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I’ve seen many startups succeed, and many fail. I’ve consulted for and invested in lots of them. My previous startup, Anchor, navigated its own challenges and missteps; we were fortunate to survive them, and ultimately Spotify acquired the company in 2019.Over the years, I’ve come to think of startups as a game of Minesweeper. Remember that game from early PCs? You’d start with a grid of clickable squares, with cartoon mines hidden throughout. Your job was to take a few guesses, gain some information about where the mines were, and logic your way through finding them all. Similarly, startup founders…

Since its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT has changed the way people write emails, manage their social media accounts, and generate code. Now, a new report from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is giving fresh insight into how people are really using the chatbot.OpenAI’s researchers published a 64-page study on Monday with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) that found nearly 80% of all conversations with ChatGPT were concerned with three categories: practical guidance, seeking information, and writing help. The study, which was based on more than one-and-a-half million ChatGPT messages sent from May 2024 to July 2025 by 130,000 users, is…

Mumbai-based fintech startup Pelocal on Tuesday said it raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by UNLEASH Capital Partners, Unicorn India Ventures, and angel investors as it aims to scale its payments orchestration platform.Pelocal, founded in 2021, enables enterprises to acquire, engage, and collect from customers directly within WhatsApp, which has more than 700 million active users in India. The startup currently serves over 40 large enterprises across banking, transit, and utilities, delivering services to over 5 million monthly users.“Until now, digital communications have largely been limited to peer-to-peer messages or one-way notifications. Our vision is to…

You’ve got the skills, the experience, and the drive—but if your resume can’t pass through Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), recruiters may never even see it. That’s where AI, especially ChatGPT, can step in as your resume co-pilot. By combining your career story with smart prompts, you can craft a resume that not only impresses humans but also clears the ATS filter with ease. Here’s a step-by-step guide to building an ATS-friendly resume using ChatGPT.How to build an ATS-friendly resume with ChatGPT1. Gather your informationBefore jumping into prompts, you need your raw materials. Start by collecting:Your past roles, companies, job titles,…

Indian consumers are professing deeper concern about climate change, but their grocery baskets tell a different story.A new PwC survey shows 92% of Indian consumers say they worry about climate change, and 73% say they are willing to pay more for sustainably produced food. Yet, when it comes to deciding what to buy, environmental credentials trail far behind taste, price, and nutritional value. Nearly half of respondents said they avoid products linked to environmental harm or prefer sustainable packaging, but these concerns rarely shape what ends up in their carts.The findings, part of PwC’s Voice of the Consumer 2025: India…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Chris Brown doesn’t just run food trucks. He runs a broadcast studio on wheels.At World Famous, every truck doubles as a stage, outfitted with cameras, livestreams and even Ring doorbell cameras. Brown, who calls himself “China Man Live” when streaming, oversees five food trucks along with four restaurant locations across Florida and Georgia.Customers don’t just line up for food; they put on a show for his cameras. Some dance. Some rap. One woman even played the harmonica. Brown turned those moments into the “Chat with China Man” giveaway, a bracket-style competition where…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. After decades of working with small businesses, I’ve witnessed a troubling pattern: the harder entrepreneurs try to maximize efficiency, the less efficient they become. This efficiency paradox plagues businesses of all sizes, but it’s devastating for small companies where every resource counts.McKinsey research shows that small and medium businesses operate at 50% of the productivity of large firms — a gap that stems from misguided efficiency efforts. Understanding and resolving this paradox can transform how you operate.The two types of efficiencyHere’s a concept from the Lean methodology that changed how I think…

Nearly half of India’s grocery shoppers have fundamentally changed how they buy food in response to rising prices, according to a new PwC report. This behavioural shift is quietly rewriting the rules of an industry long governed by habit and brand loyalty.Amid high food prices and income uncertainty, consumers are systematically re-thinking their buying habits—aggressively seeking discounts across channels, stockpiling staples, and even growing their own food. The shift marks a deeper behavioural change: grocery shopping has transformed from habit-driven to cost-driven purchasing.According to PwC’s Voice of the Consumer 2025: India Perspective report, 63% of Indian consumers express concern about…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Data and analytics have become the driving force behind successful competition across industries. In this article, we’ll focus specifically on the role of data in the future of ecommerce.What follows is a discussion of some of the key ways in which data relates to and supports the major emerging trends shaping today’s and tomorrow’s ecommerce.Related: How Ecommerce Businesses Are Leveraging Web Data to Understand Their Customers and Stay Ahead of the Competition Trend 1: Personalization and contextPersonalization has been a major trend in ecommerce for years. However, with the improvement of data…

The first time I spoke with Adam Richman and Joe Silberzweig, the co-founders of live events company Medium Rare, they were figuring out how their business could survive in a world shut down by the pandemic.In the five years that followed, they did more than just figure it out — they absolutely blew up. Medium Rare has become a powerhouse in the events space, creating festivals for some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment: Rob Gronkowski’s Gronk Beach, Travis Kelce’s Kelce Jam, Shaquille O’Neal’s Shaq’s Fun House and Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Tailgate, to name a few.I caught up…