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Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman
Success

Blackstone CEO admits his first big investment loss nearly brought him to tears—but the lesson put him on a path to now being worth $52 billion

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October 27, 2025
Late July and Nixie founder Nicole Bernard Dawes
Success

Founder of $100 million company says she quit her day job to rebuild her father’s Cape Cod chip empire—and there ‘wasn’t time’ to worry about nepotism

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October 26, 2025
President Donald Trump announced a $130 million donation by an anonymous donor to help pay U.S. troops on Thursday.
Law

This mysterious billionaire and top Trump backer is behind a $130 million donation to pay troops during the government shutdown, report says

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October 25, 2025
AI will save us time. The real question is what we’ll do with it
Future of Work

AI will save us time. The real question is what we’ll do with it

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October 24, 2025
Facebook cofounder says being a CEO was ‘exhausting’—like 82% of bosses he never intended to manage people
Success

Facebook cofounder says being a CEO was ‘exhausting’—like 82% of bosses he never intended to manage people

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October 23, 2025
Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky challenges founders with a critical question if they aspire to emulate his success

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October 22, 2025
How one founder discovered a lucrative gap big firms ignore—and turned retirees into a loyal, growing customer base
Investing

How one founder discovered a lucrative gap big firms ignore—and turned retirees into a loyal, growing customer base

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October 22, 2025
Bill Ackman, chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital
Success

Billionaire Bill Ackman says he doesn’t like ‘wasting money’—he’ll even drive elsewhere for cheaper garages, despite once owning a parking company

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October 20, 2025
Chess.com cofounder Danny Rensch
Success

Like Jeff Bezos and Howard Schultz, Chess.com’s cofounder says people doubted his vision—with a 225 million-user empire, he’s now having the last laugh

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October 19, 2025
John Summit
Success

John Summit went from working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in a $65,000 job to a multimillionaire DJ—‘I make more in one show than I would in my entire accounting career’

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October 18, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc
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Meta is hiring entry-level roles that pay up to $290,000 a year and require little prior experience

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October 17, 2025
Mackenzie Scott
Success

MacKenzie Scott has sold nearly half of her stake in Amazon, as the billionaire philanthropist casually donates over $110 million to DEI causes

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October 15, 2025
Left: Jeff Bezos. Right: Reid Hoffman.
Success

Billionaire bosses like Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman denounce work-life balance—and some think working nonstop is key to success

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October 15, 2025
This entrepreneur saw losing her desk job as ‘my ticket to freedom.’ Now her products are sold in 9,000 stores
Success

This entrepreneur saw losing her desk job as ‘my ticket to freedom.’ Now her products are sold in 9,000 stores

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October 15, 2025
Peter Thiel
Success

Peter Thiel says he warned Elon Musk to ditch donating to The Giving Pledge because Bill Gates will give his wealth away ‘to left-wing nonprofits’

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October 13, 2025

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