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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Revealing your identity during a domain negotiation can inflate prices, attract competitors and compromise your brand strategy. Anonymous domain brokers protect your leverage, streamline complex deals and ensure your acquisition stays confidential from start to finish. When people think about startup growth or corporate strategy, domain names don’t always make the list of top priorities. But they should. Whether you’re launching a new product, building a brand from scratch or planning an exit, the right domain name is one of the most valuable — and visible — assets you can…

xAI wants to hire someone who “has dedicated a lot of time to playing video games,” according to the job description. Key Takeaways Elon Musk’s xAI is looking for an AI Video Games Tutor to help the startup expand into AI video game development. The role requires a portfolio showcasing knowledge of game design, plus experience playing and critiquing video games. The global gaming industry is expected to reach $522 billion in revenue this year, more than the film and music industries combined. Elon Musk just confirmed that his AI startup, xAI, is exploring video game development. The company posted…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Breakthrough ideas rarely follow a straightforward path. They often emerge from connecting unexpected skills and experiences. If you’re looking to apply your skills and past knowledge to new frontiers, you should draw on your background, stay focused on the mission and curate expertise early. Most founder stories begin with a business plan, a pitch deck or a stint in a Silicon Valley accelerator. Mine started in a garage, working as a mechanic before moving into large-scale solar construction. That unconventional path gave me a perspective I believe many entrepreneurs share:…

Key Takeaways Rocklein dropped out of community college before the second semester to pursue her passion for content creation. She charged about $25 an hour at the start — now her rate is $175, and one contract can pay her up to $20,000 a month. This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Kelly Rocklein, an Oregon-based entrepreneur who dropped out of college to pursue a career in user-generated content (UGC). Rocklein, 30, broke six figures with her UGC side hustle in 2022, at one point earning six figures on top of $160,000 in her full-time corporate role. She’s…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways We talk about silos like they’re a structural issue, but they’re actually a cultural problem. To successfully break down silos, you must use moments of change to reassess culture, aim for purposeful collaboration (not more meetings), build trust through intentional routines and treat culture as a living system. Somewhere along the way, collaboration became its own full-time job. Back-to-back meetings, 47 Slack channels and a growing sense that decisions are happening somewhere. Everyone’s busy, everyone’s “collaborating,” but somehow, things still aren’t moving forward. That’s the thing about silos: They rarely…

Buffett has been CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway since 1970. Key Takeaways Berkshire Hathaway filed to formally separate Warren Buffett’s current two roles, CEO and executive chairman, to pave the way for a new top leader. Buffett informed investors in May that he was stepping down as CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Greg Abel is expected to take over as CEO of Berkshire. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is getting ready for a change in leadership. The investing conglomerate, based in Omaha, wrote in a new regulatory filing that its board voted earlier this week to formally separate the roles…

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said that investor overexcitement and inflated valuations are evidence of an AI bubble. Key Takeaways Jeff Bezos said on Friday that the “AI bubble” exists because of overexcitement and overinvestment in the technology. Bezos said that “the benefits to society from AI are going to be gigantic,” even if the bubble bursts. Research firm MacroStrategy Partnership claims that the AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com bubble, per MarketWatch. Jeff Bezos thinks AI technology is in an “industrial bubble.” On Friday at Italian Tech Week in Turin, Italy, Bezos said that the hype…

Here’s a cheat sheet for leaders who can’t afford to get hiring wrong. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Bad hires weaken culture, slow execution and set your company back months, sometimes years. Good hires multiply value and amplify everything you’ve built. Red and green flags in candidates appear early, but leaders are often too rushed, too optimistic or too emotionally invested to see them. Look out for these five red flags that signal a bad hire and the five green flags that tell you who you should hire immediately. Hiring is war. Every decision either…

A refreshed C-suite and strong franchisee buy-in are setting the brand up for its most ambitious expansion yet. Key Takeaways Playa Bowls has overhauled its leadership team with a new CEO and multiple C-suite hires. Under private equity ownership, the brand plans to have opened 90 new stores by the end of 2025, with a focus on entering West Coast markets. The expansion will not only test consumer demand but also the scalability of the brand. Playa Bowls is entering a new chapter. The New Jersey-based acai and smoothie chain, which ranked #304 on the Franchise 500, has revamped its…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways A high valuation may feel like a win, but it can set unrealistic expectations or lead to painful dilution later. Sustainable growth beats inflated numbers. It’s easy to assume the most challenging part is over once the money arrives, but that’s when discipline matters most. Getting off the ground is less about ideas and more about capital for many small business owners and startup founders. Great ideas, dedicated teams and solutions that herald breakthroughs are most often left unattended due to the one resource needed to propel any stage of…