Entrepreneurship Handbook Weekly Wrapup for 4/21/2025

The AI is broken. Your supplier ghosted you. The startup still has to ship.

This week felt like a masterclass in founder frustration.

The tools meant to save time are glitching. The partnerships you trusted are flaking. The assumptions you built your business on? Turns out they don’t hold up under pressure. But here’s the good news: you’re not the only one navigating the mess.

These 7 reads dig into the quiet breakdowns that most founders ignore—and the decisions that shape a business before the market ever weighs in.

If AI Was Just a Big Lie, It Would Look Like This

ehandbook.com/if-ai-was-just-a-big-lie-it-would-look-like-this-7ca4c0cd242d?sk=be25d18a97fa711109c611d4e5c8d161

Are You Ready to Unlock the Most Important Productivity Hack in Entrepreneurship?

ehandbook.com/are-you-ready-to-unlock-the-most-important-productivity-hack-in-entrepreneurship-9a3e0c368aab?sk=431c22ea7d18a6db77e6d3ed21e2a83f

5 Brutal Startup Failures (and Close Calls) That Taught Me More Than Success Ever Could

ehandbook.com/5-brutal-startup-failures-and-close-calls-that-taught-me-more-than-success-ever-could-20d834f1f2fa?sk=bb66d27c2414f092fd6d76453a70a014

You Got Ghosted! Whatever You Do, Don’t Do This

ehandbook.com/you-got-ghosted-whatever-you-do-dont-do-this-d912321ab550?sk=2087455df62d2069e5361122a0b7a808

An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Tariffs

ehandbook.com/an-entrepreneurs-guide-to-tariffs-8bdd99cccc5e?sk=9e4f0fcfa3d187d02a7c2040f23ba1ef

The Critical Startup Skill Nobody Ever Talks About

ehandbook.com/the-critical-startup-skill-nobody-ever-talks-about-d1d4ef4d8451?sk=a7dae7b6764dc57c8da272cf394fb128

The Moment I Quit Any Business (And When You Should Too)

ehandbook.com/the-moment-i-quit-any-business-and-when-you-should-too-6508ed57e9fe?sk=e14eb96b6090fb110ae0adbda493db65

Still here? Good. That means you’re one of the builders who doesn’t flinch at hard truths—and that’s rare.

So take the win here. Borrow someone else’s lesson. Avoid the next expensive mistake before it lands in your inbox—or your supply chain.

And if something hit a nerve? Forward it to another founder. The kind of stuff we publish spreads best one trusted handoff at a time.

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