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In 1998 This Stanford Professor Gave Two Students $100k To Launch A Little Company Called… Google. He's Now The Richest College Professor Of All Time
In 1998, two Stanford grad students convinced their professor to invest $100,000 in their search engine startup company. That startup's name? Google.
Cynthia Weil Just Died At The Age Of 83. Along With Husband Barry Mann, They Built An Unimaginably Impressive And Valuable Songwriting Empire
For over 60 years husband and wife songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil churned out hit after hit.
Tom Clancy Died In 2013. So Who Owns And Profits From The Jack Ryan Character Today? It's A Fascinating And Tangled Web!
Tom Clancy may have died in 2013 but his most famous progeny, Jack Ryan, is still alive and stronger than ever. So who profits off Clancy's work today?
The 20 Richest Porn Stars
Who are the richest porn stars in the world? It's a $15 billion dollar per year industry but which actors and actresses have gotten extremely rich doing porn?
Jack Dorsey's Decision To Purchase Tidal Was A "$300 Million Bar Tab To Hang Out With Jay-Z"
Unfortunately for Block's shareholders, doing bad business deals is NOT against the law.
When The Studio Lost Confidence, Todd Phillips Traded His Directing Salary For Backend Points On "The Hangover". That Was A Wise Choice…
When the movie studio lost confidence in his raunchy R-rated comedy, "The Hangover," Todd Phillips gave up his salary for points in the back end. Guess how that turned out…
How Much Does The President Make?
How much money does President make a year? There's a standard base salary and some nice benefits.
Taylor Swift Rejected A $100 Million FTX Deal After Asking One Seemingly-Obvious Question (That No Other Celebrity Thought To Ask)
Dozens of celebrities blindly accepted huge windfalls of money to endorse the now-disgraced crypto company FTX. Taylor Swift was offered the largest deal of all, but after asking just ONE QUESTION, she knew she had to decline.
Ryan Reynolds Might Lose $300 Million Mint Mobile Payday
The Department of Justice's antitrust division may be taking aim at T-Mobile's $1.35 billion acquisition of Mint Mobile. Which means Ryan Reynolds may lose his $300 million payday.
In 1984, An Unemployed Ice Cream Truck Driver Memorized A Game Show's Secret Winning Formula. He Then Went On The Show…
In 1984, a man named Michael Larson figured out the secret formula behind the game show Press Your Luck. He then appeared as a contestant and used his formula to win an unprecedented fortune that changed rules of game shows forever.
The Nike "Swoosh" Logo Was Designed By A 21-Year-Old Art Student… For A Fee Of $35.
Imagine you're a struggling graphic design student at Portland State University in 1971. One day, an accounting professor asks you to design a logo for his side-business shoe company. How much would you charge him for the logo?
NBC Executives "Went Numb" When Jerry Seinfeld Turned Down "Unheard Of" Offer To Do A 10th Season Of Seinfeld
The NBC people really, REALLY wanted a tenth season of Seinfeld. Could you turn down this much money???
"Passion of the Christ" Earned Mel Gibson The Largest Single Payday In Hollywood History
No studio would touch Mel Gibson's literal "Passion" project with a 10 foot pole. So he put up $45m of his own money… and went on to earn the largest single windfall in Hollywood history.
In 2005, A Graffiti Artist Asked To Be Paid In Stock Instead Of Cash To Paint Pre-IPO Facebook's Offices… That Was A Wise Choice.
In 2005 David Choe was approached by Facebook President Sean Parker with an offer to paint the interior walls of the company's corporate offices. Choe declined the cash and instead requested stock…
47 Years Ago, Apple's Long-Forgotten Third Co-Founder Made The Worst Financial Decision Of All Time
47 years ago, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and one other guy named Ronald Wayne founded Apple Inc. That "other guy" would soon make the worst financial decision in human history.
Tom Shadyac Made $50 Million Directing Blockbusters Like "Ace Ventura"... Then Gave It All Away And Moved Into A Trailer Park
Dr. Dre's Wife Claims She Co-Owns The Trademarks To His Name And His Album "The Chronic"
Seagram's Heiress Clare Bronfman Sentenced To More Than 6 Years In Prison For Role In NXIVM Sex Cult
24-Year-Old YouTube & Tik Tok Megastar David Dobrik Just Bought This $9.5 Million LA Mansion
The 30 Richest Celebrities In The World 2020
The 20 Richest Porn Stars
What Keanu Reeves Did With His Matrix Royalties Proves He Truly Does Not Care About Money
How An Accordion-Playing Big Bandleader Named Lawrence Welk Became The Richest Celebrity On The Planet 50 Years Ago
The 20 Richest YouTube Stars In The World 2020
