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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If your calendar feels like a constant game of catch-up, you’re not alone. Most founders and execs spend their days fielding questions, solving problems, and responding to whatever’s loudest. It feels productive. It looks like leadership. But it’s a trap.Reactive mode is where strategic thinking goes to die. In my time as the founder of ButterflyMX, I’ve learned that the longer you operate like this, the more you become a bottleneck, not a builder. Your team stays dependent, your vision stalls, and worst of all, your time stops being your own. This…

Startup Policy Forum (SPF) has established a DeepTech Advisory Board to support the development of India’s deeptech policy ecosystem.The board comprises investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and academics, and will focus on identifying high-potential deeptech startups and providing strategic direction on policy frameworks.Members include investors Prashanth Prakash (Accel India), Anjali Bansal (Avaana Capital), Sateesh Andra (Endiya Partners), Pranav Pai (3one4 Capital), and Vishesh Rajaram (Speciale Invest).The board also comprises founders Tarun Mehta (Ather Energy) and Anirudh Sharma (Digantara); policymakers Dr. Chagun Basha (Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser), Panneerselvam Madangopal (MeitY Startup Hub), and Dr. Manish Diwan (BIRAC); Prof. Thillai Rajan (IIT…

Looks like the cage fight is off for good.In August 2023, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg were fighting on X and making plans for an IRL “cage match” brawl. Two years later, it was revealed that the billionaires could have become business partners.According to court documents seen by CNBC, Musk asked Zuckerberg to help him buy OpenAI in an early 2025 takeover bid for $97.4 billion, the outlet reported late Thursday. OpenAI said that when Musk and xAI were “trying to form a consortium of investors to finance a takeover,” they approached Zuckerberg with…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Life is full of minor inconveniences. Most people see them as annoyances, but entrepreneurs see opportunities. Small frustrations can spark ideas that lead to big solutions, and many of the best companies are built by solving problems others overlook.That’s exactly what Dylan Wolff has done with his water conservation startup, CNSRV.A cooler way to thawWolff, a Southern California native, was introduced to the issue that now dominates his life through a bartending friend. “He told me the restaurant wasn’t serving drinking water to customers unless they asked for it — a policy…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In any fast-paced sales environment, closing a deal is often seen as the final hurdle. But just before that contract is signed, subtle missteps can create major risks, particularly when client-requested changes go unchecked or processes aren’t followed closely.While these issues often appear within the sales cycle, the potential consequences span across legal, compliance, operations and finance.Related: Your Contracts Could Be Limiting Your Revenue Potential and Increasing Risk in Your Business. Here’s How to Take Control. When standard processes meet last-minute changesFor many organizations, platforms like Salesforce have helped bring structure and…

EV-maker Ola Electric on Friday said its shareholders have approved a special resolution to allow the company to vary the objects of its initial public offering (IPO) and extend the timeline for the utilisation of these proceeds. In the scrutiniser’s report filed with stock exchanges, it showed that 99.09% of the votes cast by company shareholders were in favour of the resolution, with only 0.9% voting against it. The approval would indicate that the Bhavish Aggarwal-led firm can now redirect proceeds from its public offering to more urgent or strategically important areas. In its IPO filings, the company had intended…

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features New York City-based friends and co-founders Millie Blumka, 31, and Taylor Borenstein, 31. The pair started a side hustle in 2021 called Stakt, an adaptable workout accessories brand.Blumka was a director of brand partnerships at Showfields and Borenstein was a product implementation manager at Bloomberg when they invested about $50,000 of their personal savings into the business. The co-founders have since grown it from a two-person operation to a lucrative business on track for $10 million in revenue in 2025 as it scales across Amazon, DTC and B2B.Read exactly how they did it, here.Image…

Venture capital (VC) into the Indian startup ecosystem sustained in the $300-million range this week, largely on the back of a single $170-million transaction of Weaver Services, as without this deal, the overall value would have dropped.The total funding for the third week of August stood at $306 million across 13 deals. In contrast, the comparable previous week saw a total infusion of $324 million. There were fewer deals this week as compared to the previous week.Over the last three weeks, VC funding has shown a steady increase on a weekly basis, however, the realistic expectation is that this is…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When people leave their jobs, they often give polite reasons: “looking for growth,” “better alignment,” “more flexibility.” But after years of hiring, managing and losing people — some to better opportunities, some to burnout — I’ve come to believe that most job satisfaction boils down to just three things.Everything else is noise. Perks, policies, titles or offsites can help, but they’re not foundational. Strip it all away, and here’s what people really care about.1. Great compensationFair pay is the baseline. Competitive pay is the magnet. Exceptional pay is the reason someone stops…

After PokerBaazi and A23 Rummy, Junglee Games, among India’s biggest online rummy operators, has halted deposits and cash games in compliance with the government’s industry-wide ban on real-money gaming. While the firm has paused real-money games, it continues to host free-to-play games.The move comes barely two months after Flutter Entertainment, the Dublin-headquartered betting and gaming giant valued at around $50 billion, wrote a fresh cheque of $67 million to complete its acquisition of Junglee, valuing the company at more than $440 million, as per rough calculations.Flutter has already spent over $200 million to buy out Junglee Games, which runs titles…