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Mike Repole sits in front of a microphone
Success

Billionaire who sold two companies to Coca-Cola says he tries to persuade people not to become entrepreneurs: ‘Every single day, you can go bankrupt’

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December 19, 2025
Lovable CEO
AI

Lovable hits $6.6 billion valuation as its CEO says it wants to be ‘the last piece of software’ companies ever buy

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December 18, 2025
Photo of Danny Rensch
Success

Chess.com cofounder says it took a pinch of delusion to bring the traditional game online—and it’s a ‘requirement for every successful entrepreneur’

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December 14, 2025
Gustas Germanavicius
Success

From college dropout to Ironman CEO in 7 years, this Gen Z founder found ‘no pain, no gain’ from a trip to China and the Shaolin monks

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November 27, 2025
Slack cofounder Stewart Butterfield
Success

Slack cofounder says workers and CEOs can get stuck doing ‘fake’ work like pre-meetings and slide shows

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November 25, 2025
Southeast Asia’s tech sector is in a slump—but one VC sees signs that ‘things will work out quite well here in the long run’
Startups & Venture

Southeast Asia’s tech sector is in a slump—but one VC sees signs that ‘things will work out quite well here in the long run’

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November 24, 2025
JG Chirapurath
Commentary

I had a front-row seat to AI’s rise at Microsoft and SAP. Here’s the billion-dollar blind spot everyone’s missing

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November 14, 2025
Alexis Ohanian ignored Paul Graham’s warning that Reddit’s ‘terrible’ name would be ‘poison’. Now it’s a $38 billion business 
Startups & Venture

Alexis Ohanian ignored Paul Graham’s warning that Reddit’s ‘terrible’ name would be ‘poison’. Now it’s a $38 billion business 

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November 11, 2025
Yann LeCun looking fine in a bow tie
AI

The rise of Yann LeCun, the 65-year-old NYU professor who is planning to leave Mark Zuckerberg’s highly paid team at Meta to launch his own AI startup

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November 11, 2025
Ring cofounder Jamie Siminoff
Success

Ring’s founder went from shoveling horse stalls to selling to Amazon for $1.15 billion and says work-life balance is a myth

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November 10, 2025
Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky
Success

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky challenges founders with a critical question if they aspire to emulate his success

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October 22, 2025
Daniel Pelaez
Success

Meet the Gen Z whiz kids maniacally working ‘996’ hours with AI to help governments repave your roads: ‘I’m sure we got close to burning ourselves out’

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October 19, 2025
Jan Liphardt
Commentary

How do you trust a robot you’ve never met?

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October 14, 2025
Andrew Feldman, Co-Founder and CEO, Cerebras Systems
Success

CEO of $8 billion AI company says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ that people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful

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October 13, 2025
Kevin O’Leary says the best time to start a business is during chaos
Economy

Kevin O’Leary says the best time to start a business is during chaos

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October 10, 2025

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