“At 27, she took her $5,000 life savings, a good idea and tons of hustle to build a BILLION dollar business. The Crazy Part? She had almost no prior experience in business.” | learn more
This 4-part podcast series by HBR reviews how one of the world’s most visionary CEOs turned into a fugitive. | learn more
“Thin, dyspeptic, and humorless, he had seemed like an alien to his classmates since arriving at Stanford two and a half years earlier. He didn’t drink, didn’t date, didn’t crack jokes, and he seemed to possess both an insatiable ambition […]
“Authorities say Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, perfected a simple internet scam and laundered millions of dollars. His past says a lot about digital swagger, and the kinds of stories that get told online.” | learn more
“With AEW, the 38-year-old CEO has built the first real threat to Vince McMahon’s WWE in more than two decades. Inside the billionaire vs. billionaire smackdown.” | learn more
This profile of Braintree founder Bryan Johnson is interesting for two reasons. First, he’s managed to reverse his biological age to be a decade younger than his actual age (you’ll believe it when you see his photo). Second, his company […]
“Masatoshi Kumagai was a high school dropout whose conglomerate now dominates cloud computing in Japan—and he has an unusual approach to management.” | learn more
This is a 2002 interview with Ellison, the founder of Oracle, 5th richest person in the world, and a University of Illinois dropout 🙌. The author’s introduction of Ellison is my favorite part. | learn more
“Audrey Tang says tech can build trust, tame misinformation, and strengthen democracy. Her plan might even work in the US.” | learn more
“Lavish parties, greedy pols and panic rooms.” An expose on MedMen’s rise and recent drama. They’d probably have filed for bankruptcy by now except that they’re ineligible thanks to being pot sellers. | learn more