Early on in my position as head of business development at Lead Prosper, a SaaS company, I found myself on the receiving end of a software demo for an industry-leading company. After some initial discovery, the capable sales rep dove into the platform to give me a look at one of the functionalities I was most interested in.
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CrowdStrike Faces a Potential Tsunami of Lawsuits. Only the Fine Print Can Save It, Experts Say
On July 19, Jonathan Cardi and his family watched as the departures board at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, turned from green to a sea of red. “Oh my gosh, it was insane,” says Cardi. “Delayed, delayed, delayed, delayed.” Cardi, a law professor at Wake Forest University and a member of the American … Read more
Elon Musk: ‘Foolish’ Fed ‘Needs to Drop’ Interest Rates
Newly declared Trump supporter Elon Musk is not holding back on his opinion on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to not cut back interest rates at its July meeting. In a response to a post on X about Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway unloading Apple stock, Musk mused that the billionaire must be “clearly expecting a … Read more
EnVen resumes production after $50m overhaul
KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest fertiliser manufacturing plant, Engro’s EnVen, has resumed production after a 55-day turnaround costing $50 million, coinciding with the ongoing wheat sowing season. The plant, with an installed production capacity of 1.3 million tonnes, returns to operation, but this will not offset the expensive import of urea as the government has approved importing … Read more
Stock Market Plummet: Global Selloff, Jobs Report, Recession
U.S. stocks plummeted Monday as the Dow, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq were all down at the opening bells due to a global selloff and heightened concerns about the U.S. economy following Friday’s jobs report and other economic indicators. The Dow was down 833 points as of press time, with the S&P 500 … Read more
Google Pulls Olympics Gemini AI Commercial After Criticism
Almost three months after Apple apologized for its Crush! ad and pulled it from TV, Google is doing the same for its Dear Sydney Olympics commercial. In Google’s July 26 commercial, the ad shows a father describing how much his young daughter admires U.S. Olympic hurdler, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. He uses Google’s AI overviews to answer … Read more
5 Ways Leaders Can Walk the Sustainability Talk (Without Just Greenwashing)
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurial leadership is all about personally setting an example. This is true for every business and industry. Still, it’s important to understand that leaders are often viewed under a microscope, and people can view certain leadership styles as performative or inauthentic. This is especially true when navigating … Read more
Don’t panic, bet on resilient economy, stay invested: Experts
MUMBAI: Are you investing in the market regularly in a disciplined manner to achieve your financial goals? If so, there is no reason for you to panic and start liquidating part or all of your portfolio amid stock meltdown. That’s the suggestion from top fund managers and financial advisors for investors in India. Over the … Read more
The Controversial Kids Online Safety Act Faces an Uncertain Future
After passing the Senate nearly unanimously last week, the future of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) appears uncertain. Congress is now on a six-week recess, and reporting from Punchbowl News indicates that the House Republican leadership may not prioritize bringing the bill to the floor for a vote when legislators return. In response to … Read more
Sebi proposes to streamline bonus shares’ trading
MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi on Monday proposed to uniform timelines for allotment and the subsequent trading bonus shares issued by companies. In its consultation paper, Sebi proposes that bonus shares start trading two working days from the record date, that is on a T+2 basis where T is the record date. The current ICDR (Issue … Read more