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

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September 12, 2025
Mike Repole sits in front of a microphone
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Billionaire who sold two companies to Coca-Cola says he tries to convince people not to become entrepreneurs: ‘Every single day, you can go bankrupt’

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September 12, 2025
Burned out
Commentary

We studied America’s entrepreneurs and found too many of them were burned out, anxious and depressed. We need a well-being revolution

By Samantha Dewalt, Willy Das and Daniela Gimenez-Jimenez
September 12, 2025
YC co-founder who backed Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit says high school isn’t the time to launch a startup
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YC co-founder who backed Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit says high school isn’t the time to launch a startup

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September 8, 2025
Meet the millennial couple who risked their savings and got a $1 million loan to buy the world’s oldest operating drive-in theater
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Meet the millennial couple who risked their savings and got a $1 million loan to buy the world’s oldest operating drive-in theater

By Gene Puskar, Mingson Lau, Holly Ramer and The Associated Press
September 6, 2025
Big Dave's Cheesesteaks CEO and founder Derrick Hayes
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Multimillion-dollar restaurant CEO splurged on Range Rovers and McLarens—but now he’s ‘mindful’ about spending because the economy is unpredictable

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September 5, 2025
Andrew Filev
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My $2.25 billion exit taught me that Silicon Valley’s obsession with 100-hour weeks is actually sabotage. It’s a marathon, not a sprint

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August 30, 2025
Big Dave's Cheesesteaks founder and CEO Derrick Hayes
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Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks CEO grew up in ‘survival mode’ selling newspapers and bean pies—now his chain sells a $12 cheesesteak every 58 seconds

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August 30, 2025
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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

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August 27, 2025
Tommy Fleetwood of England celebrates with the Fedex Cup trophy after winning the final round of the TOUR Championship 2025 at East Lake Golf Club on August 24, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Tommy Fleetwood finally snapped his historic winless streak—163 consecutive PGA Tour losses—and got $10 million richer in the process

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August 27, 2025
Brian Chesky
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he’s still in founder mode—he personally handpicks staff, treats them as direct reports, and decides who stays

By Jessica Coacci and Orianna Rosa Royle
August 26, 2025
Photo of Lior Lewensztain
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Gen Z want ‘secure’ jobs in health care—but this CEO left the industry after realizing he could make millions getting Americans to eat more fruit

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August 22, 2025
OpenAI’s chairman says ChatGPT is ‘obviating’ his own job—and says AI is like an ‘Iron Man suit’ for workers
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OpenAI’s chairman says ChatGPT is ‘obviating’ his own job—and says AI is like an ‘Iron Man suit’ for workers

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August 20, 2025
This millennial gut health scientist and founder juggles 5 jobs and 2 kids—she has a ‘strict’ coffee routine and swears by $20-a-day lunch habit
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This millennial gut health scientist and founder juggles 5 jobs and 2 kids—she has a ‘strict’ coffee routine and swears by $20-a-day lunch habit

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August 20, 2025
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Canada Goose’s ‘nepo baby’ boss avoided printing CEO on business cards for 10 years after taking over his grandfather’s business at 27

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August 18, 2025

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