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Silicon Valley’s ultra-individualist philosophy wants to conquer the world
A handful of technocrats, convinced of their intellectual superiority, occupy key positions of power. They champion a ...
Family offices are booming: Inside the secretive finance centers that cater to billionaires like Jeff Bezos and the Walton family
Such is life working as a chief investment strategist at a family office, the folksy-sounding term that describes firms that ...
Seeking God, or Peter Thiel, in Silicon Valley
It was the first Sunday of 2025 and Epic Church, in downtown San Francisco, was jammed. Mr. Stephens went downstairs to drop ...
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Peter Thiel-backed Plasma Raises $24M to Build Zero-Fee Stablecoin Blockchain on Bitcoin
Plasma secures $24M Series A funding to build Bitcoin sidechain for fee-free stablecoin transactions, backed by major investors.
'Shark Tank' company files for bankruptcy
Wild Earth's journey from 'Shark Tank' success to bankruptcy filing reveals the challenges faced by startups in a tough ...
Business Insider6d
Bill Gates says Steve Ballmer was the business partner he badly needed — so he gave up 4% of Microsoft to recruit him
Bill Gates found a kindred spirit, a social connector, a confidant, a study buddy, and a true business partner in Steve Ballmer, he writes in his new memoir, "Source Code: My Beginnings." ...
‘The Road Ahead’ at 30: What Bill Gates’ classic book about the future says about the world today
GeekWire revisited Bill Gates’ classic book, The Road Ahead, and found parallels to the AI revolution that the world is ...
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Bill Gates says Steve Ballmer was the business partner he badly needed — so he gave up 4% of Microsoft to recruit him
Bill Gates details his early relationship with Steve Ballmer in his new "Source Code" memoir. Ballmer mirrored Gates' energy, boosted his social life, and became the business partner he needed.
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Bill Gates Feared Getting Kicked Out of Harvard During His Sophomore Year. Here’s What He Says Happened
In a new memoir, he recalls studying for spring finals when he received an ominous phone call from a school official Ian Allen/Gates Notes Bill Gates famously dropped out of Harvard University dur ...
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Bill Gates Opens Up About Going to Therapy as a Kid and the Time His Dad Threw Water on Him: 'At War with My Parents'
"I wasn't going to hold back from saying that it wasn't a straight path for my parents to figure out what to do," he tells PEOPLE Ian Allen/Gates Notes As an adult, Bill Gates says he looks back ...
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In chat with Bill Gates, Mark Cuban compares big NBA trade to Microsoft unloading Windows 11
(GeekWire File Photo) Mark Cuban tapped Bill Gates for some perspective on a recent business decision that reshaped the Dallas Mavericks, the NBA team he used to own, and he used a Microsoft ...
Wired6d
The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army
Some of the engineers are associated with data analytics firm Palantir or its cofounder and board of directors chair—and Musk ally—Peter Thiel. As DOGE staffers—many of them young and with ...