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Dylan Field
Co-founder and CEO of Figma. Dropped out of Brown at 20 with Thiel money to build a design tool in the browser. Spent 4 years in obscurity, then built a $20B company that scared Adobe so much they tried to acquire it.
021966
Rodney Mullen
The godfather of street skateboarding who invented most of the tricks you see today. Dominated freestyle, then reinvented himself and modern skating. Built successful skate companies and never sold out.
031956
Joy Mangano
Single mom turned inventor billionaire. Created the Miracle Mop, Huggable Hangers, and 100+ products. Sold $3B+ through HSN. Built empire from her basement. Subject of Jennifer Lawrence movie 'Joy'.
041984
Alejandro Cremades
Spanish immigrant lawyer who became a serial entrepreneur, helping founders raise $4B+. Built Onevest (sold), wrote The Art of Startup Fundraising, hosts DealMakers podcast. From Madrid to NYC hustler.
051951 – 2002
Sylvia Rivera
Trans activist who fought at Stonewall, co-founded STAR, then got kicked out of the gay rights movement by the people she helped liberate. Spent 17 years homeless before coming back to finish the fight.
061986
Poppy Delevingne
British model, socialite, and ultimate nepotism baby who turned family connections into a solid modeling career, then got completely overshadowed by her younger sister Cara. Born into extreme wealth, married into more.
071989
Arthur Mensch
French AI researcher who went from PhD student to billionaire in 3 years. Co-founded Mistral AI in 2023, raised Europe's largest seed round (€105M), and built it to a $6B valuation in 12 months. Now leading Europe's OpenAI competitor.
081985
Sarah Prevette
Canadian serial entrepreneur who built Toronto's startup ecosystem from scratch. Founded BetaKit, Future Design School, and invested in 100+ startups. Turned community building into exits worth millions.
091965
Kip Fulbeck
Mixed-race artist who photographed 1,200 people for The Hapa Project, creating the definitive visual exploration of mixed Asian identity. UCSB professor who turned personal identity struggles into groundbreaking art.
101988
Amjad Masad
Jordanian immigrant who built Replit, a $1B+ coding platform, from nights-and-weekends side project to teaching 25M+ people to code. Self-taught programmer turned billionaire founder.