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Ryan Serhant starts work at 4:30 a.m.—he says most people don’t achieve their dreams because ‘what they really want is just to be lazy’

Real estate mogul Ryan Serhant wakes up before the sun and values every minute like $1. He says most people struggle with work-life balance because they “lie to themselves.”

By Preston Fore

January 31, 2026

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Law

DOJ Epstein review swells to 5.2 million files, over 400 attorneys, source says

By Stephen Groves, Seung Min Kim, and others

Detail views of downtown Park City Utah on a summer day in August 2018. Views of the street, buildings, and various details around town during the day.

Real Estate

‘Quiet luxury’ is coming for the housing market, The Corcoran Group CEO says. It’s not just the Hamptons, Aspen, and Miami anymore

By Sydney Lake

Lay’s promises that the baked, kettle-cooked, and original chips won’t taste different.

Health

Lay’s drastically rebrands after disturbing finding: 42% of consumers didn’t know their chips were made out of potatoes

By Matty Merritt and Morning Brew

Brian Niccol sits in a white chair wearing a suit. "Fast Company" is written on the screen in the background.

Retail

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol says a Reddit thread about people interviewing at the company convinced him his ‘Back to Starbucks’ plan is working

By Sasha Rogelberg

Success

Ryan Serhant starts work at 4:30 a.m.—he says most people don’t achieve their dreams because ‘what they really want is just to be lazy’

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Snoop Dogg says ‘adversity is like the gym for your soul’ and offers 3 pieces of advice for USC business school grads

Duolingo CEO walks back AI-first comments: ‘I do not see AI as replacing what our employees do’

Visa exec says Saudi businesswomen are showing a ‘very aggressive’ side as traditional barriers to success crumble

A firefighter’s frustration with scrambling to fire hydrants for water sparked an idea: Meet the Heli-Hydrant

Shark Tank’s newest star gives Gen Z grads a reality check—that they need to ‘wake up earlier and stay up later’ to achieve their dreams

These are the books JPMorgan says the top 1% should read right now—with recommendations for ultrawealthy Gen Z included

Zillow exec says ‘remote work isn’t a perk, it’s a business strategy’

Kermit the Frog’s sage advice for new grads: ‘Rather than jumping over someone to get what you want, consider reaching out your hand… life is better when we leap together’

‘Heavy is the head that wears the crown’: Jamie Dimon says these are the two things that will change for whoever becomes JPMorgan CEO

Inside Walmart’s massive new headquarters that is making job seekers 3 times more likely to relocate to Arkansas

The CEO of MNTN got his start teaching himself how to code: He just took the company public with Ryan Reynolds

Telegram’s CEO built two dominant social networks from scratch before 40 and has fathered more than 100 biological children. He’s also facing up to 10 years in prison

How one small business owner is preparing for the tariff economy—And her advice for staying resilient

Chipotle employees are rising through the ranks and making 6 figures after Guild suggested a simple switch that transformed the workforce

Gen Z creators may soon have a new $20,000-paying side-gig thanks to this new Instagram feature

Dairy Queen CEO says he learned from Warren Buffett that being the ‘smartest person in the world’ isn’t the most important attribute for success

Former U.K. prime minister Theresa May says ex-world leaders need to stop commenting on everything: ‘be a measured voice’

Actress Daniella Rahme thinks Netflix’s next global streaming hit can come from the Middle East

Acumen CEO: Entrepreneurs who think they can cure poverty with the Silicon Valley model are a red flag

AI in the workplace is nearly 3 times more likely to take a woman’s job as a man’s, UN report finds

Accenture CEO: ‘If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough’—and she has the motto on a plaque in her home

Forget becoming a self-made billionaire—working for others is a fast-track to ultra-wealth like Tim Cook and Satya Nadella

Keke Palmer became a millionaire at 12—but even with $1 million, she’d still only pay $1,500 in rent and drive a Lexus: ‘I live under my means’

Saudi Arabia’s head of human rights disputes Western criticism around school segregation

Chaos at Newark airport underlines America’s air traffic controller shortage—Here’s why they’re in short supply, and how to qualify

Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will still exist ‘because you still need childcare’

Managers are more likely to deny promotions to workers who unplug after work hours, even though they know it’s better for productivity, study finds

Gen Z are increasingly becoming NEETs by choice—not in employment, education, or training

Anthropic issues ironic warning to job applicants—don’t use AI when applying to our roles

New Jersey Transit train engineers reach deal to end strike that halted NYC routes for 100,000 daily riders

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