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Alexandr Wang: From MIT Dropout to Meta's Chief AI Officer

Alexandr Wang founded Scale AI at 19 and became one of the youngest self-made billionaires. In 2025 Meta acquired a 49% stake in Scale and brought Wang in to lead its superintelligence lab.

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Meta Superintelligence Labs (formerly Scale AI)

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Ryan Petersen: Flexport, Founder Mode, and the Return of the Founder-CEO

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Ryan Petersen: Flexport, Founder Mode, and the Return of the Founder-CEO

Ryan Petersen founded Flexport in 2013. He stepped back in 2022. He returned in 2023 to steer the company through the freight downturn. Along the way, Paul Graham's Founder Mode essay used his story as the anchor.

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