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Success
Christopher Nolan was rejected from film school as a teen. Today, the Oscar-winning director behind  ‘The Odyssey’ is worth $250 million
By Preston ForeJuly 20, 2026
Actor Hugh Jackman
Success
Hugh Jackman advises new grads that the most powerful career cues are ‘often disguised as failure’
By Emma BurleighMay 4, 2026
Exclusive: This Chanel chief launched her 40-year luxury career off the back of a failed teaching exam and a chance encounter at a student forum
Success
Exclusive: This Chanel chief launched her 40-year luxury career off the back of a failed teaching exam and a chance encounter at a student forum
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 18, 2025
man shooting at target bullseye and missing
Newsletters
The science of failing up: Why some leaders rise despite repeated screwups
By Ruth UmohDecember 8, 2025
Nvidia headquarters
Big Tech
Triangles are stamped all over Nvidia’s $920 million headquarters, and there’s a symbolic reason why
By Dave SmithAugust 19, 2025
Steven Sasson of Kodak with some crazy photo lens effect around him
Finance
Kodak’s corporate doom: 133-year-old photo icon warns investors it may cease operations with $500 million debt problem
By Eva RoytburgAugust 13, 2025
‘AI fatigue’ is settling in as companies’ proofs of concept increasingly fail. Here’s how to prevent it 
AI
‘AI fatigue’ is settling in as companies’ proofs of concept increasingly fail. Here’s how to prevent it 
By Sage LazzaroJune 11, 2025
Brian Chesky speaks into a microphone
Success
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says his dad did him ‘a service’ by never complimenting him—it’s a lesson he’s kept while building the $82 billion giant
By Preston ForeJune 4, 2025
Jimmy Fallon on the set of The Tonight Show
Success
Jimmy Fallon dropped out of college in his last semester—he says he survived on $7 a day just to get stage time, before making the millions
By Preston ForeJune 3, 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
Success
Fed chair Jerome Powell reveals the biggest career mistake Gen Z grads can make
By Emma BurleighMay 29, 2025
Kevin Hart holds a microphone while performing stand-up comedy
Success
The world’s highest-paid comedian says you must embrace rejection if you want to be successful: ‘It’s supposed to be hard’
By Dave SmithMay 9, 2025
Jefferies boss Richard Handler shares email sent to Lehman Brothers’ CEO on the day it collapsed—and the lessons it taught him
Leadership
Jefferies boss Richard Handler shares email sent to Lehman Brothers’ CEO on the day it collapsed—and the lessons it taught him
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 16, 2025
Keith Ferrazzi
Commentary
I’ve seen companies fail for want of honest feedback. Here’s how to build a culture of candor
By Keith FerrazziMarch 17, 2025
Wil Schroter, CEO of Startup.com
Commentary
I had a VC-funded unicorn-in-the-making and I messed it up—here’s how
By Wil SchroterFebruary 3, 2025
What 700 days of failure taught me before I ended up running a $4B company
Commentary
What 700 days of failure taught me before I ended up running a $4B company
By Linda TongJanuary 24, 2025
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Mark Cuban says he has the solution to growing income inequality, and it's to reward every employee—from CEO to janitor—with company stockplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 20, 2026
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‘I want to die broke’: Billionaire philanthropist Denny Sanford dies after giving away $4 billionplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeJuly 20, 2026
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'Dr. Doom' Nouriel Roubini says we're headed for universal basic income or 'some form of socialism' as AI revolutionizes work—He calls that optimisticplaceholder alt text
By Jason MaJuly 18, 2026
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