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Apryl Shackelford in her classroom with students
Success
This teacher quit crowded classrooms to run her own microschool—now she’s earning over $100K and finally doesn’t have to work a summer job
By Preston ForeSeptember 28, 2025
Entrepreneurs can make up to 70% more than paid employees per year, but there’s high inequality among the self-employed
Success
Entrepreneurs can make up to 70% more than paid employees per year, but there’s high inequality among the self-employed
By Jason MaSeptember 27, 2025
Zach Yadegari
Success
This Ivy League reject taught himself to code at 7, built a $30m app by 18 and is treating college like a $100k vacation: ‘not necessarily things that are directly related to my company’
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 27, 2025
Photo of Reid Hoffman
Success
LinkedIn’s cofounder Reid Hoffman says seeking work-life balance is a red flag that you’re ‘not committed to winning’
By Preston ForeSeptember 26, 2025
Jimmy Donaldson taking a selfie
Success
MrBeast’s $5 billion empire runs on generosity—but at a cost
By Preston ForeSeptember 26, 2025
Barbara Corcoran on top of the Empire State Building
Success
Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran says one trait tells her instantly whether an entrepreneur will flop or succeed—if you do this, you’ll ‘lose my money’
By Preston ForeSeptember 25, 2025
Derrick Hayes
Success
‘Tyler Perry said something to me I’ll never forget’: Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks CEO learned a big lesson on when ‘to leave them in the sand’
By Emma BurleighSeptember 25, 2025
Mike Bloomberg
Success
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg was fired after dedicating 15 years of his career to Salomon Brothers—the next morning, he founded his media empire
By Emma BurleighSeptember 23, 2025
Insomnia Cookies founder and CEO Seth Berkowitz
Success
Insomnia Cookies’ CEO runs a sweets empire worth $350 million—but as a college junior he delivered cookies across campus at 2 a.m.
By Emma BurleighSeptember 21, 2025
David Adelman
Commentary
I turned my $2,000 bar mitzvah money into a $2 billion student housing company. Here’s what I learned
By David J. AdelmanSeptember 20, 2025
Sara Blakely smiles on stage
Success
Billionaire Sara Blakely says she launched Spanx with just $5,000 from selling fax machines—and never took on a single investor: ‘I bet on myself’
By Dave SmithSeptember 20, 2025
Brineworks wind plant.
Energy
Exclusive: Climate-tech startup Brineworks raises $5.87 million
By Nino PaoliSeptember 19, 2025
Will Shu
Success
Deliveroo CEO Will Shu turned 100-hour weeks on Wall Street into a $4 billion food empire. Now he’s cashing out with $250 million
By Preston ForeSeptember 18, 2025
Sara Blakely
Success
Spanx billionaire founder kept the brand a secret—even from family—for a year. If she hadn’t, she says she’d probably still be selling fax machines
By Preston ForeSeptember 16, 2025
YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen
Success
The founders who cashed out on YouTube, Reddit, and Instagram—and missed out on becoming today’s billionaires
By Preston ForeSeptember 13, 2025
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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last yearplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeJune 25, 2026
Big Tech
As Big Tech showers employees with perks to win the talent war, Nvidia built a nearly $5 trillion company by making people pay for their own lunchplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 1, 2026
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Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away fasterplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJune 27, 2026
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