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VC behind ‘996’ work culture debate says 5-day weeks won’t build billion-dollar startups

adminJuly 8, 2025

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Harry Stebbings, founder of 20VC, says billion-dollar firms aren’t built on five-day work weeks. 20VC Venture capitalist Harry Stebbings faced a wave of backlash in...

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This millennial’s startup raised $120 million. He reveals what helped him succeed — and says it’s ‘more crucial’ than hard work

adminFebruary 12, 2025

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Desmond Lim, co-founder and CEO of Workstream. Courtesy of Desmond Lim Desmond Lim is no stranger to hard work. At the age of seven, he...

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‘I lost purpose’: At 27, he sold his company for $100 million — now, he says it’s changed his view on money

adminJanuary 29, 2025

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Jake Kassan, co-founder of MVMT Watches. Courtesy of Jake Kassan When Jake Kassan sold his company for $100 million at the age of 27, he...

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He bought an abandoned tin mine in Phuket in 1984. Now, his hotel chain is worth over $200 million

adminJanuary 23, 2025

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Ho Kwon Ping is the co-founder and executive chairman of Banyan Group. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Growing up, Ho Kwon Ping didn’t think...

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72-year-old hotel tycoon cautions against a major character flaw in successful people: ‘Never get caught by hubris’

adminJanuary 20, 2025

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Ho Kwon Ping, 72, is the executive chairman of Banyan Group. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Building a business is not for the faint...

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This 36-year-old sci-fi ‘nerd’ quit his banking job to start a deep space startup that has raised $24 million

adminJanuary 12, 2025

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Rohit Jha, 36, is the co-founder and CEO of Transcelestial. Courtesy of Rohit Jha Rohit Jha calls himself a “huge nerd.” He developed a deep...

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Black British entrepreneurs find new ways to land funding as diversity efforts are scrapped

adminJanuary 9, 2025

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Former Goldman Sachs executive Ayesha Ofori was confident that investors would be keen to fund her investment platform startup — then came the wall of...

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82-year-old billionaire CEO shares his advice for the younger generation: ‘Have a go, don’t stand around thinking about it’

adminDecember 17, 2024

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Jack Cowin is the founder and chairman of Competitive Foods Australia, the company that operates Hungry Jack’s. Mark Evans | Getty Images Sport | Getty...

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