Wednesday, July 23, 2025
A few years ago, the independent newsroom ProPublica published a shocker of a report. Based on an analysis of 25 years of tax returns, here’s what it uncovered: In 2007, Jeff Bezos paid zero income taxes.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
The stewardess on my red-eye to Argentina was delivering a familiar speech as we got ready for takeoff. Her voice washed over me as I curled up in a window seat, reading the business plan for a tech startup.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
This past week, something extraordinary happened: Ordinary investors like you and me were offered the chance to buy “shares” in some of the fastest-growing private companies on Earth. I’m talking about pre-IPO companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, even SpaceX.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Every few decades, Wall Street changes the rules. First it was blue-chip stocks.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
A hairy question is making the rounds of the startup world: Can Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) make companies so productive that a startup with just one employee will be valued at $1 billion or more?
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Some people relish being a leader. Not me.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Here’s what we believe about the government: It does the most good by just getting out of the way. So it might come as a surprise that we’re so supportive of a new government initiative.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Mark Cuban knows how to make money from sports. Lots of money.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Should you fire me? That was the topic of my article last week.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Take a look at these companies: Facebook… Airbnb… Coinbase… Instagram… Stripe… OpenAI… Robinhood. These are some of the most successful startups of our generation.