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Stripe makes it easier for businesses to accept payments in web and mobile apps. Meet co-founder Patrick Collison.
07/06/2019

Stripe makes it easier for businesses to accept payments in web and mobile apps. Meet co-founder Patrick Collison.

Stripe is a financial software company that helps businesses manage their online and mobile transactions. Patrick started Stripe in 2009 when he was 21 years old with his younger brother, John. He is originally from Dromineer, Ireland, which has a population of roughly 70 people.

Beyond Meat uses protein from plants — not animals — to look, smell & taste like meat. Meet the founder Ethan Brown
06/29/2019

Beyond Meat uses protein from plants — not animals — to look, smell & taste like meat. Meet the founder Ethan Brown

Beyond Meat makes meat using plant protein instead of animal protein. The goal is to make a healthier product that looks, tastes, feels, and smells like chicken or beef using fewer natural resources.

Martine Rothblatt, founder of SiriusXM and United Therapeutics, became America's highest paid female CEO in 2013.
05/24/2019

Martine Rothblatt, founder of SiriusXM and United Therapeutics, became America's highest paid female CEO in 2013.

Martine is a pioneer in the satellite industry, launching companies including Geostar, PanAmSat, and Sirius Satellite Radio. She also founded United Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company focused on cardiopulmonary disorders. In 2013, she became the highest paid female CEO in America.

Need a lift? With the Lyft app on your phone, request a driver to pick you up in minutes. Meet founder John Zimmer.
05/06/2019

Need a lift? With the Lyft app on your phone, request a driver to pick you up in minutes. Meet founder John Zimmer.

Lyft is a transportation network company with a peer-to-peer mobile app that enables passengers to request rides with their smartphones. Prior to starting Lyft, John co-founded Zimride in 2007, a carpooling ride-share company available predominantly in college communities. Zimride was sold to Enterp...

Bolt Threads makes spider silk by replicating a spider’s DNA and then produces clothes using the silk. Meet co-founder, ...
04/29/2019

Bolt Threads makes spider silk by replicating a spider’s DNA and then produces clothes using the silk. Meet co-founder, Dan Widmaier.

Bolt Threads is a materials innovation company. Using proprietary technology and revolutionary bio-engineering concepts, Bolt Threads seeks to deliver high-performance materials focused on sustainability.

With $10K in 1981 Essie Weingarten launched essie, her own line of nail polish, now a global brand in 25K salons.
04/19/2019

With $10K in 1981 Essie Weingarten launched essie, her own line of nail polish, now a global brand in 25K salons.

Essie started her eponymous brand in 1981 with $10,000 after working in the hosiery business. When Essie launched, there were very few companies making nail polish, and nail salons were rare. Essie nail polish is now available in roughly 25,000 salons in more than 100 countries. The company was boug...

Tristan Walker founded Walker Brands, maker of health & beauty products for people of color. Bevel Code2040
04/19/2019

Tristan Walker founded Walker Brands, maker of health & beauty products for people of color. Bevel Code2040

Walker & Company makes beauty and health products for people of color. Prior, Tristan was the first African American entrepreneur in residence at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He is also the founder of Code2040, a program that connects Black and Latino coders with Silicon Valley star...

Computer scientist Luis von Ahn builds systems that enable web security () & gamify learning ().
04/08/2019

Computer scientist Luis von Ahn builds systems that enable web security () & gamify learning ().

Luis is an inventor and computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon. He is one of the creators of CAPTCHA, a system that allows websites to determine whether you’re a human or a computer. CAPTCHAs are wavy, distorted words that people need to type out when they’re submitting a form to a websit...

More than 20,000 agents at Geek Squad provide 24/7/365 tech support to set up, install, support or repair all kinds of c...
04/08/2019

More than 20,000 agents at Geek Squad provide 24/7/365 tech support to set up, install, support or repair all kinds of consumer electronics. Meet founder Robert Stephens.

Robert Stephens started making computer tech-support house calls on his dirt bike while he was a college student at the University of Minnesota in 1994. He’d arrive to a customer’s house on time, take off his shoes, wear a clean uniform, and fix the problem. His cheeky “law enforcement” mark...

Meet Andrew Rosen, American fashion pioneer and co-founder of Theory, maker of contemporary clothing for women & men
03/16/2019

Meet Andrew Rosen, American fashion pioneer and co-founder of Theory, maker of contemporary clothing for women & men

Andrew launched Theory, a contemporary clothing company, in 1997 with co-founder Eli Tahari. Theory used the stretchy fabric lycra to create a more modern, slender look initially for young professional women. Theory was sold in 2003 to the Japanese company Fast Retailing and IPO’ed in 2005. In add...

Azim Premji became 5th wealthiest in India by transforming Wipro Limited from cooking oil producer to IT outsource provi...
03/01/2019

Azim Premji became 5th wealthiest in India by transforming Wipro Limited from cooking oil producer to IT outsource provider.

Sometimes the company you start looks a lot different from the company you end up with; Azim Premji turned his cooking fat company into one of India’s largest technology companies. With over 70,000 employees and $3Bn in sales, Wipro provides software solutions, research and development, and inform...

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