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Josh Smith, founder of Montana Knife Company.
This 39-year-old quit his lineman job during the pandemic and built a $50 million company in his backyard

Josh Smith registered the name “Montana Knife Company” at 19, spent 20 years mastering his craft, then walked away to pursue his American Dream.

By Nick LichtenbergMay 23, 2026
Jon McNeill
Former Tesla president shares the secret to success he learned from his former boss, Elon Musk: ‘He demands to only work with world-class talent’
By Preston ForeMay 23, 2026
clay
I’ve spent 25 years studying loneliness. AI is about to make it much worse
By Clay RoutledgeMay 23, 2026
You wouldn’t put your entire 401(k) in one stock. Why are you doing it with your credit card points?
You wouldn’t put your entire 401(k) in one stock. Why are you doing it with your credit card points?
By Catherina GioinoMay 22, 2026
Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Indeed
Indeed chief economist says we’re entering an era of ‘great mismatch’ thanks to a generational imbalance of workers
By Emma BurleighMay 22, 2026
Steve Wozniak
Apple’s Steve Wozniak says he cofounded the tech giant after 5 rejections from HP—not to ‘make money.’ For years, his paycheck was just $50
By Preston ForeMay 22, 2026
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Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, is sworn in during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy‘I almost fell out of my chair’: Fed stalwart Claudia Sahm fears Kevin Warsh’s policies could undo 20 years of policy progress
By Eleanor PringleMay 23, 2026
The quiet death of conscious consumerism, from Everlane and Allbirds to Beyond Meat
EnvironmentThe quiet death of conscious consumerism, from Everlane and Allbirds to Beyond Meat
By Phil WahbaMay 23, 2026
A construction worker wearing a yellow helmet wipes his nose with his hand.
North AmericaAmerica is suffering a shortage of construction workers and sabotaging its ability to fill vacancies by wiping out the industry’s immigrant backbone
By Sasha RogelbergMay 23, 2026
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CommentaryFormer NASA Robotics Chief: America is building the wrong kind of robots — and China knows it
By Robert AmbroseMay 23, 2026
Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO filing just told us what business he’s betting on for the future—and it’s not rockets
InvestingElon Musk’s SpaceX IPO filing just told us what business he’s betting on for the future—and it’s not rockets
By Shawn TullyMay 23, 2026
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CommentaryMy startup hit $200 million ARR. But first I walked away from 2.5 million YouTube subscribers and nearly went bankrupt
By Joel MorrisMay 23, 2026
How Grab’s CTO sees the superapp’s push into physical AI and automated driving—and why he uses his competitors’ robots in the office
AIHow Grab’s CTO sees the superapp’s push into physical AI and automated driving—and why he uses his competitors’ robots in the office
By Angelica AngMay 22, 2026
Trump AI and crpto czar David Sacks sits next to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a dinner table in the White House as Zuckerberg turns to Sacks and says something.
AITech billionaires convinced Trump to back off an AI executive order. But much of MAGA favors AI regulation
By Jeremy KahnMay 22, 2026
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Gabrielle Judge, a content creator known as “Ms. Anti Work"
SuccessFounder of Ms. Anti Work says her ‘lazy girl job’ allowed her to only work a few hours a day—and she built her media company on the side
By Emma BurleighMay 22, 2026
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    CommentaryI run Valvoline Instant Oil Change and work with young people every day. They’re in crisis—and we all have to try to help
    By Lori FleesMay 15, 2026
Anu Madgavkar, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute
AIMcKinsey partner says up to 50% of work hours could be transformed within the next 5 years
By Emma BurleighMay 21, 2026
Jeff Bezos
SuccessJeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year
By Preston ForeMay 21, 2026
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SuccessMacKenzie Scott gave away more than $7 billion last year—but her secretive style got her snubbed from a top donors list
By Sydney LakeMay 21, 2026
Ex-Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg says the 10-year career plan is dead thanks to AI:  ‘Don’t script your career when the future is uncertain,’ she warns Gen Z
SuccessEx-Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg says the 10-year career plan is dead thanks to AI:  ‘Don’t script your career when the future is uncertain,’ she warns Gen Z
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 21, 2026
elon
SuccessSpaceX IPO targets $28.5 trillion total addressable market, mission to ‘make life multiplanetary’ and understand ‘true nature of the universe’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 20, 2026
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    CommentaryAI is wiping out entry-level jobs. Here’s how colleges can fill the gap
    By Michael HansenMay 15, 2026
Elon Musk sits with his fists together, looking up.
CommentarySpaceX will be worth trillions, but the space station that made it possible is worth even more — if we don’t squander it
By Tejpaul BhatiaMay 20, 2026
Professor Jeff DeGraff.
Success‘We’ve given them the short end of the stick’: Business school professor says AI could eliminate many jobs for young people—even as they lead innovation
By Preston ForeMay 20, 2026
Arvind Jain, Founder and CEO, Glean
SuccessWhile other tech CEOs warn of mass job losses, Glean’s chief says AI will never replace a single worker
By Emma BurleighMay 20, 2026
Shaquille O'Neal
SuccessDespite a $500 million net worth, Shaq just finished his fourth degree. He warns graduates: ‘Your character will take you further than your resume’
By Preston ForeMay 20, 2026
Svenja Gudell, Chief Economist, Indeed
SuccessIndeed chief economist says the sectors most exposed to AI are seeing a big growth in job demand
By Emma BurleighMay 19, 2026
  • Jon Gray, Blackstone
    SuccessBlackstone COO Jon Gray predicts ‘huge boom’ in blue-collar jobs—his own data center company is hiring 30,000 new roles
    By Preston ForeMay 14, 2026
Tom Brady wearing commencement regalia behind a podium at Georgetown University
SuccessTom Brady tells Gen Z to treat their careers like the Super Bowl: ‘You may only get one chance to impress your boss or land a promotion’
By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026
$30 billion Twilio CEO wakes at 4:30 a.m., works Sundays and runs laps around his house between meetings to blow off steam
Success$30 billion Twilio CEO wakes at 4:30 a.m., works Sundays and runs laps around his house between meetings to blow off steam
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 19, 2026
Jeff Bezos wearing a cowboy hat and goggles
SuccessWill the future of work for Gen Z include space? Tech leaders predict space work and travel could be just a decade away
By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026
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CommentaryWe found the real reason 70% of transformations fail
By Julia Dhar, Kristy R. Ellmer and Philip JamesonMay 19, 2026
Billionaire space founder says he can tell if you’ll stay stuck in the middle class forever with a simple kids marshmallow test—and even your car can give it away
SuccessBillionaire space founder says he can tell if you’ll stay stuck in the middle class forever with a simple kids marshmallow test—and even your car can give it away
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 19, 2026
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ConferencesFortune Workplace Innovation Summit 2026 livestream
By Fortune EditorsMay 19, 2026
David Solomon
SuccessGoldman Sachs CEO David Solomon had 2 jobs as a teenager while also juggling 3 sports. Now, he’s telling Gen Z to stop wasting time
By Preston ForeMay 18, 2026
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AISolo founders are using AI to do the work of entire teams—but going it alone has limits
By Beatrice NolanMay 18, 2026
shyam
CommentaryWorld Economic Forum: women’s health gets only 20% of R&D funding. We must seize this $1 trillion opportunity
By Shyam BishenMay 18, 2026
Stressed job seeker
SuccessGen Z is right about the job hunt—it really is worse than it was for millennials, with nearly 60% of fresh-faced grads frozen out of the workforce
By Emma BurleighMay 17, 2026
‘No one was coming to save me’: How Reese Witherspoon built a $900 million company from a problem Hollywood wouldn’t fix
Success‘No one was coming to save me’: How Reese Witherspoon built a $900 million company from a problem Hollywood wouldn’t fix
By Sydney LakeMay 17, 2026
Despite degrees being slammed as ‘useless’ by Gen Z, data shows graduates have had the lowest unemployment rate of anyone for the last 20 years
SuccessDespite degrees being slammed as ‘useless’ by Gen Z, data shows graduates have had the lowest unemployment rate of anyone for the last 20 years
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 17, 2026
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AIWe talked to 12 tarot card readers who are using AI. They split in 2 camps, with big implications for the technology
By Ziv Epstein, Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, Vana Goblot and The ConversationMay 16, 2026
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SuccessTop Chef’s Tom Colicchio got a 15x return on a tech company most Americans have never heard of. He thinks his own industry is broken
By Nick LichtenbergMay 16, 2026
Kurt Alexander, president of Omni Hotels & Resorts
SuccessGen Z wants AI-proof jobs. The president of a 50-property hotel chain says hospitality is hiding in plain sight
By Preston ForeMay 16, 2026
cyborg
Future of WorkAI’s cyborg problem: you have to embrace it to really succeed but 90% of people can’t or don’t want to
By Nick LichtenbergMay 16, 2026
connor vukelich
Future of WorkMeet the 20-year-old CEO who launched a company in high school to solve Gen Z’s entry-level job crisis
By Jake AngeloMay 16, 2026
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Future of WorkLeaders, stop with the Gen Z generalizations 
By Alex CooperMay 16, 2026
Harrison Ford wearing a bow tie
SuccessBefore ‘Star Wars’ made him a multimillionaire, Harrison Ford struggled to make ends meet—so he spent 15 years working a trades side-gig
By Preston ForeMay 15, 2026
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