In 2009, an entrepreneur invested $10,000 in a moving business; 13 years later, it generated $26 million in revenueBrian Slater started New City Moving in 2009 with $10,000 and one used truck. He built slowly, reinvesting what the business earned instead...
01 Oct, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
At 19, Issam Darui saw Morocco’s transport problem differently, built Lagare.ma, earned global recognition, and eventually moved into international shippingIssam Darui grew up in Oujda, surrounded by Morocco’s transport business. His father worked as a trucker, and Darui also accompanied his ol...
01 Oct, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
In 2018, sisters invested A$25,000 in Mustard Made; years later, their side hustle became an 8-figure brand with 30+ employees across 3 continentsThe sisters got their first real answer at a Sydney trade show. They had put A$25,000 into Mustard Made and were expecting to build slowly....
30 Sep, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
In 2010, an entrepreneur started a beauty side hustle from her apartment with $1,000; 16 years later, Sugared + Bronzed had nearly 50 locations across the USA $1,000 investment, an apartment and a few pieces of tanning equipment were enough for Courtney Claghorn to test a business idea that woul...
30 Sep, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
In 2004, Peter Thiel invested $500,000 in Facebook. 8 years later, his early bet had turned into more than $1 billionPeter Thiel put $500,000 into Facebook in 2004, when the company was worth about $5 million. It was a small private business then, not the ...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
Tech elite's new school aims to replace universityThe most powerful venture capital firm in Silicon Valley is starting a two-year private school for young people intended to replace college...
23 Sep, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
Doomers and boosters: who's who in the AI warsThe furious debate over artificial intelligence has hardened into warring camps -- and a cautious middle. Today, most of the doomers warnin...
15 Sep, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
Tech companies look to Argentina's windswept Patagonia to build massive data centersAs tech giants known as hyperscalers race worldwide to build server farms and run into roadblocks amid anti-data-center campaigns, projects...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.46 AM IST
US billionaires are piling millions into Argentina's Shale boom, here’s what is driving itAmerican billionaires are increasing investments in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale basin. Harold Hamm's Continental Resources plans a $4 bil...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
Peter Thiel's 7 timeless rules for spotting winning businesses: Here is what investors must knowBillionaire investor Peter Thiel advocates backing truly unique businesses rather than merely better versions of existing firms. Drawing fr...
23 Aug, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Billionaires from Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman to Peter Thiel are betting on longevity to cheat deathTech billionaires and leaders are investing heavily in longevity research and technologies. They aim to reverse aging and extend healthy hu...
21 Aug, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
US stocks: US market slips as oil prices rise, retail results awaitedAs investors braced for retail earnings reports, major stock indexes fell, signaling caution in the market. Oil prices surged, driven by co...
18 Aug, 2026, 01.38 AM IST
Europe’s youngest self-made billionaire: James Dacombe dropped out of high school at 17 to build his startup and now his wealth has crossed the $1 billion mark at 25At just 25, James Dacombe has catapulted himself into billionaire territory with his AI chip enterprise, Olix, which he founded a mere two ...
17 Aug, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
PayPal in talks with Stripe and private equity firm over sale: reportIn July, Stripe and private equity firm Advent International made a joint offer to buy the digital payments pioneer for $60.50 a share, whi...
15 Aug, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
AI startup Cognition in new funding talks at $40 billion valueCognition would be expected to raise over $1 billion in the round, Bloomberg reported. The company may still decide not to raise capital, o...
13 Aug, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
Book recommendations by Elon Musk: Looking for your next read that helps you think like world's richest man? SpaceX founder suggests these 5 books on innovation, science and successElon Musk draws inspiration from diverse books for his innovative ventures. Peter Thiel's "Zero to One" guides transformative company build...
05 Aug, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Stock market quote of the day by Peter Thiel | “The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself.”True contrarian investing isn't about opposing the crowd, but about independent thought rooted in first principles. Genuine contrarians ana...
02 Mar, 2026, 06.00 PM IST