A 515-mile-long lightning flash from Texas to Missouri in 2017 has been named the world’s longest electrical bolt thanks to U.S. satellite imagery displacing a past record-holder as climate change ushers in more extreme weather. Only recently review of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration image from its GOES-16 satellite revealed the single lightning bolt on Oct. 22, 2017 was actually some 38 miles longer than a past record-holder. Until now, the longest lightning strike was thought to have occurred April 29, 2020 and reached from Texas to Louisiana and Mississippi—measuring 477 miles long. However, NOAA issued a press statement…

Poor pricing always comes with a profit margin, whatever the category or product you have. In 2024, returns in ecommerce reached $743 billion, almost 15% of all retail sales in the US. A significant part of these returns would not have happened if priced right.Such errors are not only responsible…

As Brandon Bailey, founder and CEO of TutorD, built his career in software engineering, he came face-to-face with the “lack of diversity and inclusion” in tech — and he wanted to do something about it.Image Credit: Courtesy of TutorD. Brandon Bailey. Bailey worked at a consultancy in Chicago at the…

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features New York City-based friends and co-founders Millie Blumka, 31, and Taylor Borenstein, 31. The pair started a side hustle in 2021 called Stakt, an adaptable workout accessories brand.Blumka was a director of brand partnerships at Showfields and Borenstein was a product implementation manager at…

Life is full of minor inconveniences. Most people see them as annoyances, but entrepreneurs see opportunities. Small frustrations can spark ideas that lead to big solutions, and many of the best companies are built by solving problems others overlook.That’s exactly what Dylan Wolff has done with his water conservation startup,…

It’s Saturday at last! Huzzah! Time to enjoy another lovely summer weekend. Hopefully it rains. I know, I’m a broken record on the subject of rain, but it keeps getting all ominously cloudy and then . . . nothing. Such a tease. In any case, let’s solve today’s Wordle! Looking…

Among the nearly 850,000 franchise establishments in the U.S., almost half are operated by owners with more than one location – multi-unit franchisees. These individuals have had to invest significant capital, go through comprehensive training, launch the business, endure the growing pains that inevitably come with expansion and growth and…

In private equity, the smartest general partners (GPs) are realizing that co-investments aren’t just a fundraising sweetener; they’re a strategic lever. Done right, they strengthen the portfolio, deepen LP relationships and reduce overall risk exposure. Yet many GPs still treat co-investing as an afterthought rather than a core element of…

If you’ve ever responded to an email at 9:00 pm on a Sunday, waived a late fee to “be nice,” or bent your availability to fit a client’s changing schedule (again), you’re not alone. Setting boundaries as a business owner can feel genuinely impossible.You want to be helpful, responsive and…

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