Founder | iCloud.Info

Founder

The rise of Sam Altman, the OpenAI billionaire CEO who's just signed a deal with Apple

Wed, 06/26/2024 - 08:09

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

Courtesy of Sam Altman

Tech, Startups, Careers, Features, sam-altman, OpenAI, chat-gpt

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.

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 06:05

A graphic of a cardboard box filled with office supplies, a symbol of being laid off. — Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/Insider

Careers, as-told-to, Googlers, lay-off, big-tech, Startup, Founder

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

Sun, 02/18/2024 - 01:18

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

Tech, Startups, as-told-to, weekend-bi-uk-feature, vinted, Founder, Europe

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

Tue, 01/02/2024 - 06:00

A founder with her face in a storm cloud — "It feels as though we are in the early stages of an unprecedented founder mental health crisis," predicts Brad Svrluga from Primary.
iStock; Rebeca Zisser/Insider

Tech, Startups, Startups, venture-capital, rebecca-zisser, insider-illustration, Fundraising

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

Sun, 12/10/2023 - 05:02

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

Careers, weekend-bi-uk-feature, self-made-millionaire, collagen, Founder, as-told-to, Beauty

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

Fri, 12/01/2023 - 16:42

Underwear-startup Parade prides itself on inclusivity.

Parade

Retail, Retail, Underwear, Parade, Lingerie, Founder, Investigation

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

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 11:37

Emily Weiss Glossier — Emily Weiss stepped down as CEO of Glossier in 2022.
Jamie McCarthy/WireImage

Retail, Glossier, Makeup, Beauty, Founder, job-interview

10 mistakes I made while selling my first startup and what I should've done instead

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 05:02

Andrew Gazdecki — Andrew Gazdecki, founder and CEO of Acquire.com, says don't get greedy.
Andrew Gazdecki

Entrepreneurship, Contributor, contributor-2023, entrepreneurcom, Startup, Founder, jenna-gyimesi

Why artificial intelligence is set to be a game changer for businesses in 2023, according to 7 founders

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 21:17

Tech Insider : Technology

Composite image of Austin Drabik, James Moore, and Brian Meiggs — Austin Drabik, a cofounder of Helm; James Moore, a cofounder of PorchPals; and Brian Meiggs, the founder My Millennial Guide.
Helm/PorchPals/Meiggs Media

Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Founder, AI, artificial-intelligence

I felt stuck in banking, so I quit to start a $2 million tech company without any experience. Here's how I knew it was time to transition into something better.

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 05:00

Daniel Fayle — Daniel Fayle is the cofounder of Chekkit.
Daniel Fayle

Tech Insider, finance, BI-freelancer, contributor 2023, Thought Leadership, Jenna Gyimesi, techs

Subscribe to Founder