Bernard Arnault is the wealthiest person in Europe and one of the richest men in the world. His luxury goods conglomerate LVMH encompasses over 70 distinguished brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Sephora. Arnault built his empire from scratch, turning a struggling construction company into
Felix Dennis was an unusual character who made a fortune in the publishing industry, and then pursued creative passions like poetry and tree planting. Though known for living flamboyantly, he also cared deeply about nature and human development. Dennis didn’t follow a standard path, but
Folks, as an entrepreneur and investor, I’m always on the lookout for new and creative ways for scrappy founders to turn their ideas into thriving businesses. Many of today’s most admired companies started from humble beginnings—including as blogs! Blogging enables regular people to share their
Constellation Software, founded by Mark Leonard in 1995, is a unique success story in the world of enterprise software. While most software companies start with a single product and try to expand, Constellation took the opposite approach – acquiring small vertical market software companies and
Charlie Munger, the billionaire investor and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, passed away on November 28th, 2023 at the age of 99. Known for his brilliance in business and investing, Munger leaves behind an unparalleled legacy of wisdom that will continue inspiring new generations. In
The image of a successful startup founder is often that of a young genius – think Mark Zuckerberg creating Facebook from his college dorm room at age 20. However, new research shows that the average age of successful entrepreneurs is actually much higher than commonly