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SuccessThe world’s youngest self-made billionaire says the secret to closing deals is exploiting investors’ greed and fear of missing out
By Dave SmithAugust 26, 2025
SuccessAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he’s still in founder mode—he personally handpicks staff, treats them as direct reports, and decides who stays
By Jessica Coacci and Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 26, 2025
AICoinbase CEO urged engineers to use AI—then shocked them by firing those who wouldn’t: ‘I went rogue’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 25, 2025
By Ruth UmohAugust 25, 2025
Politics‘Weaponization of a sandwich’ — Subway’s footlong is becoming an icon of resistance against Trump’s D.C. police takeover
By Nino PaoliAugust 24, 2025
SuccessUnlike Jensen Huang, this CEO embraces work-life balance and is proud he takes vacations and coached his kids’ baseball team
By Preston ForeAugust 23, 2025
AISam Altman says colleagues are glad he’s a dad now, because they think raising a child will help him make ‘better decisions for humanity’
By Dave SmithAugust 22, 2025
SuccessGen Z want ‘secure’ jobs in health care—but this CEO left the industry after realizing he could make millions getting Americans to eat more fruit
By Preston ForeAugust 22, 2025
SuccessOpenAI may soon be the most valuable private company—but Sam Altman’s net worth won’t jolt, as the CEO holds no equity and makes just $76,001 a year
By Emma BurleighAugust 21, 2025
GlobalEven McDonald’s CEO knows the fast-food giant is too expensive. Now he’s cutting prices to woo back cash-strapped consumers
By Nino PaoliAugust 21, 2025
CompaniesStarbucks’ CEO is ditching a merit system and giving all salaried staff a flat 2% pay raise instead
By Nino PaoliAugust 21, 2025
SuccessTarget’s incoming CEO started as a summer intern 20 years ago—he tells Gen Zers to embrace feedback if they want to climb the ladder like he did
By Jessica Coacci and Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 20, 2025
SuccessBillionaire Epic CEO Judy Faulkner built her $5.7-billion-a-year software firm in a basement. She says not getting an MBA was a ‘really good thing’
By Preston ForeAugust 20, 2025
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