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  About zombies and startups: how to avoid getting your idea "sucked" Why didn't George Romero become a ridiculous millionaire with Night of the Leaving Dead and the royalties from all the adaptations? For a very stupid registration error. By Alejandro F. Basave This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You're reading Entrepreneur United States, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Depositphotos.com On July 16, 2017, the filmmaker George Romero . If the name is not familiar to you, Romero directed and co-wrote the 1968 cult film Night of the Living Dead . If you still don't know who it was, I can safely tell you that this film director created the zombie as we know it. Before Romero came to revolutionize horror movies, the typical zombie was a kind of human robot that followed orders as a result of being bewitched. Sin

 The holiday season is just around the corner, and with it comes one of the most hectic times for businesses. All eyes are on you now, and you have to keep your head above water. Running a successful holiday-season advertising campaign can be daunting, but it’s well worth the time and effort. Video Player is loading. PlayUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI Skip Ad Social media is one of the best ways to connect with your audience and drive traffic to your website, and that fact doesn’t change over the holiday period. Here are some tips and tricks to help you run a successful social-media campaign for the holiday season. Start planning early Most marketing-savvy businesses start brainstorming their holiday-season ad campaign in September or earlier. Any later than this, and you risk rushed strategy and poor planning. You ought to concentrate on the holidays that are looming: Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and — the big one — Christmas. Also, remember that the holiday season doesn’t end

  Sadly, fast-food workers are no strangers to angry and entitled customers, especially when people come into the restaurants hangry. Video Player is loading. PlayUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI  Skip Ad TikTok via Scott Hubbard TikTok via Scott Hubbard One TikTok user is going viral for sharing the moment his daughter saw a woman act out for the first time inside of a restaurant, which he caught on camera. In the 10-second clip, which has racked up over 3.6 million views, Scott Hubbard (@scottyhubs) films his daughter watching on as a customer argues about her order at the counter of what appears to be Mexican fast-food chain Filberto’s. “That’s literally the easiest thing — fries, meat, cheese,” the angry customer can be heard screaming at the employee in the background as the young girl watches on. “You spoon it on, I’ve worked fast food long enough to know.” @scottyhubs My daughter witnessed a Karen for the first time.  ♬ original sound - Scott Hubbard Hubbard’s daughter then turns back a

  Novelty products manufacturer Yunhong CTI (CTIB) is among the leading producers of foil balloons and other party items. So, given the company’s robust financials and solid growth attributes, is CTIB worth adding to one’s portfolio? Let’s find out. shutterstock.com - StockNews Yunhong CTI Ltd. (CTIB) in Lake Barrington, Ill., is one of the leading manufacturers and marketers of foil balloons and produces laminated and printed films for commercial uses. In addition, the company distributes Candy Blossoms and other gift items and markets its products throughout the United States and in several other countries. The company’s stock has gained 11.4% in price over the past year and 9.6% over the past six months. However, CTIB is currently trading 59% below its 52-week high of $5, which it hit on February 23, 2021. Given its competitive landscape and the upcoming holiday season, we think the company should witness a rise in demand for its party products line and an overall boost to its reven

  How collector are you? A man acquired a Pokemón collectible card valued at more than 57 thousand dollars (1,149,493 Mexican pesos approximately), the problem is that he used part of the money that the US government had granted to small business owners to overcome the COVID-19 crisis. Video Player is loading. VDO.AI Erik Mclean vía Unsplash According to the AP, the man who lives in the city of Dublin in Georgia, United States, received 85 thousand dollars (1,714,157 MXN) in August of last year in an application for an Economic Injury Loan (EIDL, for its acronym in English). The subject used the money to buy a Pokemón card with a price of $ 57,589 (1,165,405 MXN). Read: Twitter CEO warns of hyperinflation in the United States and the world “Court records show a Dublin man is charged with lying on a pandemic financial aid loan application about the number of people his business employs and the company's gross income. He is facing a charge of wire fraud, ”explains the news agency . V

  Nobody just wakes up and says, "I have a business idea and I know exactly how to turn it into a multimillion-dollar venture." It takes time, practice, and some failure to figure out what works and what doesn't. But while learning from failure is valuable, it's sometimes better to learn from others' failures and successes. In that case, it's worth checking out The Small Business A to Z Mastery Bundle. It's on sale for just $25 (reg. $1,791).  Video Player is loading. PauseUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI Tim Mossholder/Unsplash This bundle includes nine courses from two successful entrepreneurs, Nour Boustani (4.7/5 instructor rating) and Debbie LaChusa (4.6/5 rating). Boustani is a branding and marketing specialist who has created a small empire on Udemy. LaChusa turned a 30-year career in marketing into a bestselling online teaching career and has helped more than 26,000 students learn business development and marketing strategies. Through these courses, you

 From 2007 to 2011, I dipped my toes in remote culture, both out of necessity and for success. My work required engaging with developers in the United States, Canada, Russia, France, China and other countries. Remote culture enabled us to build meaningful products faster and smarter than others. When I launched Quantum Metric as CEO in 2015, advances in video conferencing and shared collaboration tools made it even easier for teams to work across time zones and geographies. It seemed natural to build a new company using a hybrid team that was “remote-first,” taking advantage of finding the world's best talent. Sure, we had our headquarters in Colorado Springs, with satellite offices in Denver, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C, but it was never a requirement that employees come to the office. Most of our employees were remote before 2020, a trend that will continue long after the pandemic ends and one that has proven to be wildly successful. As the world navigates through the effects

  Quanta Services (PWR) closed the most recent trading day at $118.06, moving +1.25% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.11% loss on the day. PlayUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI  Skip Ad - Zacks Heading into today, shares of the specialty contractor for utility and energy companies had lost 1.69% over the past month, lagging the Construction sector's gain of 4.26% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.61% in that time. Investors will be hoping for strength from PWR as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, PWR is projected to report earnings of $1.47 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 5%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $3.43 billion, up 13.5% from the prior-year quarter. Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $4.64 per share and revenue of $12.5 billion. These totals would mark changes of +21.47% and +11.61%, respec

 When I interview entrepreneurs and ask them about why they do the work they do, they typically give me a carefully curated “I help” sentence that sounds something like this: “So that I can help [insert audience] create [insert results].” PlayUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI  Skip Ad It ends there, and even though this sounds good in theory, I’m still left waiting for the answer to the question I asked. Don’t get me wrong: Something along the lines of “I want to empower women to build purpose-filled businesses” is a noble vision. But it’s not your "why." At best, it’s your “who,” and, at worst, it’s your “what.” Tying your sense of purpose to external circumstances creates an endless cycle of disappointment Too many entrepreneurs confuse their “why” with their “what.” This is problematic because by tying your sense of purpose to external circumstances, you’re creating an endless cycle in which you’re only worthy if you’ve successfully helped a certain group of people attain certain r

  David Marcus , head of Facebook 's financial services, announced on Tuesday, October 19, the launch of “Novi”, a digital wallet for cryptocurrencies. PauseUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI Dawid Sokołowski vía Unsplash | about.fb.com/news How does Novi work? Currently, Novi is only available in the United States and Guatemala as it is part of a pilot program to test the main functions and operational capabilities in customer service. The purpose of this testing phase is to observe how viable is the use of stable cryptocurrencies for making payments. Users who have Novi will be able to receive and send money safely and without the need to pay commissions using the Pax Dollar cryptocurrency, which is a stable currency that has been operating successfully for more than three years and has important regulatory attributes and consumer protection. Read: How the Winklevoss twins went from losing Facebook to making trillions of dollars with Bitcoin and NFT Now, Facebook also has its own stablecoi

  Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said he “screwed up” communicating with his staff after they expressed displeasure with Dave Chappelle’s new streaming comedy special, The Closer. Employees are planning a walkout for Wednesday.  Karwai Tang | Getty Images "Obviously, I screwed up that internal communication," he told Variety. "First and foremost, I should have led with a lot more humanity. Meaning, I had a group of employees who were definitely feeling pain and hurt from a decision we made. And I think that needs to be acknowledged up front before you get into the nuts and bolts of anything." Related: Virginia Hotel Says No to Event With Pharrell Williams, Dave Chappelle Chappelle’s newest special has been criticized for its numerous jokes about transgender individuals and the LGBTQ+ community. Advocates have called the special transphobic, but Sarandos told his employees when the backlash began that the company would never platform programs “that are designed to incit

  Dholakia Ventures, an investment arm of Dholakia Family Office has invested an undisclosed amount in Vidyakul, a vernacular after-school e-learning platform. The investment arm of Diamond King of Surat Savji Dholakia saw the potential and topped up the bridge round raised by the platform in early September 2021. Angel investors including- Gaurav Juneja, Saurabh Agarwal, and Puneet Mittal also participated in the ongoing round. Vidyakul Vidyakul is aimed at providing after-school e-learning for the state board students in vernacular languages. The platform understands that education is best delivered when in one’s own language, the startup said. “We have been getting overwhelming responses from students in Gujarat. With the growing internet penetration, the scope of digital learning has widened, and we are exploring the possibilities of the same. The unique approach to deliver quality education in vernacular languages makes us a go-to platform for students from every region in India f

  The Wall Street Journal reports that in 2008, after becoming aware that billionaire Bill Gates had sent "inappropriate" messages to a female employee in 2007, current Microsoft president Brad Smith and former HR chief Lisa Brummel confronted the founder, who agreed to stop emailing female employees. NurPhoto | Getty Images Related: Bill Gates Hiding Out at Mansion at Billionaires' Golf Club: Report Business Insider reached out to Gates for comment, and was told by a Gates spokesman, "These claims are false, recycled rumors from sources who have no direct knowledge, and in some cases have significant conflicts of interest." Per the Wall Street Journal's reporting: After Bill and Melinda French Gates announced they were divorcing, multiple outlets reported the Microsoft founder engaged in inappropriate behavior with female employees. Microsoft's board hired a law firm in 2019 to investigate if Gates had an affair with a female engineer in 2000. Gates met

  We entrepreneurs are an irrational bunch. Who else in their right mind would choose a path with a probabilistic expected value realization of close to zero? The entrepreneurial journey often gets painful. Lonely. You realize very quickly that life doesn’t owe you anything. And knowing all of this, some of us still go back right to it, wearing a badge on the sleeve that reads ‘serial entrepreneur’. Logically this makes little sense! Pexels I was triggered to become an entrepreneur after I survived 9/11 attacks in New York. I felt that life was too short to be playing safe after getting a new lease on life. I left my promising Wall Street career with the top investment bank to join a nondescript startup. Over a period of time, one failed startup and two successful exits later, I still can’t claim to have hacked the code of entrepreneurship entirely, but I’ve picked up a few learnings along the way that I wouldn’t trade for anything. The loser is the winner It is a game of losing. Losin

  Can you imagine a work day without music? We do not. That is why we created the Entrepreneur Spotify channel, where week after week we create song lists to accompany you on your workday. Depositphotos.com There are times when you need to focus ; others, you require an injection of energy, and still others, it would be good for you to relax a little ... For those days of hard work in which you need to stay awake and with the best attitude , nothing better than a good dose of rock. Do you agree? We share with you our selection of melodies to move your hair (or maybe just your foot) while you're at the office. Suggestions welcome! Follow us on Spotify as entrepreneur_mexico .

  Rising COVID-19 cases, coupled with high inflation and a delay in the passage of a federal infrastructure bill, is fostering volatility in the stock market. As such, we think it could be wise to scoop up the shares of Liquidity Services (LQDT), The Hackett Group (HCKT), and Franklin Covey (FC) because they have the capacity to weather market volatility and deliver exceptional returns based on their stability and fundamental strength. So, let’s examine these names. shutterstock.com - StockNews The U.S. economy achieved a stellar comeback during the first half of this year, driven by solid progress on the vaccination front, accommodative government policies, and strong corporate earnings. However, the recovery is slowing due to the phasing out of policy support and a dip in consumer confidence owing to the resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Market volatility is on the rise on concerns about heightened inflation and the government’s delay in passing an infrastructure bill. Furthermore, 10-ye

  There's nothing that brings people together like a shared hatred, even if the enemy is an entity rather than a person. Social media means everyone's a critic, and there's almost nothing people like to complain about more than their most-loathed brands. Had a bad experience with an Uber ride? Tweet about it. Detest the latest Netflix original series? Post it on your Instagram story.  Curious if people in countries around the world shared a common brand "enemy,"  Rave Reviews  used an analysis tool called SentiStrength to review more than a million tweets and find the most-hated brand in each country in the world. Although the results varied by geography, there were some common threads: Sony appeared on the list 10 times, Tesla seven and Uber four. In both the U.S. and UK,  Uber  is the most-hated brand.

  The ramped-up production of electric vehicles and renewable energy grids is expected to increase the demand for copper. And declining copper inventories amid growing demand should pump up copper prices. Thus, we think it could be wise to invest in fundamentally sound copper stocks Anglo American (NGLOY) and Southern Copper (SCCO) to take advantage of their current share price dips. Let’s discuss. shutterstock.com - StockNews Copper prices slumped from a $10,747.50 record high price in May on investors’ concerns surrounding the global economic recovery with the continued spread of the COVID-19 Delta. Also, weakened output from China contributed to weak momentum in copper prices. However, copper prices appear to be rebounding on declining exchange inventories and the threat of a supply squeeze. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) hit $9,268 per tonne, up 2.5%, on October 7. Analysts expect the rising demand to fuel a price rally soon. Furthermore, in May Bank of America

 Google is, understandably, secretive about its search formulas. The deepest insight into its algorithm we typically get is the occasional tweet from the company’s senior webmaster trends analyst, John Mueller. That’s why it strikes me as almost unbelievable that Google has published a guide that details how they assess the quality of various websites. It’s called the Google Quality Search Raters Guidelines, and you can use it to immediately improve your organic rankings. The guide does not inform as to how the company’s search algorithm ranks websites; instead, it provides insight regarding how well its search formula performs and details various aspects a website must have to be deemed of the highest quality. It even includes real-life examples of such sites, as compared to those deemed low-quality. As Ben Gomes, Google’s vice president of search, helpfully explained to CNBC, “You can view the rater guidelines as where we want the search algorithm to go.” Digesting "E-A-T"

  In the latest trading session, Union Pacific (UNP) closed at $211.88, marking a -0.26% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.83% gain on the day. - Zacks Heading into today, shares of the railroad had lost 1.31% over the past month, outpacing the Transportation sector's loss of 4.84% and the S&P 500's loss of 3.68% in that time. UNP will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be October 21, 2021. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.52, up 25.37% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $5.53 billion, up 12.47% from the year-ago period. UNP's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $9.93 per share and revenue of $21.6 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +21.25% and +10.58%, respectively. Any recent changes to analyst estimates for UNP should also be noted by investors