[ad_1] There are very few places I’d want to work in the 1950s—but I’d happily hop in a time machine to punch the clock at Braun. [Photo: Braun] Max Braun founded his eponymous company in a Frankfurt courtyard in 1921 with four employees and a single product—a device that repaired transmission belts. In the span … Read more
[ad_1] Sam Hashemi is confronting one of life’s great quandaries with a map. “I have an 18-month-old kid, so for the first time I’ve been thinking about schools and where we should live and should we buy a house,” says Hashemi, CEO of the online mapping platform Felt. Accordingly, he’s created a map to help … Read more
[ad_1] When his young daughter was diagnosed with cerebral palsy more than a decade ago, engineer Jeremiah Robison happened to be working on wearable technology in Silicon Valley. As his daughter struggled to walk, he kept thinking about how he might help make it easier for her to get around. “The best that technology had … Read more
[ad_1] When landing on the surface of the Moon, astronauts can become spatially disoriented, which is when they lose sense of their orientation (meaning they might not be able to tell which way is up). This disorientation can lead to fatal accidents. Even on Earth, between 1993 and 2013 spatial disorientation led to the loss … Read more
[ad_1] Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. According to Fortunly, 81% of small-business owners in the United States end up working overtime. If you’re … Read more
[ad_1] This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features GreenPal co-founder Gene Caballero. Founded in 2012, GreenPal is a Nashville-based online freelancing platform that connects landscapers to clients across the U.S., much like an “Uber for lawn care.” What were you doing before you started your side hustle, and why were you interested in entrepreneurship? Before diving … Read more
[ad_1] Today’s financial climate is making retirement planning more crucial than ever. As talk of inflation, rising interest rates, and a possible recession hit the news, would-be retirees or retirement planners of all ages may feel anxious about their future. Many economists have acknowledged that the probability of a recession happening in the United States … Read more
[ad_1] Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. When you’re on the go and don’t always have time to give your devices a full charge, … Read more
[ad_1] We’ve covered a few companies, like Shopify, that have instituted a no-meetings or at least very-few-meetings culture. There are various ways to go about it, some more radical than others. Shopify started with what it called “controlled chaos”: canceling all recurring meetings of three or more people, deleting needless Slack channels, and instating “no-meeting … Read more
[ad_1] Whatever you do, don’t call Jolie a plumbing company. “We are not a hardware company. We are not a shower company. We are a beauty-wellness company,” insists Jolie cofounder Ryan Babenzien. It just so happens that the beauty and wellness transformation he’s aiming for takes place in the shower. And it starts with water. … Read more