Historic Park, Canares shared his insights on building and growing an event brand that keeps audiences and vendors coming back for more.1. Think of your vendors as your headliners.Whether it’s your food, music, and…
The Patriot Act was drafted and pushed through with lightning speed, something that could not have been written overnight. This was the beginning of warrantless surveillance, indefinite detention, and a wholesale reversal of constitutional rights. I have said many times: governments do not waste a good crisis. They wait for the right moment to impose measures that would never pass during normal times. Americans may be unaware of the freedoms that have been stripped away from them after October 26, 2001, when the Patriot Act was signed into law. The Patriot Act, officially titled “the Uniting and Strengthening America by…