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Reddit cofounder walked away with $10 million after his dog died and his mom was diagnosed with brain cancer—but he’d be sharing $38 billion if he held out

Before Reddit became a $40 billion giant, its founders sold it for just $10 million. For Alexis Ohanian, the deal that cost him billions reshaped what...

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Elon Musk defends $1 trillion pay package: ‘I just don’t feel comfortable building a robot army here and then being ousted’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk warns “corporate terrorists” are trying to take away his $1 trillion pay package—and control over building out the...

24.10.2025 1

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Executives at DoorDash, Airbnb, Sephora and ServiceNow agree: leaders need to be agile—and be a ‘swan’ on the pond

Top C-suite leaders say staying calm, giving context, and fostering agility are the keys to success within complex businesses.

21.10.2025 1

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$1 billion-a-year CEO writes hundreds of thank you notes to staff and still eats in the break room—’which always, for whatever reason, blows new employees away

First Watch CEO Chris Tomasso isn’t afraid to pick up pen and paper—something similarly embraced by top business leaders at Chevron and even OpenAI.

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This Gen Zer dropped out of college and is making over $100,000 repairing plane engines after 21 months of training 

“I was studying mechanical engineering and I didn't like the fact that half of my classes didn't relate to the actual career that I wanted to get...

20.10.2025 10

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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’

The dream job of Gen Z may look glamorous, but being a content creator may still feel a lot like a 9-to-5 desk job, warns Hank Green.

18.10.2025 10

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says if you check your email in meetings, he’ll tell you to close it: ’it’s disrespectful’

Wall Street titan Jamie Dimon says workplace etiquette has gone off the rails—and he’s calling for a return to old-school focus in an age of AI...

17.10.2025 2

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This exec says resisting FOMO is a major challenge in the AI age: ‘Stay focused on the human being’

Executives from Brilliant Earth, Grindr, and Braze agree: Trying to innovate just for the sake of it can do more harm than good.

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Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says fear of ICE is disrupting business: ‘People aren’t going to work’

D.C.’s mayor says the city is still on edge amid National Guard deployments, immigration sweeps, and a shrinking federal footprint.

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GoodRX CEO calls out an ‘uncomfortable’ trend: The pendulum has swung too far in favor of employees

The post‑pandemic pendulum swung too far in employees’ favor, warns GoodRx’s Wendy Barnes—and business leaders need to build resilient teams...

14.10.2025 2

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As AI fears continue, executives say a human in the loop in not enough—workers need to prioritize one skill

Workday, Microsoft, and Guild executives say AI will reward workers who can think critically and have good judgment.

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IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva dismisses impact of Trump trade war: ‘Trade is like water, you put in an obstacle, it goes around it’

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, says fears that “trade is dead” are overblown.

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Exec at $270 billion Cisco started his career making $4/hour waiting tables—he says the experience ‘wires you differently’ and is a must for Gen Z

Like Jeff Bezos and Jensen Huang, Cisco’s chief product officer Jeetu Patel started his career in the service industry—and he credits it to his...

11.10.2025 10

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AI enabled Klarna to halve its workforce—now, the CEO is warning workers that other ‘tech bros’ are sugarcoating just how badly it’s about to impact jobs

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, who told Sam Altman he wanted Klarna to be ChatGPT’s “favorite guinea pig,” says too many CEOs are downplaying how...

10.10.2025 5

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Gen Z’s credit scores just suffered the biggest drop of any generation in years—student loans, rent and ‘doom spending’ are to blame

Student loan payments, inflation, and social-media-fueled spending are crushing Gen Z’s credit scores—and it could haunt them for decades.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is football’s first-ever billionaire: he went from begging for burgers outside McDonald’s to landing a $400 million-plus tax-free Saudi contract

From humble beginnings to ultra wealthy status, Ronaldo’s $1.4 billion net worth proves the world’s most-followed athlete is also a wise businessman.

08.10.2025 4

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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’

Jesse Itzler, who ultimately sold his $5 billion-in-sales private jet business to Warren Buffett, says the world doesn’t reward perfect plans, "it...

06.10.2025 2

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MasterClass founder says CEOs who are not using AI daily are only 80% as good as their peers—he’s saved an entire day of work thanks to a custom GPT

While some CEOs fear AI will replace them, David Rogier built an AI clone of himself—and says it's made him more essential, not less.

05.10.2025 10

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David Beckham’s company raked in nearly $100 million last year: Deals with AliExpress and SharkNinja put him back on the billionaire track

David Beckham’s latest wins aren’t on the pitch—they’re in business, with $92 million in annual revenue and lucrative deals that could put him...

03.10.2025 10

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Jane Goodall made a name for herself with no degree, no experience: She got a job as a waitress and saved ‘every penny’ on a one-way ticket to Africa

No degree. No academic training. Not even money for university. How Jane Goodall went from waitress to world icon.

02.10.2025 2

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Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says electricians and plumbers will be needed by the hundreds of thousands in the new working world

The $4 trillion tech CEO warns the future won’t be powered by tech bros—but rather the blue-collar workers.

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Lyft CEO uses a Jeff Bezos-inspired interview question to suss out potential new hires: ‘Customers are fickle, so you’ve got to innovate on their behalf every day’

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos taught Lyft's CEO that customers are “fickle”—and it inspired his curveball interview.

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This teacher quit crowded classrooms to run her own microschool—now she’s earning over $100K and finally doesn’t have to work a summer job

The rise of microschools is enabling educators to reinvent their careers on their own terms, with higher salaries, smaller classes, and creative...

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This millennial nurse commutes 5,000 miles from Sweden to work at a California hospital. She works eight days in a row and rakes in over $100 an hour

Supercommuting isn’t just for ambitious interns or Fortune 500 CEOs, one millennial nurse flies across the world—and she says it actually boosts...

26.09.2025 4

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MasterClass CEO admits it’s ‘really tough’ for Gen Z grads—he reveals how they can get hiring managers to respond to cold emails

AI may be gutting entry-level opportunities, but MasterClass CEO David Rogier argues it’s also Gen Z’s biggest shot to stand out—if they know...

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MrBeast’s $5 billion empire runs on generosity—but at a cost

The YouTube star has built much of his popularity on philanthropy-inspired content. But red ink and controversy are testing his model.

26.09.2025 10

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Gen Z is reviving this boring job that millennials and boomers abandoned—and it’s helping them land six-figure careers straight out of college

About 75% of accountants are expected to retire in the next decade, and some Gen Zers are realizing that the field is not so boring after...

25.09.2025 10

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Steve Harvey went from sleeping in his car on $50 a week to multimillionaire status. He says making money is hard, but keeping it is even harder

The Family Feud host went from being homeless and broke to being a multimillionaire and world-renowned entertainer, proving that hustle can turn rock...

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CFO of $320 billion software firm: AI will help us ‘afford to have less people’ but if we do it wrong, it will be a ‘catastrophe’

SAP’s C-suite admits that AI could significantly slash its 110,000-strong workforce—and its CFO says he 'will be brutal' in the process.

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The hottest workplace policy at startups right now: No shoes

Silicon Valley startups are embracing one of their favorite work-from-home perks: attending meetings in just socks.

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Palantir CEO says Gen Z can either have a social life at age 20 or be successful—but they can’t do both

Gen Z may crave work-life balance, but Palantir boss Alex Karp says the only way to win big is to give up their social life.

23.09.2025 9

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Patagonia founder lived on $1 a day and cat food before making it—when he hit billionaire status, he was so angry he gave away his $3 billion company

While some founders dream of joining the likes of Warren Buffett in the billionaires club, Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard was so furious he gave his...

23.09.2025 20

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Charlie Kirk had a message for the over 2 million unemployed Gen Z NEET men: You don’t need college to make your dreams happen

From dropout to multimillion-dollar nonprofit leader, Kirk claimed college was overrated—and many Gen Z share his skepticism.

23.09.2025 10

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This Shark Tank star became a millionaire by 26—he tells Gen Z to be great at just one thing because ‘the world doesn’t reward general talent’

Struggling to land a job? Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec says Gen Z’s secret weapon might not be tech—it’s communication.

21.09.2025 20

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As Gen Z hunts for career fire starters, these are the best MBA programs landing grads $150K+ jobs in tech and consulting

Gen Z may be skeptical of the higher education payoff, but LinkedIn’s new ranking shows elite programs like Stanford and Harvard still deliver...

20.09.2025 10

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Deliveroo CEO Will Shu turned 100-hour Wall Street weeks into a $4 billion food empire. Now he’s walking away with $250 million

From midnight cravings to millionaire: Deliveroo’s Will Shu is cashing out with $250 million after a $4 billion DoorDash deal.

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Spanx billionaire founder kept the brand a secret—even from family—for a year. If she hadn’t, she says she’d probably still be selling fax machines

Spanx’s billionaire founder turned $5,000 in savings from selling fax machines into a $1.2 billion shapewear empire.

16.09.2025 3

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Millionaire Alexis Ohanian walked out of the LSAT 20 minutes in, went to a Waffle House, and decided he was ‘gonna invent a career.’ He founded Reddit

Reddit, now worth more than $40 billion, would have never happened without Alexis Ohanian ditching law school in favor of entrepreneurship.

15.09.2025 4

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Pope Leo warns that the world is in ‘big trouble’ if Elon Musk becomes the first trillionaire

The top 1% increased their wealth by nearly $34 trillion over the last decade—enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over.

15.09.2025 7

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The founders who cashed out on YouTube, Reddit, and Instagram—and missed out on becoming today’s billionaires

YouTube, Reddit, and Instagram may be household names, but their founders could have made billions more by waiting to cash out.

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Klarna’s cofounder worked at Burger King and lived on food stamps before starting the buy-now, pay-later firm. It’s now worth $16 billion after IPO

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski worked at Burger King and lived on welfare before starting his $16 billion fintech firm.

12.09.2025 4

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Not just Larry Ellison got a huge payday this week—Oracle’s CEO is worth over $3.4 billion after stock surge

Not just Larry Ellison got a huge payday this week—Oracle’s CEO is worth over $3.4 billion after the company's stock surged by over 30%.

11.09.2025 4

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Film director Spike Lee and Michelle Obama slam overnight success as a lie—and that anyone selling it is hiding a ‘dark’ backstory

Obama and the award-winning filmmaker have stark advice for Gen Z: stop chasing ‘overnight success’ shortcuts because they’re not real.

10.09.2025 20

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Workday’s CEO says his career took off after he changed his attitude—and Amazon boss Andy Jassy swears by the same mindset hack

Gen Z may feel AI is blocking their climb up the ladder, but according to the $62 billion HR tech CEO, attitude could be holding them back.

09.09.2025 10

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This podcaster went from a top insurance salesman to #1 on Apple Podcasts making $7 million a year. He tells Gen Z they just need a phone to copy him

Mick Hunt seemingly became a millionaire podcaster overnight—but it started with a career of hard work and figuring out his “Because.”

06.09.2025 10

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sent research reports on Sundays to SoundHound’s CEO for feedback—an unusual ritual that helped grow the $5 billion AI firm

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang became an unlikely mentor to SoundHound’s Keyvan Mojajer—helping transform a dorm room idea into a $5 billion AI company.

06.09.2025 20

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Brooks CEO Dan Sheridan leads his company with a Charlie Munger-inspired mantra: low arrogance and a bureaucracy allergy

Brooks CEO Dan Sheridan does all he can to avoid the ABCs—or what Warren Buffett calls “corporate cancers”: arrogance, bureaucracy and complacency.

04.09.2025 7

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New Nestlé CEO joined the company straight out of college—like Mary Barra and Doug McMillon, he climbed all the way to the top at a single company

Philipp Navratil joins Fortune 500 leaders in proving that playing the long game up the same corporate ladder can pay off.

04.09.2025 10

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reveals the 5 AI prompts he uses that can ‘supercharge your everyday workflow’

The leader of the $3.7 trillion tech giant reveals the top prompts he uses on GPT-5 to help maintain productivity with meetings, projects, and more.

03.09.2025 9

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Don’t worry about the job market on Earth, Gen Z: Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk say you’ll be working in space soon

As the number of Gen Z’s entry-level jobs shrinks, billionaires like Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk say the real growth is soon leaving Earth.

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