James Goodnight
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James Howard Goodnight (born January 6, 1943) is an American billionaire businessman and software developer. He has been the CEO of SAS since 1976, which he co-founded that year with other faculty members of North Carolina State University. As of 2025, his net worth was estimated at US$18.5 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index and he is regarded as the richest person in North Carolina.
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Entrepreneurs Who Prioritised Profit Before Rapid Expansion
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For a small-business owner, these are useful cases of making growth answer to a viable operation. Some founders established profits early; others changed course after spending or expansion created...
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Founders Who Built Companies Without Venture Capital
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For a small-business owner, the useful question is how the work was financed. These founders built the named companies without institutional venture funding before a public listing, a control sale...
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