Reed Hastings Gave Away Billions — And Most of It Went to Education
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Reed Hastings Gave Away Billions — And Most of It Went to Education

After stepping down from Netflix, Reed Hastings donated over $1.6 billion — primarily to education. The man who taught math in Swaziland ...

The Dot-Com Crash: 8,000 Companies Died, but the Survivors Built the Future
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The Dot-Com Crash: 8,000 Companies Died, but the Survivors Built the Future

When the dot-com bubble burst in March 2000, the NASDAQ lost 78% of its value and 8,000 companies vanished. Amazon, eBay, PayPal, and Net...

No Rules at Netflix: How Unlimited Vacation and No Expense Policy Actually Work
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No Rules at Netflix: How Unlimited Vacation and No Expense Policy Actually Work

Netflix has no vacation tracking, no expense approvals, and no travel policy. Just one rule: act in Netflix's best interest. Here is how ...

Founders Who Got Fired From Their Own Companies — And Built Something Greater
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Founders Who Got Fired From Their Own Companies — And Built Something Greater

Reed Hastings lost control of Pure Software. Elon Musk was removed from PayPal on his honeymoon. Steve Jobs was pushed out of Apple. What...

Elon Musk Left South Africa at 17 with $2,000 and a Suitcase of Books
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Elon Musk Left South Africa at 17 with $2,000 and a Suitcase of Books

In June 1988, a 17-year-old Elon Musk left South Africa for Canada with nothing but $2,000, a backpack, and a suitcase full of books. The...

Maye Musk: The Mother Who Worked Five Jobs to Raise Three Entrepreneurs
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Maye Musk: The Mother Who Worked Five Jobs to Raise Three Entrepreneurs

Before Elon, Kimbal, and Tosca became household names, their mother Maye arrived in Toronto in 1989 with two younger children and worked ...

The Road Trip That Started It All: How the Musk Brothers Found Their First Business
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The Road Trip That Started It All: How the Musk Brothers Found Their First Business

In the summer of 1994, Elon and Kimbal Musk bought a beat-up BMW and drove across America. A failed sales pitch they witnessed on the roa...

Greg Kouri: The Man Who Bet $8,000 on Elon Musk Before Anyone Else
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Greg Kouri: The Man Who Bet $8,000 on Elon Musk Before Anyone Else

Gregory Kouri put $8,000 into Zip2 when no one else would. He later invested in X.com, Tesla, and SpaceX. This is the story of the Lebane...