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Melissa Ben Ishay attends The Build Series to discuss Baked By Melissa at AOL HQ on October 14, 2016 in New York City.
C-SuiteBaked by Melissa’s founder was fired at 24. Two decades later, she’s ‘so freaking thrilled’ to step down as CEO
By Eva RoytburgMarch 19, 2026
Travis Kalanick, cofounder and former chief executive officer of Uber
SuccessUber cofounder says human workers will be extremely ‘valuable’ until super AGI steps into the picture: ‘That’s my white pill’
By Emma BurleighMarch 19, 2026
Nicole Bernard Dawes, the founder of Late July and Nixie
SuccessThe founder of $100M brand Late July and Nixie started selling $1 cookies at 12 and learned the snack trade from the founder of Cape Cod chips—her dad
By Emma BurleighMarch 15, 2026
Bill Ackman, chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital
SuccessBillionaire Bill Ackman says he doesn’t like ‘wasting money’—he’ll even drive elsewhere for cheaper garages, despite once owning a parking company
By Emma BurleighMarch 14, 2026
C-SuiteInside Lululemon’s founder’s war with the board he says is killing his brand
By Phil WahbaMarch 14, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook
SuccessTim 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 BurleighMarch 11, 2026
SuccessMeet the millennial who turned a $400 side hustle into TikTok Shop’s biggest teeth whitening brand in the UK—now he splashes $335 a month on haircuts and lost $20K on crypto
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 10, 2026
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SuccessThis AI founder who quit her 9-to-5 law job has a warning for anyone dreaming of doing the same: ‘I’m working harder now than I ever did’
By Emma BurleighMarch 8, 2026
SuccessRing is one of the largest companies ever to come out of Shark Tank. Its CEO says he prepared for his pitch like an Olympic athlete
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 7, 2026
Baby in hospital
SuccessChinese billionaire who has fathered more than 100 children hopes to have dozens of U.S.-born boys to one day take over his business
By Emma BurleighMarch 5, 2026
Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman
SuccessBlackstone CEO took home $1.2 billion last year after going ‘max everything’ with work—but he wouldn’t advise his children to put themselves under so much pressure
By Emma BurleighMarch 2, 2026
Slack cofounder Stewart Butterfield
SuccessSlack cofounder says workers and CEOs can get stuck doing ‘fake’ work like pre-meetings and slideshows
By Emma BurleighMarch 1, 2026
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CommentaryHere’s how to build something that lasts, from the founder of a $300 million bootstrapped company that’s been growing for 28 years straight
By Tim HeitmannMarch 1, 2026
Future of WorkHave good taste? It may just get you a job during the AI jobs apocalypse, says Sam Altman
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 27, 2026
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
SuccessFormer Apple exec had lunch with his boss Steve Jobs for 15 years—he says the late founder’s ‘insatiable curiosity’ taught him to never coast on his expertise
By Emma BurleighFebruary 25, 2026
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