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Apple CEO Tim Cook
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Tim 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
Meet 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
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Meet 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
Photo of Logan Brown
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This 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
Ring 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
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Ring 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
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Chinese 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
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Blackstone 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
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Slack 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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Here’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
Have good taste? It may just get you a job during the AI jobs apocalypse, says Sam Altman
Future of Work
Have 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
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Former 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
Jensen Huang
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While Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang enjoys an over $150 billion net worth, his fellow cofounder Curtis Priem sold out in 2006—and missed out on $600 billion
By Preston ForeFebruary 23, 2026
Left: Jeff Bezos. Right: Reid Hoffman.
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Billionaire bosses like Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman denounce work-life balance—and some think working nonstop is key to success
By Emma BurleighFebruary 20, 2026
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein
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Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein says Peter Thiel is wrong: College is worth it because it makes you a ‘complete person’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 20, 2026
Amazon’s humble history: Jeff Bezos used a rented garage as an office and held team meetings at a local Barnes & Noble
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Amazon’s humble history: Jeff Bezos used a rented garage as an office and held team meetings at a local Barnes & Noble
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 19, 2026
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
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Airbnb CEO says AI is ‘the best thing that ever happened to’ his company—he warns other founders: ‘If you don’t disrupt yourself, someone else will’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 17, 2026
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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last yearplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeJune 25, 2026
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As Big Tech showers employees with perks to win the talent war, Nvidia built a nearly $5 trillion company by making people pay for their own lunchplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 1, 2026
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Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away fasterplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJune 27, 2026
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