Young Visionaries: Page 2

Innovation

This MIT Grad Is Changing Medicine With a Needle-Covered Pill

Once he explains how it works, the idea is easy to swallow.

Growing a Business

4 Things to Know to Effectively Lead Generation Y

Young workers have a few demands that it is entirely worth it to meet.

Thought Leaders

3 Insights About Entrepreneurship Inspired by Youth

For starters, youth and inexperience aren't an obstacle.

Thought Leaders

Discover and Work in Your Entrepreneurial Zone of Genius

Knowing and working with your individual EZOG will help you build a better business.

Innovation

Meet Y Combinator's Bold Whiz Kid Boss

Sam Altman is redefining the venture capital firm's identity and making bold moves. After one year on the job, has his strategy paid off?

Money & Finance

8 CEOs Who Amassed a Fortune Before Age 30 (Infographic)

Young, rich and brainy. It's an envious trifecta. Elon Musk fits the bill. Who else made the luxe list?

Thought Leaders

What You Can Learn From 8 Kids Already Making a Million Dollars

There is no age discrimination in entrepreneurship.

Innovation

These 20 Kids Just Got $100,000 to Drop Out of School. And They Want to Change Your Life.

From revolutionizing the way we manage email to curing cancer, the ambitions of the most recent group of Thiel Fellows belie their youth.

Thought Leaders

Think Your Job Sucks? New MTV Show Profiles Strange and Awesome Career Paths

MTV's new series, which profiles snake venom milkers, beer keg inventors and junk food bloggers, represents the network's first foray into business-centric content.

Living

Why This Teen Was Accepted Into All 8 Ivy League Universities

Seventeen-year-old high school senior Kwasi Enin pulled off a collegiate hat trick several times over.

Thought Leaders

Inspired or Insane: This 28-Year-Old Vows to Launch a New Business Every Week for One Year

A serial entrepreneur who was once on 'Shark Tank' is embarking on a bold new mission.

Business News

Thrillist's Ben Lerer on his Success as a Young Trep

Despite his famous father, the Thrillist co-founder has managed to find massive success in business on his own. Here, we ask him about his victories -- and challenges.

Business News

From Pinterest to Gumroad, 19-Year-Old Sahil Lavingia on His Trek Through Silicon Valley

We spoke with the young entrepreneur about his experience as a founding team memberat Pinterest and his new company Gumroad.

Leadership

Lessons Learned: How Tumblr Recovered from a Business Crisis

David Karp's blog platform has seen hockey-stick growth, and so has his learning curve as entrepreneur. He shares how his company bounced back from the tech tumble that brought down millions of blogs last year.