Why Most Entrepreneurs Are Using AI Wrong — and Staying Overworked
I’ll demo the one AI tool I’d open instead — plus the seven prompts and daily “agent room” that will grow your business while you’re offline.
The Download: brain-melting heatwaves and unprecedented OpenAI restrictions
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why. —Jessica Hamzelou It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A dangerous heat wave has hit Western…
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How Perfectionism Holds Entrepreneurs Back — and ‘Good Enough’ Propels Them Forward
When you replace perfectionism with iteration, you move from planning to real execution.
You’re Getting the Leads — So Why Aren’t You Growing? Here’s Where You’re Losing Them.
Leads don’t equal growth. Focusing on conversion and customer experience is what actually moves the needle.
The Hidden Challenge of Seasonal Hiring — and How Smart Businesses Solve It
Hiring for seasonal demand is just the first step. But small businesses can go the extra mile to speed up onboarding, make new hires feel welcome and keep pace with demand in real-time.
Why the Next Wave of Entrepreneurs Is Putting Values Before Valuation
Artist and entrepreneur Donatello Bonasera makes the case for thinking about purpose and redefining what success really means.
Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no.
Some found out they didn’t qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote workers.
San Francisco’s housing market has lost its mind
The invisible force behind all of this is no mystery to anyone paying attention to the city’s tech economy. San Francisco is home to some of the most valuable private companies in the world, and their employees have been quietly accumulating — and, increasingly, cashing out — fortunes.
Prime Video follows Netflix and Disney by adding a TikTok-like ‘Clips’ feed in its app
The Clips feed aims to enable discovery by offering users a scrollable feed with short snippets of shows and movies.
Intel’s comeback story is even wilder than it seems
Intel’s stock has risen a stunning 490% over the past year, a bet by Wall Street that may be running well ahead of the company’s actual turnaround.
Cloudflare says AI made 1,100 jobs obsolete, even as revenue hit a record high
CloudFlare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn’t need as many support roles.