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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The digital space is noisy and fast-moving. For solopreneurs, staying visible is one of the biggest challenges. While many chase quick wins on Instagram or LinkedIn, the most reliable platform for long-term visibility remains YouTube. As artificial intelligence changes how people search for information, YouTube isn’t just useful — it’s essential.A 2024 Statista survey found that 63% of Gen Z prefer YouTube over traditional search engines, and 58% turn to TikTok. This signals a major shift in behavior: people want video content that is direct, trustworthy and easy to engage with. And…

Leading venture capital firm Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA) may reduce its stake in K12 Techno, which runs Orchids International School, by 50% ahead of the launch of its new fund, reportedly worth over a billion dollars, people familiar with the matter told YourStory.The VC firm currently owns approximately 22% of K12 Techno, split nearly equally between two funds—Peak XV Partners Investments V and Peak XV Partners Growth Investments IV. It may sell the entire stake held by the former, through which it invested in the company in 2018, sources said, requesting anonymity. Although Peak XV…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Patents are often filed early, before a startup knows what the market really wants. That’s smart, but it comes with a challenge: Not every idea turns out to be worth protecting.Markets shift. Products pivot. And eventually, founders ask: Should we keep paying for this patent or cut our losses?It’s a tough call. Abandoning a patent midway can feel like giving up. But continuing just because you’ve already spent money? That’s the sunk cost trap, and it quietly drains your budget. Many startups keep prosecuting every idea, paying rejections, annuities and attorney fees.…

Wahlburgers, the burger chain founded by chef Paul Wahlberg and his celebrity brothers Mark and Donnie, announced the closure of 79 locations.USA Today reports that the shuttered restaurants were all located within Midwestern grocery giant Hy-Vee stores. The partnership between Wahlburgers and Hy-Vee played a large part in the brand’s expansion, but ultimately led to overextension, say industry experts. Hy-Vee announced plans to revert these in-store eateries to its own Market Grille brand.Related: How Wahlburgers Finds Success Through FeedbackThis move leaves the burger chain with just over 40 remaining locations nationwide.Restaurant Business Online spoke with Wahlburgers CEO Randy Sharpe, who…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The way brands earn visibility through search is becoming unpredictable. As conversational AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude become primary entry points to information, it’s clear they don’t draw from the same sources or deem authority in the same way. What one system cites, another may ignore.For enterprise brands, this fragmentation means search optimization must become multidimensional. It is no longer sufficient to rank well on Google — it is essential to be cited across the various AI engines that users increasingly consult. Brands that align with each model’s source…

At Abercrombie & Fitch and Starbucks, CEOs made over 6,000 times more than what the median worker earned last year.According to the AFL-CIO’s annual Executive Paywatch report, released Wednesday, Abercrombie & Fitch and Starbucks were the two companies with the highest pay differences between CEOs and median workers in 2024. The report was based on filings the companies submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Related: ‘We’re Not Effective’: Starbucks CEO Tells Corporate Employees to ‘Own Whether or Not This Place Grows’ Abercrombie & Fitch topped the list, with the median worker making $2,531 in 2024. That was 6,731 times…

India’s semiconductor design ecosystem is witnessing a remarkable surge in investor interest, with startups attracting record-breaking funding fueled by robust government support and a growing global demand for homegrown chip solutions.At the heart of this momentum are two flagship initiatives by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY)—the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme and the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme. These programs have not only empowered domestic innovation but are now catalyzing significant private investment into India’s semiconductor landscape.Netrasemi Secures ₹107 Crore in VC FundingAmong the rising stars is Netrasemi, a chip design startup focused on smart vision, CCTV, and…

Mental health platform Lissun has acquired US-based Being Cares to enhance its family-focused mental health ecosystem with advanced AI technology. The acquisition merges LISSUN’s therapist-led interventions with Being Cares’ intelligent mental health mapping model.Being Cares supports nearly one million users worldwide through its AI-driven system that maps over 40 conditions—such as anxiety, depression, burnout, and parenting stress, by analysing 2,500+ causes and effects. LISSUN plans to extend this model to child-focused issues such as autism, ADHD, speech delays, and learning difficulties.As part of the deal, Varun Gandhi and Abhishek Sharma, founders of Being Cares, will join LISSUN as Chief Product…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A few years ago, I was coaching “Maria,” a department head at a large organization. She was sharp, strategic and exhausted. “I’ve tried everything,” she told me.She definitely had: New software, new structure, redefined roles, outside consultants. Still, her meetings were flat. Collaboration was stalled. Decisions were passively undermined or actively reversed after the fact. The problem wasn’t technical. It was cultural.After some conversations with department members, I learned that her team didn’t feel safe telling the truth. The ghosts of past conflicts and unspoken judgments had produced a climate where “smile…

Nowadays, many Americans no longer equate financial success with luxury purchases or vacations: In fact, 56% of them say that living comfortably would be enough to feel like they’d made it, according to a recent Bankrate survey.Of course, people have different ideas about what living comfortably looks like — and how much money it takes to get there.Recent research from loan agency Clarify Capital explores how increasing costs impact financial comfort, stress and spending behavior, and what amount of money actually has people feeling “well-off.” Related: Young People Earning More Than $200,000 a Year Are Fleeing 1 U.S. State —…