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Mark Zuckerberg once gave a Facebook engineer startup advice at 2 a.m. while ‘hanging out with all the interns’—she quit and raised millions after
SuccessMark Zuckerberg once gave a Facebook engineer startup advice at 2 a.m. while ‘hanging out with all the interns’—she quit and raised millions after
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 6, 2026
The Diary of a CEO founder Steven Bartlett
SuccessDiary of a CEO founder says he hired someone with ‘zero’ work experience because she ‘thanked the security guard by name’ before the interview
By Emma BurleighMay 3, 2026
Julia Hartz, the cofounder and CEO of Eventbrite
SuccessEventbrite CEO sold her company for $500 million—without a job for the first time since 15, she’s playing chess with a robot and eyeing internships
By Emma BurleighMay 3, 2026
Zoom is giving away $150K to ‘solopreneurs’ with no strings attached—as 33 million workers ditch corporate to become their own boss
SuccessZoom is giving away $150K to ‘solopreneurs’ with no strings attached—as 33 million workers ditch corporate to become their own boss
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 3, 2026
Reed Hastings says AI will drive a return to humanities: ‘I’d be doubling down on emotional skills’
AIReed Hastings says AI will drive a return to humanities: ‘I’d be doubling down on emotional skills’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 27, 2026
Ronald Wayne holding a can of Busch Light Apple, leaning up against a stacked package of the beer.
SuccessApple cofounder Ronald Wayne—whose stake would be worth up to $400 billion had he not sold it in 1976—says that at 91, he has no regrets
By Preston ForeApril 27, 2026
Bloom Energy CEO K.R. Sridhar
SuccessNASA advisor turned $65 billion founder says ex-Intel CEO Andy Grove helped him get out of a crisis: ‘That’s a lesson I will take to my grave’
By Emma BurleighApril 26, 2026
Meet the founder who started over at 50 and worked 20-hour days to build a multimillion dollar cookie dough empire—and still won’t take a day off
EuropeMeet the founder who started over at 50 and worked 20-hour days to build a multimillion dollar cookie dough empire—and still won’t take a day off
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 26, 2026
A Mark Cuban-backed AI startup is helping families turn conversations with their elderly relatives into lasting memories
Startups & VentureA Mark Cuban-backed AI startup is helping families turn conversations with their elderly relatives into lasting memories
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 25, 2026
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
SuccessApple’s Steve Jobs told students to never ‘settle’ in their careers: ‘If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking’
By Emma BurleighApril 25, 2026
Ron Schneidermann
SuccessThis CEO lived on canned soup and took just two days off for his daughter’s birth. Now he admits he lost sight of proper work-life balance
By Preston ForeApril 25, 2026
Spotify just turned 20. Here’s how founder Daniel Ek built it into a $100 billion music empire by being the ‘least powerful person’ at the company
Big TechSpotify just turned 20. Here’s how founder Daniel Ek built it into a $100 billion music empire by being the ‘least powerful person’ at the company
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 23, 2026
Cursor’s 25-year-old CEO is a former Google intern who just inked a $60 billion deal with SpaceX
AICursor’s 25-year-old CEO is a former Google intern who just inked a $60 billion deal with SpaceX
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 22, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook
SuccessApple taps John Ternus as its next CEO—and Tim Cook says he is handing down the same advice Steve Jobs gave him
By Emma BurleighApril 21, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (Left) and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky (Right)
SuccessJensen Huang bans one-on-one meetings, and Airbnb’s Brian Chesky doesn’t use email—meet the CEOs with unconventional work-life rules
By Emma BurleighApril 19, 2026
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