Preston Fore

Preston Fore is a reporter at Fortune covering all things success, including topics within education, personal finance, and entrepreneurship. Preston grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied journalism and global studies.

He worked at The Daily Tar Heel for nearly four years and even reported from inside the U.S. Supreme Court. He also has bylines for CNN, where he previously interned. Preston spends his free time exploring new countries, watching Tar Heel basketball, and trying to master making espresso at home.

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Multimillionaire Rashaun Williams landed a seat next to Mark Cuban on ‘Shark Tank’ by sneaking into events he wasn’t invited to and saying ‘hear me out’

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142,000 millionaires are uprooting in 2025—forget Switzerland, they’re flocking to this eastern European nation

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Palantir CEO says working at his $430 billion software company is better than a degree from Harvard or Yale: ‘No one cares about the other stuff’

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Palantir’s CTO became an overnight billionaire thanks to soaring stock—he’s the $411 billion AI firm’s fifth insider to join the ultra-wealthy club

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Figma’s CEO is now worth $5 billion after IPO—like Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Bill Gates, he’s another college-dropout billionaire

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Elon Musk just lost $80 billion from his net worth—one more Tesla tumble could end his reign as the world’s richest person

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Workers are making over $1 million by secretly holding down multiple gigs—and they’re doing it all within the 40-hour workweek

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Make up to $370K working for Walmart—as AI steals jobs, the retail giant is handing out six figures for roles far from the shop floor

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Microsoft researchers have revealed the 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list

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Gen Z can retire as millionaires, ‘Shark Tank’ star Rashaun Williams says—they just need to quit doom spending and follow his 3 tips

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Union Pacific’s CEO started as a teen track worker—now he’s leading an $130 billion empire and says Gen Z interns need curiosity to be like him

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Google CEO is the newest billionaire: He tells Gen Z the secret to success is putting yourself in uncomfortable situations

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Denny’s CEO asks potential hires these questions at the interview—if they can’t answer, it’s an immediate red flag

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YouTube’s founders split over $650 million when they sold to Google in 2006—had they held out, they could have taken a slice of $550 billion

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When running AI giant OpenAI becomes too overwhelming, Sam Altman turns to pen and paper—it’s a habit shared by Bill Gates and Richard Branson

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