Founders

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Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne's signatures on the bottom of Apple's founding contract.
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Apple cofounder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% stake for $800 in 1976—today it’d be worth up to $300 billion

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June 24, 2025
FedEx founder Fred Smith, a Marine Corps veteran who revolutionized package delivery, dies at 80
Leadership

FedEx founder Fred Smith, a Marine Corps veteran who revolutionized package delivery, dies at 80

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June 22, 2025
Blueland CEO and cofounder Sarah Paiji Yoo
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The CEO of a Gwyneth Paltrow-backed startup ditched body wash, coffee to-go, and disposable diapers for over 2 years

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June 21, 2025
Reid Hoffman gestures
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Reid Hoffman says consoling Gen Z in the AI bloodbath is like putting a ‘Band-Aid on a bullet wound’—he shares 4 skills college grads need to survive

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June 18, 2025
Larry Ellison
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Oracle’s Larry Ellison just rocked the billionaires club—a $40 billion gain has made him the second-richest man, ahead of Bezos and Zuckerberg

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June 18, 2025
Mark Cuban
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Mark Cuban didn’t take vacations for nearly a decade—the billionaire had 5 roommates and worked weekends to turn his career around after getting fired

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June 16, 2025
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AI

Self-made billionaire college dropout Alexandr Wang signs $14.3 billion deal to bolster Meta’s AI efforts: ‘There’s a huge premium to naivete’

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June 14, 2025
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.
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LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman admits what you learn during college may not matter—it’s this skill that can help Gen Z land entry-level jobs

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June 13, 2025
Steve Jobs
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Pixar exec says former boss Steve Jobs called workers anytime, even at 3 a.m. and on vacation—but it’s a red flag he won’t repeat

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June 12, 2025
Databricks CEO met his founding team during college—he tells Gen Z not to give up on higher education even if employers have
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Databricks CEO met his founding team during college—he tells Gen Z not to give up on higher education even if employers have

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June 11, 2025
Julia Hartz, CEO and co-founder of Eventbrite.
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This Gen X CEO runs Eventbrite, the ticketing platform that has sold over two billion tickets—she loves Legos, hypnotherapy, and skin-care gadgets

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June 11, 2025
Sweet Loren’s CEO, Loren Castle
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The CEO of Sweet Loren’s gives every new hire a personality test—and they don’t get the job if they’re too corporate

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June 8, 2025
23andMe sets new auction with $305 million new bid from ex-CEO
Finance

23andMe sets new auction with $305 million new bid from ex-CEO

By Steven Church and Bloomberg
June 5, 2025
Brian Chesky speaks into a microphone
Success

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says his dad did him ‘a service’ by never complimenting him—it’s a lesson he’s kept while building the $82 billion giant

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June 4, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, points on stage
Leadership

24 founders still run their Fortune 500 companies. They’re a rarity

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June 2, 2025

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