I’m Living Through the California Wildfires — Here’s How Every Business Can Prepare For a Natural Disaster

I’m Living Through the California Wildfires — Here’s How Every Business Can Prepare For a Natural Disaster

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As I write this, I’m surrounded by destruction and devastation. Here in Agoura Hills, California, we are on the cusp of the evacuation area, as fires have decimated thousands of homes and businesses in the Pacific Palisades and expanded westward through Malibu. Our power is out, and…

How We Failed an Employee — and Almost Lost Everything

How We Failed an Employee — and Almost Lost Everything

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. While vision is important to success, execution matters most. Startups can succumb to multiple points of failure — people, products, competition and legal challenges, to name a few. These issues can be interconnected, compounding the difficulty of overcoming them. Ours is a cautionary tale concerning key man…

Inside My Stay at a $22k-a-Night Villa: Top Business Lessons

Inside My Stay at a $22k-a-Night Villa: Top Business Lessons

When you round the final bend in the road and see Villa Avellana, a 10-bedroom residence located on Costa Rica’s Peninsula Papagayo, it’s as if the house is growing out of Guanacaste’s north Pacific landscape itself. Designed by Sarco Architects, the property sits in a gated neighborhood within a gated community and boasts more than…

5 Ways Women Can Close the Talent Gap Within STEM Fields

5 Ways Women Can Close the Talent Gap Within STEM Fields

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Despite significant growth in recent years, women are still a notable minority within STEM fields. Women make up an estimated 34% of the STEM workforce overall, yet in more lucrative fields like engineering and computer science, women only account for roughly 20% of college majors. While the…