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Whop CEO Steven Schwartz
Success
The Gen Z cofounder of $1.6 billion Whop says his platform has minted over 650 millionaires—he wants to make work fun and money worries obsolete
By Emma BurleighJune 14, 2026
CEO says anyone who works from home is grabbing groceries or at the vet 30% of the time—and shows off his busy office at Friday 5 p.m. to prove it
Success
CEO says anyone who works from home is grabbing groceries or at the vet 30% of the time—and shows off his busy office at Friday 5 p.m. to prove it
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 4, 2026
Former IHOP CEO Julia Stewart
Success
Ex-Applebee’s exec was told she’d never be CEO—she bought the chain and fired her naysayer: ‘We don’t need two of us, so I’m gonna have to let you go’
By Emma BurleighMay 30, 2026
Frustrated man in work meeting
Success
Real estate billionaire was called the ‘worst analyst’ at Goldman Sachs—now he says the criticism was the best thing that ever happened to him
By Emma BurleighMay 27, 2026
Like Bill Gates, this billionaire is cutting his kids inheritance to 8 figures because he’d rather give more to philanthropy than his great-grandkids
Success
Like Bill Gates, this billionaire is cutting his kids inheritance to 8 figures because he’d rather give more to philanthropy than his great-grandkids
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 27, 2026
Bill Winters, chief executive officer of Standard Chartered
Success
After receiving backlash, the CEO of Standard Chartered apologizes for hurt over saying ‘lower value human capital’ will be automated by AI
By Emma BurleighMay 26, 2026
Steve Wozniak
Success
Apple’s Steve Wozniak says he cofounded the tech giant after 5 rejections from HP—not to ‘make money.’ For years, his paycheck was just $50
By Preston ForeMay 22, 2026
Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow
Workplace Culture
Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’ 
By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026
‘Change the World’ idealism is dying in Silicon Valley. We’ll miss it when it’s gone
Commentary
‘Change the World’ idealism is dying in Silicon Valley. We’ll miss it when it’s gone
By Jonathan WeberMay 19, 2026
Kevin O'Leary wears a suit and gestures
Future of Work
‘You’re not a hero, you’re a liability’: Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary warns Gen Z founders to stop glorifying hustle culture
By Jacqueline MunisMay 16, 2026
Daniela Amodei, co-founder and president of Anthropic
Success
Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei says entrepreneurs should go on vacation to road test potential cofounders—if they’re a drain, they’re ‘the wrong choice’
By Emma BurleighMay 12, 2026
Poppi cofounder Allison Ellsworth
Success
Poppi cofounder maxed out credit cards and sold her car to fund the company—now, she’s a multimillionaire after a $1.95 billion sale
By Emma BurleighMay 11, 2026
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 $47 billion
By Emma BurleighMay 10, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg once gave a Facebook engineer startup advice at 2 a.m. while ‘hanging out with all the interns’—she quit and raised millions after
Success
Mark Zuckerberg once gave a Facebook engineer startup advice at 2 a.m. while ‘hanging out with all the interns’—she quit and raised millions after
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 6, 2026
The Diary of a CEO founder Steven Bartlett
Success
Diary of a CEO founder says he hired someone with ‘zero’ work experience because she ‘thanked the security guard by name’ before the interview
By Emma BurleighMay 3, 2026
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By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 18, 2026
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Anthropic billionaire cofounder Jack Clark studied literature, not code—and says liberal arts degrees will win in the AI ageplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 19, 2026
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By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 20, 2026
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