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An Intern Disobeyed His Parents and Joined SpaceX in 2011. Following Its Historic IPO, He and Thousands of Other Employees Are Now Millionaires

An Intern Disobeyed His Parents and Joined SpaceX in 2011. Following Its Historic IPO, He and Thousands of Other Employees Are Now Millionaires

An Intern Disobeyed His Parents and Joined SpaceX in 2011. Following Its Historic IPO, He and Thousands of Other Employees Are Now Millionaires...

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This Teenage Founder Sold His $40 Million Startup. Now, He’s On to the Next One

This Teenage Founder Sold His $40 Million Startup. Now, He’s On to the Next One
09.06.2026 2

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Inside Jamie Dimon’s Surprising New Plan to Pitch Elon Musk’s Historic SpaceX IPO to Thousands of Wealthy Clients

Inside Jamie Dimon’s Surprising New Plan to Pitch Elon Musk’s Historic SpaceX IPO to Thousands of Wealthy Clients

Inside Jamie Dimon’s Surprising New Plan to Pitch Elon Musk’s Historic SpaceX IPO to Thousands of Wealthy Clients JPMorgan once sued Tesla, but is...

04.06.2026 6

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How This Crisis Helped Convince Mark Cuban That Bitcoin Has ‘Lost the Plot’

How This Crisis Helped Convince Mark Cuban That Bitcoin Has ‘Lost the Plot’ Once a crypto fan, the former ‘Shark Tank’ investor’s...

27.05.2026 6

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‘The Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Just Issued a Dire Warning About Nvidia. Here’s Why He Thinks an ‘Aggressive Fall’ Is Coming, and How Businesses Can Avoid the Same Fate

26.05.2026 7

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The Real Reason Cloudflare Just Laid Off 20 Percent of Its Staff: Why AI Is Coming for ‘Measurers’ First

The Real Reason Cloudflare Just Laid Off 20 Percent of Its Staff: Why AI Is Coming for ‘Measurers’ First The cybersecurity giant is doing well...

21.05.2026 8

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This Founder Called VCs ‘Grifters’—Then Took $110 Million from Them and Built a Unicorn

This Founder Called VCs ‘Grifters’—Then Took $110 Million From Them and Built a Unicorn Fabrication startup SendCutSend recently raised venture...

20.05.2026 10

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Martha Stewart Just Launched an AI Startup to Solve the 1 Thing Every Homeowner Hates

Martha Stewart Just Launched an AI Startup to Solve the 1 Thing Every Homeowner Hates Hint already has $10 million in seed funding and support from...

13.05.2026 9

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2 Uber Veterans Just Raised $27 Million to Change the Way You Maintain Your Home Forever

30.04.2026 10

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The Real Reason the UAE Is Quitting OPEC (Hint: It’s Not Just About Oil)

The Real Reason the UAE Is Quitting OPEC (Hint: It’s Not Just About Oil) The Emirati strategy can best be summed up as ‘take the money and run,’...

29.04.2026 6

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OpenAI’s Reported Missed Revenue Targets Are Spooking Investors Ahead of Its Rumored $1 Trillion IPO

OpenAI’s Reported Missed Revenue Targets Are Spooking Investors Ahead of Its Rumored $1 Trillion IPO A new report suggests anxieties are high at the...

28.04.2026 10

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Thinking of Selling Your Company? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions First

27.04.2026 9

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ARR Is Dead! (Thanks, AI.) Long Live Annual Recurring Revenue, Say These Founders and Investors

11.04.2026 10

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This Rising VC Says the Smartest Founders Are Chasing Unsexy Ideas in the AI Era

08.04.2026 9

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Jamie Dimon’s ‘Skunk at the Party’ Sounds the Alarm on an Economic Downturn. Here Are His 8 Tips for Staying Focused in Times of Stress

06.04.2026 10

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How to Run a Business in a High-Tax State (Without Giving All Your Money to the Government)

How to Run a Business in a High-Tax State (Without Giving All Your Money to the Government) Death and taxes are inevitable. We can help you with the...

03.04.2026 10

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How Todd Snyder’s T-Shirt Side-Hustle Paved the Way for a Fashion Empire

How Todd Snyder’s T-Shirt Side-Hustle Paved the Way for a Fashion Empire The menswear entrepreneur discussed scaling his eponymous clothing brand on...

01.04.2026 10

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The $4 Billion Tech-Shoe Collapse: How a Silicon Valley Darling Lost 99 Percent of Its Value

The $4 Billion Tech-Shoe Collapse: How a Silicon Valley Darling Lost 99 Percent of Its Value A one-time sensation is leaving the public markets as...

31.03.2026 10

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JPMorganChase Just Earmarked $80 Billion for Small Business Lending. Here’s How to Get Your Share

JPMorganChase Just Earmarked $80 Billion for Small Business Lending. Here’s How to Get Your Share The JPMorganChase program is part of a new Jamie...

31.03.2026 10

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The SaaSpocalypse Fire Sale Is Here. Are You Buying?

25.03.2026 20

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If These 3 Big IPOs Happen, No One Else May Have a Shot

19.03.2026 10

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This Controversial Tax Benefit Means Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Could Score a Payday of Over $800 Million

This Controversial Tax Benefit Means Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Could Score a Payday of Over $800 Million Excise tax gross-ups have grown...

17.03.2026 20

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How This Yelp Employee Replaced His Job With His Side Hustle and Now Has Over $100,000 in Sales

16.03.2026 10

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Kind Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky Says to Build a Great Brand, You Must Keep This Promise to Consumers

13.03.2026 20

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How Warren Buffett ‘Devotee’ Bill Ackman Is Pursuing a Favorite Strategy of Berkshire Hathaway

How Warren Buffett ‘Devotee’ Bill Ackman Is Pursuing a Favorite Strategy of Berkshire Hathaway Ackman’s plan involves listing Pershing Square on...

12.03.2026 10

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Deutsche Bank Says the SaaSpocalypse Is Over as Software Stocks Trade at a Massive Discount

11.03.2026 10

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Is the MacBook Neo a ‘Recession Indicator’? Tech CEOs Are Divided Over Apple’s $599 Laptop

Is the MacBook Neo a ‘Recession Indicator’? Tech CEOs Are Divided Over Apple’s $599 Laptop Business leaders are wondering whether the low-cost...

09.03.2026 10

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Experts Are Scared the Private Credit Bubble Is About to Pop

08.03.2026 10

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Crypto Cracks the Fed: Kraken’s Master Account Approval Signals a New Era for Digital Assets

04.03.2026 10

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Private Equity Is Finally Recovering—but Investor Returns Just Hit a Record Low

Private Equity Is Finally Recovering—but Investor Returns Just Hit a Record Low A new report from Bain & Company has the good news—and the...

01.03.2026 10

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Scott Galloway on How Small Businesses and Consumers Can Take the ‘Most Radical Act in a Capitalist Society’

Scott Galloway on How Small Businesses and Consumers Can Take the ‘Most Radical Act in a Capitalist Society’ The NYU professor is currently...

27.02.2026 10

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Scott Galloway Says the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Is a Farce: ‘I’m Buying SaaS Stocks’

Scott Galloway Says the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Is a Farce: ‘I’m Buying SaaS Stocks’ The NYU professor tells Inc. why the SaaS selloff is...

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A Viral AI Doomsday Report Just Shook Wall Street—Even as the Market Shrugged It Off

A Viral AI Doomsday Report Just Shook Wall Street—Even as the Market Shrugged It Off Citrini Research’s new memo outlines a future of white collar...

25.02.2026 10

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They Built a Meal Delivery Unicorn. Now They Have $75 Million to Invest in the Next Big Thing

24.02.2026 10

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Refund Chaos Looms After Supreme Court Tariff Ruling. Here’s What Companies Must Do First

20.02.2026 10

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This Firm Helps Founders Raise Capital Without Losing Control

This Firm Helps Founders Raise Capital Without Losing Control Seamless co-founder Jason Finger unpacks Upper90’s funding model that balances debt...

18.02.2026 10

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Struggling With Budgets? These Fast-Growth CEOs Share Their Capital-Saving Strategies That Actually Work

Struggling With Budgets? These Fast-Growth CEOs Share Their Capital-Saving Strategies That Actually Work Saving money is key to growing your business....

16.02.2026 10

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Coinbase’s CEO Has Lost $10 Billion in Net Worth in 7 Months

12.02.2026 20

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Morgan Stanley Exec Warns of ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Hurting M&A

12.02.2026 40

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AI Has Supercharged Fraud. Here Are 4 Ways Business Leaders Can Protect Their Companies

11.02.2026 10

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Kevin O’Leary Went All-In on This Harvard Student’s Startup Idea Within 15 Minutes

10.02.2026 10

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The Markets Are Rebounding, but the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ May Be a Sign of Things to Come

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Warren Buffett Invested $58 Billion in This 1 Industry Before Retiring. It’s Starting to Make Sense

04.02.2026 10

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California’s CEOs Aren’t Happy About the Proposed Billionaire Tax—With Some Notable Exceptions

31.01.2026 10

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A New Report Says Don’t Believe the Hype About IPOs Just Yet

29.01.2026 10

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Gold Just Surged Past $5,000 for the First Time, but That’s Also a Warning Sign

28.01.2026 10

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How the Fastest Growing Companies Acquire Customers—and Keep Selling Them More

27.01.2026 10

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Elon Musk Makes Big Promises—but Skeptics Are Betting Against Him on Kalshi and Polymarket

27.01.2026 10

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Capital One’s $5.15 Billion Brex Bet Hints at Something Bigger Brewing in Finance

24.01.2026 20

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12 Small-Business Grants to Apply for in 2026

23.01.2026 20

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