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Apple CEO Tim Cook says his late predecessor Steve Jobs gave him this unusual advice when he handed over the reins: ‘Never ask what I would do’

March 11, 2026

Many companies are inextricably tied to their iconic founders—from Mark Zuckerberg being the face of Meta, to Warren…

AArtificial intelligence

March 8, 2026

Office workers who daydream of being their own boss may fantasize about calling the shots, earning sky-high salaries,…

EEntrepreneurship

How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup

March 5, 2026

This isn’t David Park’s first rodeo. The veteran founder and TechCrunch Startup Battlefield alumnus has certainly been battle-tested in the enterprise arena. On…

EEntrepreneurship

Here's how to build something that lasts, from the founder of a $300 million bootstrapped company that's been growing for 28 years straight

March 2, 2026

When I started my company, growth simply meant keeping the lights on and trying everything we could to…

AArtificial intelligence

Have good taste? It may just get you a job during the AI jobs apocalypse, says Sam Altman

February 28, 2026

While executives increasingly turn to AI to reduce headcount, the same CEOs perpetuating the AI jobs apocalypse argue…

AArtificial intelligence

The Rise of RentAHuman, the Marketplace Where Bots Put People to Work

February 18, 2026

The grifters, according to RentAHuman, are fading. “We’re taking safety extremely seriously,” Liteplo says. But the duo also…

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Airbnb’s Brian Chesky says CEOs don't have to be 'miserable'

February 7, 2026

The ‘grindset’ routine of 3 a.m. wake-ups, cold plunges, and strict adherence to the corporate playbook has become…

EEntrepreneurship

The 10 Best Startup Events In Europe 2026

January 26, 2026

Where founders should actually show up this year The right event puts you in front of investors who…

EEntrepreneurship

This millennial founder got rejected 73 times before building a 9-figure coffee company. One more no, and he says he would have sold his kidney

January 26, 2026

But at Stanford, time on campus has proven to be a critical launchpad. Famously, alumni from the Silicon…

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Apple cofounder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% stake for $800 in 1976—today it’d be worth $400 billion

January 23, 2026

Fifty years ago, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak put ink to paper to officially create Apple. This week,…

MMobile

CEOs' favorite apps they check first thing in the morning for success

January 3, 2026

There’s a lot of mystique around the CEO’s morning routine; each business leader has their own habit to…

EEntrepreneurship

Thinking of starting a business? Key advice from small company founders

December 28, 2025

Anya and Frank Walkington, founders of Shamarra Alpacas, lived in the Caribbean and Auckland before settling down in…

Apple CEO Tim Cook says his late predecessor Steve Jobs gave him this unusual advice when he handed over the reins: ‘Never ask what I would do’

This AI founder who quit her 9-to-5 law job has a warning for anyone dreaming of doing the same: ‘I’m working harder now than I ever did’

How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup

Here’s how to build something that lasts, from the founder of a $300 million bootstrapped company that’s been growing for 28 years straight

Have good taste? It may just get you a job during the AI jobs apocalypse, says Sam Altman

The Rise of RentAHuman, the Marketplace Where Bots Put People to Work

Airbnb’s Brian Chesky says CEOs don’t have to be ‘miserable’

The 10 Best Startup Events In Europe 2026

This millennial founder got rejected 73 times before building a 9-figure coffee company. One more no, and he says he would have sold his kidney

Apple cofounder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% stake for $800 in 1976—today it’d be worth $400 billion

Thinking of starting a business? Key advice from small company founders