Founders

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The Nitro Cart parked on the sidewalk
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A millennial couple grew their side hustle into a business bringing in $4.5 million a year—here’s how the cofounder would start it again, with nothing

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August 17, 2025
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SoundHound’s millionaire boss founded 3 software startups before even graduating—he tells Gen Z who want to be their own boss ‘don’t just throw darts randomly’

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August 16, 2025
Palantir's Peter Thiel holds up a wad of cash
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These Gen Z and millennial founders dropped out of college, took $200,000 from Peter Thiel, and have now built companies worth over $100 billion

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August 16, 2025
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
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Steve Jobs’ first Silicon Valley boss turned down an offer to buy a third of Apple for $50,000—today, his share would be worth nearly $1 trillion

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August 15, 2025
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Figma’s CEO sent cold emails to and bought coffee for his ‘heroes’ while convincing ex-coworkers to use his product before its $68 billion success

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August 11, 2025
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‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary says being liked has nothing to do with success—Steve Jobs taught him: ‘You can’t worry about whose feelings you bruise’

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August 10, 2025
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This Gen Zer dropped out of NYU at just 19 to launch his blockchain—now, his $1.3 billion company is backed by Mark Cuban and he never takes a day off

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August 5, 2025
Dylan Field gestures with his arms while speaking
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Figma’s 33-year-old cofounder is a former LinkedIn intern who launched the $68 billion Wall Street darling with $100k from Peter Thiel

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August 1, 2025
Steve Kaufer, former chief executive officer of TripAdvisor
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TripAdvisor’s ex-CEO admits he’s often ghosted on LinkedIn since stepping down—but a career expert says it could be a ‘blessing in disguise’

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July 31, 2025
Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz
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Eventbrite’s CEO walked away from Hollywood to build a $225 million ticketing company with her own money: ‘If it’s a disaster, we’ll just be broke’

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July 30, 2025
Kevin O'Leary
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‘Shark Tank’ icon Kevin O’Leary reveals the 3 things he looks for when investing his millions into a founder

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July 27, 2025
Chad Hurley and Steven Chen wearing suits
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YouTube’s founders split over $650 million when they sold to Google in 2006—had they held out, they could have taken a slice of $550 billion

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July 25, 2025
Gen Z corporate worker annoyed at office
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It’s not just Gen Z: these founders hated their 9-to-5 so much they launched their own companies

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July 25, 2025
Cesar Carvalho, cofounder and CEO of Wellhub
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The CEO of this $2.4 billion wellness app ditched Harvard Business School and a McKinsey career to bring calm and exercise to corporate America

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July 23, 2025
The founder of Deliciously Ella started a blog when suffering from severe chronic pain. Now, her multimillion-dollar snack empire is going global
Health

The founder of Deliciously Ella started a blog when suffering from severe chronic pain. Now, her multimillion-dollar snack empire is going global

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July 20, 2025

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