Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Says He Was a ‘Terrible CEO’
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he was a “terrible CEO,” arguing that young companies need smart, hungry hires, close supervision and a culture that works without him.
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Founder Mindset
Topic
Founder Mindset
Popsmith’s $600,000 Lifeline and Four Sellouts After Oprah
Popsmith CEO Tal Moore sold $600,000 of personal stock to save his company. Kyle Ray built a six-figure window-cleaning business…
Immigrants Built Half of America's Billion-Dollar Startups
Carnegie data shows immigrants founded over half of U.S. billion-dollar startups. A Fortune 500 executive from Cyprus explains th…
Passion Alone Won't Build a Business: The Case for Three Qualities
A veteran entrepreneur argues passion without dispassion and compassion leads to burnout, ego-driven decisions and identity fused…
AI's Runaway Revenue Charts Are Tricking Founders Into Bad Decisions
Cursor hit $4 billion annualized revenue in June 2026, doubling since February. Entrepreneurs argues founders in other sectors ar…
'We talk ourselves out of it': Emma Grede on Self-Doubt in Business
Fortune's headline quotes Emma Grede — "We talk ourselves out of it" — and credits her with never second-guessing herself. No fig…
Peter Thiel: Germany Suffers From a 'Fear of Success' Problem
Peter Thiel says a cultural "fear of success" explains why Germany has produced no founders who scaled companies like Elon Musk o…