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Netflix cofounder says he stopped work at 5 p.m. every Tuesday for 30 years to stay ‘sane,’ no matter the crisis: ‘Nothing got in the way of that’

Marc Randolph ran Netflix for seven years and never let a meeting, crisis, or last-minute request stand in the way of his Tuesday 5 p.m. hard stop. Experts and fellow CEOs are divided on whether that’s genius—or naive.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman says he doesn’t like 'wasting money'—he’ll even drive elsewhere for cheaper garages, despite once owning a parking company

Pershing Square Capital's Bill Ackman will drive to a cheaper parking garage despite a $8.17 billion net worth—and Warren Buffett and Lucy Guo are just as frugal.

Fortune

Billionaire bosses like Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman denounce work-life balance—and some think working nonstop is key to success

Jeff Bezos, founder of retail giant Amazon, which just topped the Fortune 500, is dismissive of the word “balance”—and he’s not alone.

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How a Young and New Billionaire Spends Her Money

See how billionaire Lucy Guo balances frugal daily habits with big-ticket splurges, showing how intentional spending can even be a part of extreme wealth.

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Despite his $2.6 billion net worth, MrBeast says he’s having to borrow cash and doesn’t even have enough money in his bank account to buy McDonald’s

Jimmy Donaldson, the world’s most popular YouTuber and founder of $5 billion business Beast Industries, claims he doesn’t “technically” have enough money to buy McDonald’s in the morning.

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Inside the relentless life of Lucy Guo, the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire

Lucy Guo logs onto Zoom exactly on time. Not early. Not late. Precision matters when your calendar belongs to one of the world’s busiest entrepreneurs.

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Former ballerina overtakes Taylor Swift to become the youngest ever female self-made billionaire

Luana Lopes Lara, co-founder of the online ‘prediction market’ start-up Kalshi, is now worth an estimated $1.3bn after her latest investment round

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Meet Luana Lopes Lara: The 29-year-old ballerina spent college summers working for Ray Dalio—now she’s world's youngest female self-made billionaire

Following in the footsteps of Taylor Swift and Scale AI's Lucy Guo, Luana Lopes Lara has just been crowned the world's youngest female self-made billionaire. The millennial founder built an $11 billion startup in just six years.

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10 Photos of Luana Lopes Lara: Kalshi Co-Founder Who Just Passed Taylor Swift as the Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire

Luana Lopes Lara becomes the youngest self-made woman billionaire after building Kalshi into an $11bn fintech powerhouse at just 29 years old.

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Older generations bash Gen Z for 'doom spending.' But experts say there's a good reason why people splurge when they're young

“My aspiration for material stuff is the inverse of what else I have to offer the world,” The Psychology of Money author said.

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Netflix cofounder says he stopped work at 5 p.m. every Tuesday for 30 years to stay ‘sane,’ no matter the crisis: ‘Nothing got in the way of that’

For Marc Randolph, the cofounder of $467 billion entertainment giant Netflix, there was one rule about clocking out that kept him “sane” while working for three decades.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman says he doesn’t like ‘wasting money’—he’ll even drive elsewhere for cheaper garages, despite once owning a parking company

Pershing Square Capital founder Bill Ackman, worth $8.4 billion, turns off every light and gets upset at wasting money on the little things. Warren Buffett and Lucy Guo agree they hate blowing cash on unnecessary luxuries.

Fortune

Billionaire bosses like Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman denounce work-life balance—and some think working nonstop is key to success

Jeff Bezos hates the word ‘balance’—and he’s not alone. Reid Hoffman says chasing it means you’re not serious about winning, while other billionaire CEOs argue it’s incompatible with success.

Fortune

9 Entrepreneurs from Non-Hollywood Backgrounds Who’re Worth More Than $20M

Hollywood often dominates stories of wealth and fame, but some of the most inspiring fortunes come from people building quietly in other industries. These are self-made entrepreneurs who didn’t rely on glitzy media exposure or celebrity status. Instead, they scaled real businesses, solved practical problems, and amassed fortunes often exceeding…

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5 Tech Entrepreneurs Who Built Fortunes From Modest Online Startups

You don’t need millions, fancy offices, or instant fame to build something big in tech. Several entrepreneurs have started with humble online projects—sometimes just ideas, sweat equity, or basic tools—and turned them into highly successful companies. For anyone wondering whether to take that first step, these stories offer hope, lessons,…

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San Francisco Probes Scale AI Over Labor Practices After $14 Billion Meta Deal, Raising Questions On Gig Worker Rights In AI Boom: Report

San Francisco is investigating Scale AI's labor practices just months after Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) bought nearly half of the artificial intelligence startup in a $14 billion deal, casting new attention on how tech's fastest-growing firms treat the workers powering their models.

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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 so unpredictable

Millennial founder and CEO of Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks, Derrick Hayes, splurged on Bentleys, a Range Rover, and McLaren after achieving multimillion-dollar success. But he says he’s spending more wisely as the economy is too uncertain.

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These Gen Z and millennial founders dropped out of college, took $200,000 from Peter Thiel, and have now built companies worth over $100 billion

The Thiel fellowship awards $200,000 to young people who skip or leave college to spend two years building a startup, with notable alumni including Figma CEO Dylan Field and Scale AI cofounder Lucy Guo.

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Alexandr Wang is now leading Meta’s AI dream team. Will Mark Zuckerberg's big bet pay off?

Tapped by Mark Zuckerberg to lead Meta’s most ambitious AI initiative yet, Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang now oversees a powerhouse team tasked with achieving superintelligence—and outpacing rivals like OpenAI and Google. No pressure.

Benzinga

5 Things To Know About 30-Year Old Scale AI Co-Founder Lucy Guo

At just 30 years old, Lucy Guo has surpassed Taylor Swift to become the world's youngest self-made female billionaire. Her net worth, estimated at around $1.3 billion, is largely due to her early stake in Scale AI.

Benzinga

A New Queen Of Green--Hard-Charging Tech Mogul Replaces Taylor Swift As The World's Youngest Self-Made Woman Billionaire

Taylor Swift is the undisputed Queen of Pop, but she was recently bumped out of the top spot on a different list. Scale AI co-founder Lucy Guo has just replaced Swift as the world's youngest self-made female billionaire. According to Forbes, Guo is worth an astonishing $1.3 billion. Guo founded…

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Scale AI's Co-Founder Says Those Seeking Work-Life Balance Are 'Not In The Right Work'

Scale AI’s billionaire co-founder Lucy Guo says anyone pining for work-life balance is likely "not in the right work," arguing 90-hour weeks are the new baseline for startup success.

Fortune

Scale AI’s 30-year-old billionaire has a warning for anyone who craves work-life balance: ‘maybe you're not in the right work’

What if instead of walking out on jobs that don’t provide work-life balance, Gen Z and millennial workers should leave the jobs that make them crave it instead? That's what Lucy Guo, the youngest self-made female billionaire, advices.

Fortune

The youngest self made billionaire on the planet still shops at Shein and pulls up to work in a Honda Civic: ‘Act broke, stay rich,’ Lucy Guo says

Lucy Guo is now the youngest self-made woman on the planet—knocking Taylor Swift off the top spot. But even with a $1.3 billion net worth, the 30-year-old cofounder of Scale AI tells Fortune she still pinches pennies.

International Business Times UK

Move Over, Taylor Swift! This Gym-Loving Tech Dropout Is Now The Youngest Self-Made Woman Billionaire At 30

The Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire is No Longer Taylor Swift.

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