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Business lesson by Jeff Bezos: Why being a college dropout isn’t a shortcut to startup success – here’s what entrepreneurs should do instead in 2026Business lesson by Jeff Bezos for startup success: While college dropout entrepreneurs like Dylan Field and Lucy Guo gain significant atten...30 Dec, 2025, 07.31 PM IST- Larry Ellison now world's richest: How a two-time college dropout built Oracle and pushed it to the billionaire chartLarry Ellison has surpassed Elon Musk as the world's richest person after his stock in Oracle skyrocketed. A two-time college dropout, Elli...10 Sep, 2025, 08.53 PM IST
- After Figma’s blockbuster IPO, CEO Dylan Field made $5 billion without a degree! Do Gen Z need college to succeed?Figma CEO Dylan Field net worth 2025: Dylan Field's success with Figma sparks debate about college value. Figma's IPO made Field a billiona...06 Aug, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
- From MIT dropout to AI billionaire: Who is Scale AI's Alexandr Wang?Born to Chinese immigrant parents, who worked as nuclear physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Wang gained early experience working...14 Jun, 2025, 02.08 PM IST
- Taylor Swift just lost her crown: This college dropout becomes the youngest self-made woman billionaire under 40; who is she?Lucy Guo, a 30-year-old tech entrepreneur, now holds the title of the world's youngest self-made female billionaire. Forbes reports this ch...23 Apr, 2025, 06.26 PM IST
- School dropout, billionaire, and now spacewalker: Meet Jared Isaacman, the first-ever to complete a private spacewalkJared Isaacman has become a tech billionaire and space tourist. He founded Shift4 Payments, now valued at $7.4 billion. Recently, he and Sp...16 Sep, 2024, 12.43 PM IST
- Shah Rukh, Adani, Ambani in Hurun Rich List: Wealth of Indian billionaires more than GDP of Saudi Arabia & SwitzerlandHurun India Rich List: The cumulative wealth of Hurun India rich listers has risen to INR 159 lakh crore, surpassing the GDP of Saudi Arabi...29 Aug, 2024, 01.03 PM IST
- India minting 1 billionaire every 5 days, total count crosses triple centuryHurun India Rich List 2024: India has witnessed a significant increase in wealth, adding a new billionaire every five days in the past year...29 Aug, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
- Youngest Indian billionaire in Forbes list is a school dropout. He shares the biggest moment of his lifeNikhil Kamath, aged 37, is India's youngest billionaire, valued at $3.1 billion, according to Forbes 2024. His elder brother, Nithin Kamath...03 Apr, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
- Backing the right entrepreneur is an art; trusting your instinct is the key, says OYO bossRitesh Agarwal assured that one can get good at the art over time too.15 Sep, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
- Say goodbye to mid-week blues with Ritesh Agarwal's business hack for entrepreneursThe Oyo boss told the early stage entrepreneurs that people always want to ride the momentum.01 Sep, 2021, 12.34 PM IST
- 1 billionaire every 10 days: India’s ’20 countThere are now 209 Indian-origin billionaires, of which 177 are Indian residents. The total list, which continues to be topped by Mukesh Amb...03 Mar, 2021, 07.44 AM IST
- Instant lending made this college dropout a billionaireThe majority owner of GreenSky, David Zalik, has appeared on the media radar just as suddenly.27 Sep, 2016, 10.08 AM IST
- Kirk Kerkorian's death signalled the end of an era in dealmakingKerkorian was a perfect example of the American dream: a first-generation American and the son of Armenian immigrants.26 Jun, 2015, 01.14 PM IST
- As the west lionises its successful dropouts, why does India revere toppers?In no other country - not even China, possibly - is success so determined by marks and ranks, and nowhere does so much hinge on it.21 May, 2012, 08.26 AM IST
- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg now richer than Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry PageFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's personal fortunes have soared who is at a worth higher than Google founder Sergey Brin and Larry Page.01 Jul, 2011, 05.27 AM IST
- Four Indians among top 10 richest in the worldFour Indians figured in the top 10, with Lakshmi Mittal followed by Mukesh Ambani, brother Anil Ambani and K P Singh. World's Top Billionai...06 Mar, 2008, 03.12 PM IST
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