How to ask for referrals as a solopreneur

The Uncomfortable Art of Referral Asking: A Solopreneur’s Playbook for Growing Your Business Without Cold Pitches You’ve built the service. You’ve mastered the craft. But there’s one thing holding your solo business back: the gut-wrenching feeling of asking someone for a referral. I’ve been there. For years, I avoided putting people on the spot, hoping … Read more

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Called Chinese AI Fast And Cheap. Now, Congress Wants Answers

Why Airbnb’s CEO Praised Chinese AI—And Why Congress Put Him in the Hot Seat Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky didn’t expect to become the poster child for a geopolitical AI debate. But when he casually told investors that Alibaba’s Qwen model was “fast and cheap”—and that his company was using it—Chesky lit a fuse that detonated … Read more

Latest AI Behaves More Like Humans By Rudely Interrupting You During Conversational Chats And We Might Relish It

Why the Next Great Leap in AI Is Learning to Interrupt You (And Why That’s a Good Thing) As revenue leaders, we’ve spent years training our sales teams to listen patiently, never talk over a prospect, and let silence do the heavy lifting. But what if the most human-like AI behavior isn’t polite silence—but a … Read more

The Neurotech CRO: Kordata Launches To Power Next-Gen Clinical Trials

The Neurotech CRO Revolution: How Kordata Is Engineering the Future of CNS Clinical Trials For years, central nervous system (CNS) clinical trials have been the graveyard of biotech ambition. The complexity of measuring brain function, the variability of subjective patient reports, and the sheer difficulty of recruiting the right participants turn promising therapies into costly … Read more

SpaceX warns investors that Grok’s NSFW AI is risky business

SpaceX S-1 Filing Reveals Grok AI’s NSFW Image Generation as a “Heightened Risk” to Business When Elon Musk acquired xAI and brought Grok into the SpaceX fold, the bet was on a chatbot that could push boundaries. But those boundaries—specifically around not-safe-for-work (NSFW) content—have now officially become a liability on paper. In a pre-IPO S-1 … Read more

e.l.f. Beauty plans more price cuts to court increasingly cost-conscious shoppers

Price Elasticity in Action: How e.l.f. Beauty’s Strategic Discounts Unlocked 38% Revenue Growth in a Tight Economy As gas prices surge past $4 a gallon and household budgets face unprecedented strain, the conventional wisdom says consumers cut discretionary spending. But e.l.f. Beauty just proved the opposite can hold true—if you’re smart about price elasticity. In … Read more

We started a business after we were both fired. 3 things helped us succeed — and one tested us as a couple.

From Fired to Founders: How This Couple Built a $2,000 Startup Into a Thriving HVAC Business It’s 3:00 PM on a Saturday, and Stephanie Postell is not in a conference room reviewing quarterly reports. She’s in a side-by-side, mud splattered across the windshield, roaring through an off-road park in South Carolina. Her husband and business … Read more