Utah’s Breakout Star Is an AI App That Writes Acne Prescriptions — No Dr. Pimple Popper Required
Utah is the first state to let AI prescribe zit medicine without direct doctor oversight.
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The CEO of a Company That Cut Ties With Subway Reveals How It Went From Running Out of Cash to $54 Million a Year
YuChiang Cheng saw a different path forward — and it's paying off big time.
The ‘Double Fill Up’ Is the Latest Hack Americans Are Using to Save Cash at the Gas Pump
With paychecks trailing inflation, consumers are getting creative about saving at the pump and the grocery store.
What LEGO’s Near-Collapse Taught Me About Saying ‘No’
How the company known for building almost went bankrupt and came back by building less.
McDonald’s Has a Secret Archive That Holds a Four-Eyed Grimace and Ray Kroc’s Ring. There’s One Item It Still Can’t Find.
The room is filled with 71 years of McHistory, including shelves of Happy Meal toys and a Chicken McNugget body pillow.
Fear Is Quietly Stalling Your AI Strategy. Answer These 4 Questions to Move Forward.
Most executives feel far less certain about AI than they let on, and the leaders who make progress are the ones who stop letting that fear make their decisions.
Diners Are Back in Restaurants, but Popeyes and Buffalo Wild Wings Still Want a Spot in Your Pantry
The Franchise 500 chains are rolling out Pringles and take-home biscuits even as restaurant spending rebounds.
She Founded a Company to Help People Find Wealth Hidden at Home. It’s Unlocked More Than $150 Million So Far: ‘The OG Asset Class.’
Nidhi Singhvi is making it easier for Americans to track their valuable assets.
He Cut Barack Obama and Tom Brady’s Hair. Now VicBlends Is Building a Men’s Grooming Empire.
After building a massive following by cutting everyone from Tom Brady to Barack Obama, VicBlends is taking his philosophy beyond the barber chair with Betterdays, a new men’s grooming brand.
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.
Consultants.com and Consultation.com stand up a professional-services vertical
Consultants.com matches independent consultants with clients across various domains.
ServiceBot.com launches to match, verify and close service work
ServiceBot.com launches to match and verify service work hires
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Keeping the Peace Is Hurting Your Teams. Here’s How to Encourage Healthy Disagreement.
Everyone loves consensus. We assume that if agreement is unanimous, we must be doing something right. Unfortunately, that’s not always true.
She Quit Her 6-Figure Amazon Job at 5 Months Pregnant to Launch Her Own Business: ‘Massive Opportunity Ahead of Us’
Torrendell says her 20-year career, which included stints at Apple and Meta, taught her to recognize signals about the next big thing before they became obvious to everyone else.
How to Say No to Investors, Partners and Opportunities So Your Startup Moves Faster
Learn how strategic "no's" can accelerate execution, strengthen decision-making, and create the clarity needed to build a faster-growing company.
The 4 Blind Spots That Quietly Cost Business Owners the Most
Blind spots are a natural consequence of building something complex while standing at its center; get to know yours to open up your options.
Here’s Why This $215 Billion Bank Is Racing to Promote Junior Bankers
The bank is giving its rising bankers a career boost.
Building a Better Website Means Deciding What to Remove. Here’s What to Ask Before You Start.
A redesign is more than a marketing project. It's a deadline for decisions about who matters most, what the business is really selling and what no longer deserves space.
Who Will Tell Your Company’s Story When You’re Not in the Room? Here’s How to Make It Speak for Itself.
Here's how to build a business that can explain its decisions, financial history and direction — even when you're not in the room.
Owning a Home Feels Out of Reach — So Gen Z Is Spending Big in Another Area
Here’s how Gen Z is “reorganizing the American Dream” and cutting back to afford their goals.
The Metrics That Built Social Media May Be Measuring the Wrong Thing
Social media knows how to measure what keeps us watching. The harder question is whether it knows how to measure what makes us stay for each other.
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.
