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Ever heard of a $1 billion idea that started with... wait for it... a pixelated homepage? Let me introduce you to Alex Tew, the mastermind behind "The Million Dollar Homepage." The year was 2005. Alex, a broke 21-year-old student, had a wild idea:

“He was broke. Jobless. Living off his girlfriend’s paycheck. Four years later, his game made over $300 million—and he built it entirely alone.” In 2011, Eric Barone had no job, no money, and no idea what came next. So he opened his laptop and start

Vinay Hiremath, co-founder of Loom, is rich beyond most people's wildest dreams. When he sold his startup to Atlassian for nearly $1 billion in 2023, Hiremath walked away with somewhere between $50 to 70 million.

Who is Vinay Hiremath, Indian-origin co-founder who sold startup for $975 million? co-founder of Loom, sold his startup for $975 million to Atlassian in 2023 but feels confused about his future despite newfound wealth. Vinay Hiremath's first big br

Flickr: From an Online.Game Tool to a Photo Sharing App! Flickr was initially part of an online multiplayer game called Game Neverending, made by Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield. That game included a feature allowing players to upload and sh

RedBus: From Pilgrimage Package Booking to Bus Ticketing Platform RedBus was founded in 2006 by three BITS Pilani graduates namely Phanindra, Charan, and Sudhakar. Initially, the idea was to create a platform for booking pilgrimage packages. Howe

This domain was previously owned by Dharmesh Shah, HubSpot's founder and CTO. In early 2023, Mr Shah bought chat.com for $15.5 million, and a few months later, he announced its sale without disclosing the buyer or final price, though he confirmed it

Before Facebook, MySpace ruled the internet. – 300 Million users. – A $12B valuation. It was the king of social media. But by 2010, it was a relic of the past. What really happened? Here's the untold story behind the fall of MySpace. In 2003, Tom

Meet the man who built one of India's largest airlines by offering tickets for just ₹1. Capt. Gopinath retired from the Army at 28 because he felt tied down. He then began searching for ways to feed his family. He did everything from being a milk s

Many people have asked me if Sam Altman owns 0% of OpenAI, how could he afford to invest and fund projects the way he does? 1) Note on Early Exit: 
Sam co-founded a startup called Loopt in college. It wasn’t a massive success, but it sold for $43.4