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Founders Who Turned Side Projects into Their Main Businesses
Founders Who Turned Side Projects into Their Main Businesses
by curious_compiler  • 
4 in common: Kevin Systrom, Markus Persson and 2 more
A side project becomes a business when somebody has to make room for it: leaving a job, reducing freelance work, stepping away from studies or changing a company's direction. These founders offer...
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Entrepreneurs Who Built Business Partnerships That Lasted Decades
Entrepreneurs Who Built Business Partnerships That Lasted Decades
by curious_compiler  • 
2 in common: Dan Kurzius and Ben Chestnut
Long-running business partnerships are easier to understand when you look at the work each person did. These founders worked together for at least two decades, sometimes as joint executives...
Business
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People Who Built Fortunes from Everyday Consumer Goods
People Who Built Fortunes from Everyday Consumer Goods
by curious_compiler  • 
2 in common: Anita Roddick and Sara Blakely
From cereal and bottled drinks to pens, cosmetics and clothing, these businesspeople built valuable ownership interests around familiar purchases. The selection moves through food and drink...
Business
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Entrepreneurs Who Built New Businesses After Corporate Careers
Entrepreneurs Who Built New Businesses After Corporate Careers
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Jan Koum
A corporate career can supply more than a reason to leave: skills, colleagues, customers and enough savings to attempt something new. These entrepreneurs built substantial businesses after jobs at...
Business
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Business Leaders Who Changed How Supply Chains Handle Disruption
Business Leaders Who Changed How Supply Chains Handle Disruption
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Elon Musk
The most useful supply-chain stories explain what changed when a supplier, factory or route stopped working. These leaders responded through alternative sourcing, selective stocks, production...
Business
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Entrepreneurs Who Built Wealth Through Licensing
Entrepreneurs Who Built Wealth Through Licensing
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: George Lucas
A name, character or invention can earn money through products made by someone else. These examples trace that connection across fashion, entertainment, sport and technology. The focus is the...
Business
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People Who Built Wealth from Entertainment Rights
People Who Built Wealth from Entertainment Rights
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: George Lucas
A hit can keep earning long after its first release. These 20 creators and performers show how publishing, recordings, fictional characters and theatre rights became valuable assets. The selection...
Business
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Business Leaders with Contrasting Approaches to Growth
Business Leaders with Contrasting Approaches to Growth
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Anita Roddick
Buying competitors, opening shops, developing new products and deciding to slow down are very different ways to build a company. These leaders make the differences concrete. Start with Buffett...
Business
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Entrepreneurs Who Turned Trade Skills into Businesses
Entrepreneurs Who Turned Trade Skills into Businesses
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: John Caudwell
Before the company names came work with tools, materials and customers. These biographies connect practical trades with businesses: plumbing, shoemaking, baking, pottery, metalwork, hairdressing...
Business
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Britain's Richest Individuals: A March 2026 Snapshot
Britain's Richest Individuals: A March 2026 Snapshot
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: John Caudwell
How individual fortunes were built, from chemicals and discount shops to games and investment firms. This takes the 30 largest entries recorded with United Kingdom citizenship in Forbes's 2026...
Business
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Billionaire Founders Still Running Their Companies: A March 2026 Snapshot
Billionaire Founders Still Running Their Companies: A March 2026 Snapshot
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Elon Musk
Twenty-five exceptionally wealthy founders who held an operating leadership role at the March 2026 snapshot, selected across technology, finance, industry, retail and healthcare. Entries run from...
Business
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The World's Richest Individuals: A March 2026 Snapshot
The World's Richest Individuals: A March 2026 Snapshot
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Elon Musk
A fixed-date comparison using Forbes's annual World's Billionaires ranking, published on 10 March 2026 with stock prices and exchange rates from 1 March. Values below are estimated net worth in US...
Business
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Comedy Actors with Remarkable Dramatic Range
Comedy Actors with Remarkable Dramatic Range
by curious_compiler  • 
More from curious_compiler
Comic timing can sharpen a dramatic turn, but one surprising role does not prove range. These performers have found different emotional registers across several films or series, from quiet grief...
Celebrities
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Donors Who Supported Universities Beyond Naming a Building
Donors Who Supported Universities Beyond Naming a Building
by curious_compiler  • 
More from curious_compiler
What did the gift actually fund? These 25 donors backed scholarships, tuition relief, research, teaching or continuing institutional support at universities and colleges. The selection follows...
Business
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