Leadership

Bill Gates Is Now The Richest Person In The World Again

By Noah Long ● Nov 17, 2019

Bill Gates has become the richest person in the world again as of the market closing on Friday.

8 Tips From Self-Made Billionaire Sara Blakely For Building Successful Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2019

Sara Blakely launched Spanx about 20 years ago with $5,000 in savings. These are some tips from Blakely, which helped her become a self-made billionaire.

Barbara Corcoran Says That This Trait Is What Makes People Successful

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2019

Self-made millionaire and entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran went through a number of setbacks before becoming successful. Here is some of her advice.

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman Says Recession Forecast Is ‘Overblown’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2019

Blackstone Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder Stephen A. Schwarzman pointed out that the chances of a US recession have been "overblown."

These Michigan Alumni Run An Email Newsletter That Is Set To Hit $13 Million This Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2019

Morning Brew -- an email newsletter that makes reading business news more enjoyable -- is set to quadruple its revenue to $13 million this year.

Kaiser Permanente Chairman And CEO Bernard J. Tyson Has Passed Away

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

Kaiser Permanente chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 60.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff On Prioritizing Key Values

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

Marc Benioff has stressed prioritizing key values as the head of Salesforce. Here is how the key values drive the culture at Salesforce.

Reid Hoffman On The Importance Of Systematic Risk Identification While Scaling

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman recently went on stage at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Here's what he said.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reflects On Pentagon Deal, Community, And Productivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2019

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently appeared at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in NYC where he reflected on the community and productivity.

Cars.com Names Former Hyundai CMO Dean Evans As EVP

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 6, 2019

Cars.com announced it named Dean Evans as the head of its marketing tools with an EVP title. These are the details.

Comscore: Bill Livek Named As CEO And Executive Vice Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2019

Comscore announced it named board member Bill Livek as its chief executive officer. These are the details.

Ellevest Founder Sallie Krawcheck Reveals How She Stays Energetic

By Annie Baker ● Nov 3, 2019

In a recent interview, Ellevest co-founder and CEO Sallie Krawcheck revealed how she stays energetic. Here is what she said.

Bill McDermott Has Been Named CEO Of ServiceNow

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2019

Outgoing SAP CEO Bill McDermott has been named the chief executive officer of ServiceNow and is succeeding John Donahoe.

NIKE: John Donahoe Succeeding Mark Parker As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2019

The NIKE board of directors announced that John Donahoe is succeeding Mark Parker as the new president and CEO.

BlackRock Chairman And CEO Larry Fink Believes Companies Should Go Public Sooner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2019

BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink recently went on CNBC and discussed why private companies should go public sooner. This is why.

Michael Acton Smith: The Journey To Launching Calm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2019

At the 2019 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, Calm co-founder and co-CEO Michael Acton Smith told his story about what led him to launching the company.

Marc Randolph Reveals Why He Left Netflix In 2003

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2019

Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph recently published a book about how he was the head of the company in the early days and about the journey since then.

Flint Schools Have Approved Of Water Filtration Testing Funded By Elon Musk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2019

Last year, Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation donated over $480,000 to install new water fountains at schools in Flint. This is an update on the project.

Greylock Hires AppDynamics CEO David Wadhwani As Venture Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Greylock announced recently that it hired David Wadhwani as a venture partner. Wadhwani is coming to Greylock from AppDynamics where he was the CEO.

Bed Bath & Beyond: Mark Tritton Appointed As President And CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond has announced it appointed Mark Tritton as president, CEO, and a member of its board of directors.

Techstars Founder David Brown: How To Deal With Different CEO Personalities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2019

Techstars founder David Brown recently discussed how to deal with different CEO personalities. These are some of the suggestions he provided.

Karen Walker Is Joining Intel As SVP And CMO

By Annie Baker ● Oct 5, 2019

Intel announced recently that Karen Walker is joining as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, effective October 23.

Goldman Sachs Names Marco Argenti As Co-CIO And Atte Lahtiranta As CTO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2019

Goldman Sachs announced it named Marco Argenti as a partner and co-CIO and Atte Lahtiranta as a partner and the CTO.

IVP Adds James Black, Becca Faust, And Karthik Ramakrishnan To Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2019

Later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm IVP has announced it added three people to its investment team including James Black, Becca Faust, and Karthik Ramakrishnan.

J2 Global Names Nate Simmons As President Of Cloud Services

By Noah Long ● Sep 6, 2019

J2 Global announced it has named Nate Simmons as its President of Cloud Services and will be reporting to J2 Global CEO Vivek Shah.

Keith Hartsfield Named As Chief Product Officer At iRobot

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 5, 2019

Consumer robots leader iRobot has announced it named Keith Hartsfield as chief product officer at the company.

Cloudflare IPO: From A Business Plan To A $3.2 Billion Web Infrastructure Giant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

This is how Cloudflare went from a simple business plan to a $3.2 billion web infrastructure giant.

R. Martin Chavez Retiring From Goldman Sachs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2019

R. Martin Chavez - the global co-head securities and a partner at Goldman Sachs - is retiring from the company after working there for about 19 years.

Huda Kattan Net Worth: How This Entrepreneur Built A Beauty Brand Worth Over $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2019

Huda Kattan is a successful entrepreneur who built a beauty brand that is worth more than $1 billion. This is how she did it.

Upfront Ventures Names Aditi Maliwal And Michael Carney As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2019

Venture capital firm Upfront Ventures announced that it has appointed two new general partners: Aditi Maliwal and Michael Carney.