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Mark Cuban says Gen Z should think more like Jeff Bezos and stop chasing the perfect job: ‘Just get a job’—even at McDonald’s or Dairy Queen
By Preston ForeOctober 29, 2026
Andy Jassy holding one finger up
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has two Gen Z kids—and his AI warning for the entire generation is: ‘You can’t run away from it, and you can’t wish it away’
By Preston ForeOctober 26, 2026
Facebook’s cofounder never wanted to be the boss: Like 82% of managers, Dustin Moskovitz fell into the job—and found it ‘quite exhausting’
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Facebook’s cofounder never wanted to be the boss: Like 82% of managers, Dustin Moskovitz fell into the job—and found it ‘quite exhausting’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 25, 2026
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky warns two types of people won’t survive the AI era: ‘pure people managers’ and workers who resist change
By Emma BurleighOctober 25, 2026
Jeff Bezos took 60 meetings to raise Amazon’s first $1 million. Now worth $361 billion, he says the cure for stress is to ‘take the first step’
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Jeff Bezos took 60 meetings to raise Amazon’s first $1 million. Now worth $361 billion, he says the cure for stress is to ‘take the first step’
By Sydney LakeOctober 24, 2026
Catherine Tan-Gillespie
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KFC’s president started washing dishes at 13 but dreamt of being the ‘female Richard Branson’—so she quit jobs that wouldn’t embrace her personality
By Preston ForeOctober 24, 2026
Nathan Fielder
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Elizabeth Holmes documentary maker Nathan Fielder started out as a broker. He quit because it was ‘depressing’ and is now making millions 
By Preston ForeOctober 23, 2026
Martha Stewart
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Martha Stewart says people need to get it through their ‘thick skulls’ that there’s ‘no such thing as balance’—even at 85 she starts work at 7 a.m.
By Preston ForeOctober 21, 2026
‘Circle back,’ ‘synergy,’ ‘boil the ocean’: The corporate phrases Gen Z doesn’t get, and what they say instead
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‘Circle back,’ ‘synergy,’ ‘boil the ocean’: The corporate phrases Gen Z doesn’t get, and what they say instead
By Sasha TuddenhamOctober 19, 2026
Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from forklift driver to the C-suite without a college degree: ‘Don’t chase a title’ is the career advice that got him there
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Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from forklift driver to the C-suite without a college degree: ‘Don’t chase a title’ is the career advice that got him there
By Preston ForeOctober 18, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook
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Tim Cook says late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs gave him this unforgettable advice before handing over the reins as CEO: ‘Never ask what I would do’
By Emma BurleighOctober 18, 2026
A 44-minute call and a memo: How Alexandr Wang won Mark Zuckerberg’s trust—and a $100 billion-plus AI bet
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A 44-minute call and a memo: How Alexandr Wang won Mark Zuckerberg’s trust—and a $100 billion-plus AI bet
By Emma WitmanOctober 17, 2026
Satya Nadella gestures with both hands
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Microsoft’s CEO is still haunted by staying silent in a meeting with Bill Gates. Years later, his boss Steve Ballmer taught him how to speak up
By Preston ForeOctober 15, 2026
Teachers and graphic designers are clocking off and cashing in as influencers—LinkedIn CEO says some are pulling in $10K+ for posts about their jobs
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Teachers and graphic designers are clocking off and cashing in as influencers—LinkedIn CEO says some are pulling in $10K+ for posts about their jobs
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 15, 2026
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Despite his $200 million success, Matthew McConaughey spent a weekend in the desert reading 20 years of bad reviews—he says some of them had ‘a point’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 13, 2026
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