Entrepreneurs

Chess master and co-founder of Chess.com, 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
Hinge CEO says he bribed students with Kit Kats to get the $550-million-a-year business off the ground: ‘I had to beg and borrow a lot‘
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Hinge CEO says he bribed students with Kit Kats to get the $550-million-a-year business off the ground: ‘I had to beg and borrow a lot‘

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December 12, 2025
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne's signatures on the bottom of Apple's founding contract.
Success

Apple cofounder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% stake for $800 in 1976—today it’d be worth up to $400 billion

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December 12, 2025
Zhenghua Yang
Success

At 18, doctors gave him three hours to live. He played video games from his hospital bed—and now, he’s built a $10 million-a-year video game studio

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December 10, 2025
Google.org
Commentary

Nonprofits are solving 21st century problems—they need 21st century tech

By Maggie Johnson and Shannon Farley
December 8, 2025
Reed Hastings
Success

Netflix cofounder started his career selling vacuums door-to-door before college—now, his $440 billion streaming giant is buying Warner Bros. and HBO

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December 5, 2025
Tony Cuccio posing in a chair
Success

Tony Cuccio started with $200 selling beauty products on Venice Beach. Then he brought gel nails to the masses—and forged a $2 billion empire

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December 3, 2025
The creator of an AI therapy app shut it down after deciding it’s too dangerous. Here’s why he thinks AI chatbots aren’t safe for mental health
AI

The creator of an AI therapy app shut it down after deciding it’s too dangerous. Here’s why he thinks AI chatbots aren’t safe for mental health

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November 28, 2025
The Holiday Cottage
Success

This millennial home designer spent 9 months building a replica of ‘The Holiday’ cottage—now it’s renting fast at $499 a night

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November 28, 2025
Elijah-Khasabo
Success

This Gen Zer built a software company in his bedroom that’s about to make $1 million. But he’s still committed to getting his college degree

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November 27, 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
How a jazz musician built a startup solving employee retention—with a platform that plays to every strength
Workplace Culture

How a jazz musician built a startup solving employee retention—with a platform that plays to every strength

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November 25, 2025
Marc Benioff
Success

29-year-old founder spammed Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff 53 times—it worked and now he spends 30 minutes a week ‘hustling’ and shooting cold emails

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November 25, 2025
Brian Halligan, chief executive officer and co-founder of Hubspot Inc., speaks during the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.
Success

The Deadhead who became a $38 billion CEO: What HubSpot cofounder Brian Halligan learned from Jerry Garcia and passed on to his MIT students

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November 25, 2025
Dr. Fei-Fei Li during a reception for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, at St James' Palace November 5, 2025 in London, England.
AI

She ran her parents’ dry-cleaning business at 18. Today, the ‘godmother of AI’ is advising world leaders and running a billion-dollar startup

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November 24, 2025

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