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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When I launched my first startup, hustle culture was the playbook. You worked nonstop, obsessed over the product and hoped customers would show up later. Everything revolved around the grind.But the next generation of founders? They’re building smarter — not just harder.They’re rejecting outdated startup myths, reshaping what success looks like and, frankly, doing it better. Here’s what they’re getting right — and what every founder should learn from them. Related: How To Use Entrepreneurial Creativity For InnovationThey build community before productWe used to build first, sell later. The customer was an…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Today’s leaders are expected to speak up — not just for business, but for society. According to the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer, 73% of people believe CEOs should step in when governments fail, and 68% feel empowered to pressure organizations into change. This isn’t just about leadership — it’s about leverage. Public expectations are high, and the cost of silence or missteps can be steep.Thought leadership now exists in a landscape of hypervisibility. Social media amplifies every comment, every slip. There are no warning shots — just consequences.So where does that leave…

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has ordered the blocking of 25 OTT platforms, apps, and websites for streaming sexually explicit and obscene content in violation of Indian laws. The banned platforms include Ullu, ALTT (ALTBalaji), Desiflix, Big Shots App, Boomex, Navarasa Lite, Gulab App, Kangan App, Bull App, Jalva App, Wow Entertainment, Look Entertainment, Hitprime, Feneo, ShowX, Sol Talkies, Adda TV, HotX VIP, Hulchul App, MoodX, NeonX VIP, Fugi, Mojflix, Triflicks, and ShowHit.The Internet service providers (ISPs) have been directed to block public access to these services across India. Authorities cited objectionable portrayals of women, nudity, and inappropriate…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For every one dollar businesses invest in public relations (PR), they earn an average of $5.50 back in media coverage. For this reason and more, major corporations consider PR indispensable.PR can make a big difference for companies and organizations of all sizes, however. As consumers’ trust in traditional advertising and marketing has waned, PR has emerged as a vital part of strategic business communications. This is especially true at key moments in an organization’s development, such as in the months before launching a new enterprise, product or service.The problem with traditional advertising…

Ride-hailing app Namma Yatri launched the Namma Transit feature in Bengaluru on Friday, which will act as a personal transit assistant, bringing metro routes as well as first and last-mile connectivity onto the platform. The feature, which tracks metro and auto rides in real time, will show users which Bengaluru metro station they should head to, the platforms and gates to use, and when to switch travel modes. According to the company, this new feature, built on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) network, aims to reduce rising traffic in the city by making the public transport experience smoother.…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Retirement used to be seen as the end of the hustle, a time to slow down and relax. However, retirees are abandoning that old playbook. Most retirees want to have the time to do the extra things they could not in their lifelong careers.Due to better health, economic uncertainty and the desire to stay connected to mainstream life and purpose, many people decide to start something new instead of winding down. In fact, 79% of small businesses are owned by people over 50, either baby boomers (30%) or Generation Xers (49%).Retirement can…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I recently found myself in a room full of engineers and program managers at an enterprise company. These were data-driven people, laser-focused on delivery. I only had minutes to get them all in the right mindset to be creative and open.I wasn’t sure how my warm-up was going to go.The warm-up was a simple activity. As a team standing up in a circle, I asked them to say the ABCs and each take turns saying a letter. But they could not go in sequential order in the circle. And they had only…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, 53, who has been at the helm of the tech giant for nearly a decade, is now officially a billionaire. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Pichai is now worth $1.1 billion, a rare achievement for a non-founding CEO.Pichai’s rise in net worth is due to the growth of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, which has added more than $1 trillion in market value and returned 120% to investors since the beginning of 2023, per Bloomberg.Related: Google’s CEO Is Spending His Free Time ‘Vibe Coding’ a Webpage with AI: ‘I’ve Just Been Messing Around’ Bloomberg notes that…

Venture capital inflow into the Indian startup ecosystem continues to remain lacklustre, and the month of July has not shown any signs of improvement amid the scarcity of large deals as well as fewer transactions.The total funding for the fourth week of July totalled $120 million across 21 deals. The comparable previous week saw a total amount of $124 million. This shows the VC funding is in a steady state.During this week, the split between early- and late-stage funding was almost equal at $52 million, while the growth stage just raised $11 million. The clear lack of momentum in the…

Your iPhone screen will look a lot different after Apple releases its new iOS 26 update this fall.That’s why the tech giant is giving customers a preview of its new operating system, iOS 26, which will be the biggest change to the iPhone’s user interface design since 2013.Related: Apple’s Next Big Launch Is Reportedly Foldable iPhones. Here’s When It Will Be Revealed. The redesign, called “Liquid Glass,” changes the look of the iPhone, replacing the buttons and user experience with translucent designs and more animated features. The concept lets the user see under the buttons while using them.Expressive. Delightful. But…