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Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs
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Ex Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard University at 16 from public housing—and says higher education is the best way to break into the middle class
By Emma BurleighOctober 10, 2026
Alex Karp
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Palantir’s billionaire CEO says only two kinds of people will succeed in the AI era: trade workers—‘or you’re neurodivergent’
By Preston ForeOctober 10, 2026
Guitar Center is dropping its ban on playing ‘Stairway to Heaven.’ It’s part of the CEO’s big turnaround plan
Retail
Guitar Center is dropping its ban on playing ‘Stairway to Heaven.’ It’s part of the CEO’s big turnaround plan
By Phil WahbaOctober 10, 2026
Why buying Chipotle would be a mistake for Starbucks, even with Brian Niccol in charge
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Why buying Chipotle would be a mistake for Starbucks, even with Brian Niccol in charge
By Phil WahbaOctober 9, 2026
Martha Stewart
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Martha Stewart says Kmart once paid her $65 million a year in royalties—enough to bankroll her entire empire
By Fernanda TroncoOctober 8, 2026
Brian Chesky, the cofounder of $95.8 billion Airbnb
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he wishes he were 26 again because the opportunities post-ChatGPT ‘are so much more powerful’
By Emma BurleighOctober 8, 2026
Sam Altman says the world should accept some ‘bad things’ happening with AI as the industry signs on to Trump’s voluntary safety pact
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Sam Altman says the world should accept some ‘bad things’ happening with AI as the industry signs on to Trump’s voluntary safety pact
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 5, 2026
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Startups & Venture
Adam Neumann says a half-hour car ride with Masayoshi Son is when his ego took over—and WeWork’s $47 billion collapse began
By Muskaan ArshadOctober 5, 2026
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Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei says entrepreneurs should go on vacation to road test potential cofounders—if they’re a drain, they’re ‘the wrong choice’
By Emma BurleighOctober 4, 2026
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Nitin Nohria: Why it’s so hard for CEOs to stay grounded
By Nitin NohriaOctober 3, 2026
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Success
‘We need to trust our employees’: This billionaire CEO went from counting cars in the parking lot past 6pm to embracing hybrid work
By Preston ForeOctober 3, 2026
Ynon Kreiz speaking
Success
Paramount’s new co-CEO once hired a barista he met at a café with no résumé. His advice to Gen Z: ‘Look up and make eye contact’
By Preston ForeOctober 1, 2026
Christian Ulbrich says working from the office is ‘core’. Just make sure it is a beautiful place to be as well 
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Christian Ulbrich says working from the office is ‘core’. Just make sure it is a beautiful place to be as well 
By Kamal AhmedOctober 1, 2026
Sweetgreen cofounder Nic Jammet said growing up in his parents' famous restaurant helped foster and guide him in the restaurant industry.
Retail
‘Never waste a crisis’: A salad thief stole the Sweetgreen cofounders’ recipes a week before they opened their first restaurant
By Catherina GioinoSeptember 30, 2026
Linda Hubbard
Success
Carhartt CEO warns schools are steering Gen Z students away from a lucrative career path: Skilled trades can pay 32% more
By Preston ForeSeptember 30, 2026
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Jeff Bezos says a 3-day workweek and more single-income households are on the way thanks to AI: ‘It’s going to be difficult to hire people’placeholder alt text
By Preston ForeOctober 9, 2026
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