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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
David Rogier
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MasterClass CEO shares the secret to how jobless Gen Zers can get hiring managers to respond to their cold emails
By Preston ForeSeptember 26, 2025
Barbara Corcoran on top of the Empire State Building
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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
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‘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
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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
Yvon Chouinard
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Patagonia founder lived on $1 a day and cat food before making it—when he hit billionaire status, he was so angry he gave away his $3 billion company
By Preston ForeSeptember 22, 2025
Insomnia Cookies founder and CEO Seth Berkowitz
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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
Ramp founder Eric Glyman: How I built a $22.5 billion startup in 2,367 days
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Ramp founder Eric Glyman: How I built a $22.5 billion startup in 2,367 days
By Fortune EditorsSeptember 19, 2025
Oracle co-founder and CTO Larry Ellison
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$34 billion was wiped from Larry Ellison’s net worth days after briefly becoming the world’s richest as ‘AI bubble’ fears grow
By Emma BurleighSeptember 18, 2025
Will Shu
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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
Phoebe Gates
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Bill and Melinda French Gates gave their Gen Z daughter this piece of business advice before she launched her own $8 million startup
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 17, 2025
Sara Blakely
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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
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The founders who cashed out on YouTube, Reddit, and Instagram—and missed out on becoming today’s billionaires
By Preston ForeSeptember 13, 2025
Sebastian Siemiatkowski, chief executive officer and co-founder of Klarna
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Klarna’s $17 billion IPO has just turned 40 staffers into overnight millionaires—while Nvidia, Canva, and Palantir workers are seeing similar gains
By Emma BurleighSeptember 11, 2025
YC co-founder who backed Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit says high school isn’t the time to launch a startup
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YC co-founder who backed Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit says high school isn’t the time to launch a startup
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 8, 2025
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