Browsing: start-ups
15 years after skipping college to launch 3 startups, I believe the taboo around questioning higher ed is holding an entire generation back
Right now, millions of high school seniors are finalizing their college applications and deciding which path to take. But an…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups
Sam Altman, one of the most powerful leaders in Silicon Valley, is jealous of Gen Z college dropouts. “I’m envious…
Billionaire who sold two companies to Coca-Cola says he tries to persuade people not to become entrepreneurs: ‘Every single day, you can go bankrupt’
Mike Repole, the billionaire entrepreneur who cofounded and sold beverage giants Glaceau and BodyArmor to Coca-Cola for a combined $9.7…
Lovable hits $6.6 billion valuation as its CEO says it wants to be ‘the last piece of software’ companies ever buy
Swedish AI coding startup Lovable has just raised $330 million in Series B funding round at a $6.6 billion valuation,…
The U.S. military is broken. Young Americans want to fix it.Bailey Baumbick traded a career as a national security consultant…
From college dropout to Ironman CEO in 7 years, this Gen Z founder found ‘no pain, no gain’ from a trip to China and the Shaolin monks
Gustas Germanavicius has only been competing in Ironman events for 15 months, but he’s already become the top-ranked athlete in…
Southeast Asia’s tech sector is in a slump—but one VC sees signs that ‘things will work out quite well here in the long run’
Southeast Asia’s start-up scene is just getting started.As Arun Pai, a principal at Singapore-based Monk’s Hill Ventures pointed out at…
Alexis Ohanian ignored Paul Graham’s warning that Reddit’s ‘terrible’ name would be ‘poison’. Now it’s a $38 billion business
Alexis Ohanian once rejected business advice from one of Silicon Valley’s most legendary investors–and it led to a multibillion-dollar success…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has one question he likes to ask every entrepreneur: ‘Why does your company deserve to exist?’
Entrepreneurship is a rollercoaster of exhilarating wins and devastating losses—and not every person is cut out for the career. There…
Meet the Gen Z whiz kids maniacally working ‘996’ hours with AI to help governments repave your roads: ‘I’m sure we got close to burning ourselves out’
In the heart of Somerville, Massachusetts—a hipster enclave outside Boston—a group of Gen Z tech prodigies is flipping the script…












