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Chess.com cofounder Danny Rensch
Success
Like Jeff Bezos and Howard Schultz, Chess.com’s cofounder says people doubted his vision—with a 225 million-user empire, he’s now having the last laugh
By Emma BurleighOctober 19, 2025
John Summit
Success
John Summit went from working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in a $65,000 job to a multimillionaire DJ—‘I make more in one show than I would in my entire accounting career’
By Jessica CoacciOctober 18, 2025
Hank Green sitting on couch holding up two bars of soap.
Success
YouTuber Hank Green warns Gen Z that being an influencer isn’t all lazy mornings and free trips: ‘The vast majority of your life is typing’
By Preston ForeOctober 18, 2025
This entrepreneur saw losing her desk job as ‘my ticket to freedom.’ Now her products are sold in 9,000 stores
Success
This entrepreneur saw losing her desk job as ‘my ticket to freedom.’ Now her products are sold in 9,000 stores
By Alexandra KirkmanOctober 15, 2025
Zach Yadegari
Success
Gen Z coder rejected by the Ivy League despite founding a $30 million app says college is ‘not worth it for most people’
By Jessica CoacciOctober 12, 2025
This millennial went from being a builder on $5 an hour to launching (and selling) Wingstop UK for $532 million—with zero restaurant experience
Success
This millennial went from being a builder on $5 an hour to launching (and selling) Wingstop UK for $532 million—with zero restaurant experience
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 12, 2025
Why the New York Stock Exchange just crowned a Gen Z billionaire: Shayne Coplan figured out a society that gambles on everything
Investing
Why the New York Stock Exchange just crowned a Gen Z billionaire: Shayne Coplan figured out a society that gambles on everything
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 11, 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
By Jason MaOctober 10, 2025
Scope3 CEO Brian O'Kelley
Success
Gen Z are getting fired straight out of college—but this billion dollar founder was fired 3 times in his 20s and says it was the best training
By Emma Burleigh and Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 10, 2025
Author Jenny Han
Success
How ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ writer went from library and Olive Garden shifts to building an empire with Netflix and Amazon deals
By Emma BurleighOctober 6, 2025
Jesse Itzler
Success
This multimillionaire once cleaned meat trucks for $7 an hour, but a coffee shop encounter proved ‘You’re just one move away from changing your life’
By Preston ForeOctober 6, 2025
Chess.com cofounder and chief chess officer Danny Rensch
Success
How the cofounder of Chess.com went from being a child prodigy in a religious cult to building a 225 million player empire
By Emma BurleighOctober 5, 2025
leaders
Commentary
How entrepreneurs outside the inner circle can break through
By Samantha Dewalt, Willy Das and Sarah MaokosyOctober 4, 2025
Photo of Seth Berkowitz
Success
Insomnia Cookies CEO made millions selling his company to Krispy Kreme, but has a warning for entrepreneurs: ‘It can be lonely; it’s a solitary life’
By Emma BurleighOctober 3, 2025
Mark Cuban on AI powering new American Dream: ‘Great democratizer’ for Gen Z
AI
Mark Cuban on AI powering new American Dream: ‘Great democratizer’ for Gen Z
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 2, 2025
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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 ForeSeptember 20, 2026
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By Preston ForeSeptember 20, 2026
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By Jason MaSeptember 21, 2026
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