Tag: Founder

Oakley founder lists $68 million brutalist home — see inside the concrete compound that looks like a Bond villain’s lair

Oakley’s founder, James Jannard, listed his Beverly Hills cement compound for $68 million.Lee Celano/Getty Images/Westside Estate Agency James Jannard listed a Beverly Hills compound for $68 million shortly after his record Malibu sale. The Oakley founder recently set a record with a $210 million Malibu mansion sale, surpassing Jay-Z. Forbes estimates Jannard’s net worth to […]

IKEA Founder Was Worth $60 Billion But Drove A 1993 Volvo, Flew Coach And Got His Haircuts In Developing Countries: ‘I’m Stingy And Proud’

IKEA Founder Was Worth $60 Billion But Drove A 1993 Volvo, Flew Coach And Got His Haircuts In Developing Countries: ‘I’m Stingy And Proud’ While Warren Buffett is widely recognized as the quintessential frugal billionaire, another name less familiar yet equally prudent in his financial habits is Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA. Kamprad, who […]

Rivian founder tells investors why incoming shareholder Volkswagen needs his help to take on Tesla just as much as he needs the cash injection

Volkswagen’s planned $5 billion investment in Rivian is a lifeline for the troubled carmaker—but not necessarily the one you may think. The cash injection plugs a hole in Rivian’s spending plans, providing much-needed investor confidence in founder R.J. Scaringe at a critical juncture when other EV startups like Fisker are declaring bankruptcy. But the world’s second-largest carmaker isn’t […]

The enigmatic WikiLeaks founder who divides opinion

Julian Assange is a heroic figure for many campaigners against state spying and censorship but regarded as a malicious hacker and danger to national security by his critics. The enigmatic WikiLeaks founder was born Julian Paul Hawkins in Queensland, Australia, to artist Christine Hawkins and John Shipton, an anti-war activist, on July 3rd, 1971. The […]

Gateway Pundit founder Jim Hoft fumes over his failing bankruptcy plan

At the center of every conspiratorial enterprise, you’re almost certain to find someone using it to make money. We’ve seen that with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense organization, Alex Jones and his Infowars organization and Rudy Giuliani’s … entire political career. This week, it was far-right blogger Jim Hoft’s turn to flaunt the […]