The rise of Sam Altman, OpenAI's billionaire CEO

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Sam Altman was well known in the startup scene in Silicon Valley.

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I lived in Silicon Valley, New York, and London as a founder. If you're looking for a place to build a business, there's one clear winner.

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Amber Atherton currently lives in San Francisco.

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Trumpet, a new B2B sales startup from the cofounder of DesignMyNight, raised $6.35 million using this 12-slide pitch deck

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Trumpet cofounders Rory Sadler and Nick Telson-Sillett
Trumpet cofounders Rory Sadler and Nick Telson-Sillett

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Wende Zomnir revolutionized makeup with Urban Decay. She's not done building her empire.

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Wende Zomnir.
Wende Zomnir.

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From the moment Wende Zomnir answers my call, it's like I can feel rays of California sun beaming through the phone.

While I'm settled in a New Jersey suburb, she's enjoying Newport Beach, California. It's where the beauty mogul runs her latest cosmetics venture out of a Zomnir-described "surf shack" that sits in front of the ocean.

I was laid off from Google, so I started my own business. It meant taking a $100,000 pay cut, but I don't regret it.

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Vinted was my 2 a.m. house party idea. I didn't think people wanted to buy secondhand clothes online, but I was wrong.

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Milda Mitkute Vinted founder
Milda Mitkute is the cofounder of Vinted.

Milda Mitkute

Startup founders will face an 'unprecedented' crisis of mental health this year, VCs predict

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"It feels as though we are in the early stages of an unprecedented founder mental health crisis," predicts Brad Svrluga from Primary.

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I was a divorced mom to college kids in my 40s. Now I run my $34-million supplement company.

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Maxine Laceby
Maxine Laceby is the founder of Absolute Collagen, the UK's leading liquid collagen supplement.

Maxine Laceby

At failed Gen Z underwear startup Parade, employee firings were often announced to the entire staff on Slack

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Underwear-startup Parade prides itself on inclusivity.

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Glossier founder Emily Weiss loved asking job candidates, 'Why do you work?' new book says

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Emily Weiss stepped down as CEO of Glossier in 2022.

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