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Founders Who Retained Large Stakes in Their Companies
Founders Who Retained Large Stakes in Their Companies
by curious_compiler  • 
2 in common: Evan Spiegel and Mark Zuckerberg
Going public does not always mean selling away most of a founder's interest. These 25 cases examine substantial retained shareholdings, using company disclosures for dates in 2024 and 2025. The...
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Business Executives Who Challenged Short-Term Incentives
Business Executives Who Challenged Short-Term Incentives
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Paul Polman
Quarterly targets, share-price bonuses and activist pressure push companies towards whatever looks good by next spring. The executives here made specific decisions against that pull: scrapping...
Business
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Donors Who Built Independent Journalism Institutions
Donors Who Built Independent Journalism Institutions
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: Craig Newmark
Rich people have long funded newsrooms, sometimes to protect them and sometimes to steer them. This list explains how each donor's money is structured, through a trust, a non-profit owner, an...
Business
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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  • 
2 in common: Craig Newmark and Mark Zuckerberg
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...
Business
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Family Business Successors Who Made Their Own Mark
Family Business Successors Who Made Their Own Mark
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Axel Dumas
An inherited company can provide capital, contacts, skilled colleagues and a recognised name. The question here is what a successor did with those advantages. These biographies centre on...
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Dog Breeds That Make Great Running and Hiking Partners
Dog Breeds That Make Great Running and Hiking Partners
by list_wrangler  • 
More from list_wrangler
For runners, hikers and canicross fans who want a dog that still holds a steady pace at mile ten, not one that merely looks good at the trailhead. Each breed is judged on what a fully grown dog...
Animals
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Entrepreneurs Who Made Repair and Reuse Commercially Viable
Entrepreneurs Who Made Repair and Reuse Commercially Viable
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Craig Newmark
Fixing things and passing them on sounds virtuous, but it only lasts when somebody makes it pay. This list is about the founders who did: chains that mend shoes and cars, marketplaces that keep...
Business
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Entrepreneurs Who Built Business Partnerships That Lasted Decades
Entrepreneurs Who Built Business Partnerships That Lasted Decades
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Ben Cohen (businessman)
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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Wealthy People Who Changed How They Planned Their Legacy
Wealthy People Who Changed How They Planned Their Legacy
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: Mark Zuckerberg
Big fortunes rarely end up where their owners first said they would. This list follows people who publicly and verifiably changed their plans: rewriting a will after reading a premature obituary...
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Businesspeople Who Built Enduring Companies from Modest Beginnings
Businesspeople Who Built Enduring Companies from Modest Beginnings
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Ben Cohen (businessman)
A small first shop, workshop or product range can be the beginning of a company that lasts for decades. Here, modest describes the opening operation, not a claim that every person grew up in...
Business
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People Who Made Collaboration Their Greatest Strength
People Who Made Collaboration Their Greatest Strength
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Ben Cohen (businessman)
Biographies love a lone genius, but many of the most influential careers were built in pairs and small teams. This list follows scientists, inventors, designers, writers, composers, filmmakers...
People
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Entrepreneurs Who Started Their Defining Business After Forty
Entrepreneurs Who Started Their Defining Business After Forty
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: Craig Newmark
The founders here were at least forty when they started the business they are remembered for, and every age is checked against a documented founding date rather than a legend. Most had spent...
Business
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Entrepreneurs Who Turned an Everyday Problem into a Business
Entrepreneurs Who Turned an Everyday Problem into a Business
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Craig Newmark
A clogged vacuum, difficult paperwork or an awkward search for help can reveal a customer need. These historical examples connect a recognisable problem to a specific product or service, then...
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: Mark Zuckerberg
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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Businesspeople Who Funded Long-Term Scientific Research
Businesspeople Who Funded Long-Term Scientific Research
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Mark Zuckerberg
Scientific research needs more than a launch announcement. These 25 businesspeople helped finance institutes, endowments and recurring programmes that gave researchers time, facilities or...
Business
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Wealthy People Who Made Public Giving Commitments
Wealthy People Who Made Public Giving Commitments
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Mark Zuckerberg
Public promises say different things about wealth, timing and control. This historical reference list examines dated commitments, separating intentions from completed transfers and crediting joint...
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: Mark Zuckerberg
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...
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Flat-Faced Dog Breeds and the Health Questions to Ask First
Flat-Faced Dog Breeds and the Health Questions to Ask First
by list_wrangler  • 
More from list_wrangler
For anyone weighing up a Pug, French Bulldog or another short-muzzled breed, this is a health reference rather than a ranking. Each entry names the problems vets see most often in that breed and...
Animals
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Rare Dog Breeds From Around the World
Rare Dog Breeds From Around the World
by list_wrangler  • 
More from list_wrangler
Uncommon breeds with a written standard and a stable breeding population, most of them kept for a real job: hunting puffins on Norwegian cliffs, guarding camps in the Sahel, driving cattle in...
Animals
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Entrepreneurs Who Turned Trade Skills into Businesses
Entrepreneurs Who Turned Trade Skills into Businesses
by curious_compiler  • 
Trending in Business
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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