Why Executives Need to Leave the Boardroom for the Store Floor Executives make better decisions and build stronger organizations when they stay close to frontline employees, customers and the day-to-day realities of how the business actually operates. rfr.bz/t0ebcca66

5 Founders Under 30 Share the Best Advice They’ve Followed — And What They’re Glad They Ignored Maverick NEXT members explain why what others call inexperience might be your biggest advantage in business. rfr.bz/t6d147557

This $ Billion Company Charges Less Than $10 for Most of Its Products. Here’s It’s ‘Secret Sauce’ for 7 Straight Years of Sales Growth. The popular company reported 30 straight quarters of sales growth in August. rfr.bz/t77c42108

AI Companies Are Making Normal Growth Look Like Failure. Follow Your Industry’s Clock, Not Theirs. Every industry runs on its own clock. Learn to read yours before you let someone else's revenue chart set your plan. rfr.bz/t9470b7de

Netflix Is Cutting 1,000 Jobs in Its Biggest Layoffs Since 2022 Shares of the streaming giant have fallen more than 40% over the past year as engagement slows. rfr.bz/t232f61c9

The More You Automate, the More Your Business Needs Human Leadership. Here’s Why. As AI accelerates how work gets done, the leaders who matter most will be the ones who double down on what technology can't replace. rfr.bz/t3fd94fe6

This Company Warns Applicants About Its ‘Controversial’ Jobs. 800,000 People Still Applied. The tech company owns both Vimeo and AOL. rfr.bz/tfba73fd9

I’m a Dad Who Grew My Company From $0 to $20 Million in Year 1. Now the Product’s Keeping Millions of Babies Safe. Kurt Workman started a business to give parents peace of mind. rfr.bz/tc89d5fb1

Why High Performers Leave Before You Know They’re Gone Retention is a leadership habit, and most leaders are only watching for the signal that arrives too late to act on. rfr.bz/t428cd168

Happy Joe’s Shrank From 100 Locations to 34. Now New Investors Have a Plan to Put a Smile Back on the Franchise’s Face. The chain behind taco pizza survived a 2022 bankruptcy. Its new owners say the comeback starts with the dough. rfr.bz/ta73e9cab

Who’s the Genius Behind Meta’s Hit AI App Muse? A Mulleted, Croc-Wearing MIT Dropout. Alexandr Wang's Muse hit 5 million downloads faster than ChatGPT. Some Meta employees don't like the special treatment of his hires. rfr.bz/t70937eca

I Built a 7-Figure Business Teaching People How to Engineer AI Prompts. My Advice Usually Boils Down to 3 Sentences. Mark Kashef's Fiverr post paved the way for a successful agency. rfr.bz/tf15b03cd

The Role Earned Media Plays in the New Age of AI Search AI summarizes information, but it relies on trusted sources to find it. Earned media provides those sources, which is why it’s critical to brand visibility in the brave new world of AI search. rfr.bz/t65c10ee0

The Relationships You Need to Build in Your First 60 Days as a New CEO Learn who to talk to, what to listen for, and why most new CEOs get this wrong. rfr.bz/tb7c27b85

Doctors Diagnosed Her With a Rare Cancer and Gave Her Months to Live. She Survived and Opened a $500,000 Fitness Franchise. The former PepsiCo executive was drawn to Hotworx, a 24/7 fitness studio franchise offering infrared sauna workouts. rfr.bz/t231ae814

The Difference Between Founders Who Last and Those Who Burn Out The founders still standing in year 10 all learned the same skill: knowing when to stop. rfr.bz/tb9e7b76e

I Skip the Obvious Destination When I Travel — and I Take the Same Approach to Business. Here’s Why. Forget the bucket list. The smartest travelers and the smartest founders are both betting on the place nobody's looking yet. rfr.bz/td7e2b763

San Francisco Is Booming Again — Unless You’re a Laid-Off Tech Worker The AI boom promised jobs, but many San Francisco engineers are still waiting for work. Meanwhile, one job title has gained popularity. rfr.bz/t3686d979

Everyone Has Access to AI Now. Here’s What Will Actually Make Your Brand Stand Out. Entrepreneurs are discovering that the real challenge is no longer production speed—but standing out in a landscape where everything is starting to sound the same. rfr.bz/te01e07d3

Cash Is King, Yet Growth Can Kill — Why Fast-Growing Startups Go Bankrupt New startups secure early customer traction, and watch their sales curves climb aggressively, but on book, the business may look like an unmitigated triumph. rfr.bz/t3034407a