Good Business: Why Every Entrepreneur Needs a Community
When people imagine entrepreneurs, they often picture a lone figure burning the midnight oil, chasing a dream in solitude. But the truth is, no successful business is built alone.
When people imagine entrepreneurs, they often picture a lone figure burning the midnight oil, chasing a dream in solitude. But the truth is, no successful business is built alone.
What I wish I knew before starting my entrepreneurial journey about how to handle slow progress, uncertainty and emotional swings while staying in long enough for real results to compound.
AI handed non-technical founders a set of wings. Whether you use them is the only decision left.
Learn to solve the right problems and help resolve burnout and bad hire decisions. [Photo: Getty Images]
By Jodie Cook, Senior Contributor. Jun 02, 2026, 08:00am EDTJun 02, 2026, 01:17pm EDT0 Summary AI is revolutionizing entrepreneurship, with nearly half of surveyed individuals more likely to start a business…
In fast-moving environments where investors, journalists and customers rely on quick interpretation, the first sentence or the first 10 seconds often determines everything that follows.
Ambitious businessman being proud of his AI brain neural network system for innovation, employing machine learning for data visualization and cloud computing.
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Nigerian-born billionaire Aliko Dangote (C), who co-chairs the World Economic Forum, speaks flanked by President and Founder of African Women Solidarity Bineta Diop (L) and chairman of Telkom group, South African Jabu Mabuza during the World Economic Forum in Abuja on May 8, 2014. . AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)
We may be entering a new phase of leadership evolution. One where success is defined not only by external achievement, but by internal mastery. One where clarity matters as much as strategy. Where presence matters as much as productivity.
In an era obsessed with shortcuts, overnight success, and polished social media profiles, adversity is often treated as something to avoid. Something unfortunate. Something that signals failure. Here’s why adversity is the proving ground that builds judgment, resilience and lasting success.