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Marc Andreessen
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Billionaire investor Marc Andreessen says AI destroying jobs and making everyone poor is a ‘fallacy’—and even if that did happen, prices would drop
By Emma BurleighOctober 8, 2025
Jeremy Barker
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Murphy Door CEO’s small-business rule that turned the firefighter’s side hustle into $60 million in revenue
By Ashley LutzOctober 8, 2025
Jesse Itzler
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This multimillionaire once cleaned meat trucks for $7 an hour, but a coffee shop encounter proved ‘You’re just one move away from changing your life’
By Preston ForeOctober 6, 2025
Chess.com cofounder and chief chess officer Danny Rensch
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How the cofounder of Chess.com went from being a child prodigy in a religious cult to building a 225 million player empire
By Emma BurleighOctober 5, 2025
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Insomnia Cookies CEO made millions selling his company to Krispy Kreme, but has a warning for entrepreneurs: ‘It can be lonely; it’s a solitary life’
By Emma BurleighOctober 3, 2025
Mark Cuban on AI powering new American Dream: ‘Great democratizer’ for Gen Z
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Mark Cuban on AI powering new American Dream: ‘Great democratizer’ for Gen Z
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 2, 2025
Hollywood actor Henry Golding
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ star Henry Golding carried around a notebook with random advice strangers gave him—and he’s lived by one musing his entire career
By Emma BurleighSeptember 28, 2025
Entrepreneurs can make up to 70% more than paid employees per year, but there’s high inequality among the self-employed
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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
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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
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31-year-old millionaire has zero sympathy for unemployed Gen Z's ‘excuses’—he says 'it is scarily easy' to build a business and get rich right nowplaceholder alt text
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 31, 2026
Middle East
Iran's president admits 'we have many problems' and missiles 'are of no use' as the U.S. chokes its economy while weakening Tehran's grip on Hormuzplaceholder alt text
By Jason MaAugust 30, 2026
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The heiress of $10 billion Perdue Farms and the $12 billion Sheraton Hotels empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economyplaceholder alt text
By Emma BurleighAugust 30, 2026
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