Self-Made Tech Founders Who Built Their Fortunes From Open-Source Software
Before venture capital discovered open-source, a generation of engineers built tools that ran the internet for free — and a small number became very wealthy in the process.
Inside the Ethereum Roadmap: What Vitalik Buterin Technical Vision Means for the Next Five Years
A detailed look at the technical direction Ethereum founder has outlined for the platform — and what it means for the developers, organisations and applications building on its infrastructure.
Brian Armstrong: The Stanford Engineer Who Built a Global Digital Asset Platform
Before Coinbase became the first digital asset company to list on a major US stock exchange, Brian Armstrong was a software engineer at Airbnb with a conviction about where financial infrastructure was heading.
Changpeng Zhao: The Rise and Fall of a Global Technology Empire
From building trading software for traditional financial firms to running the world largest digital asset platform — and then navigating one of the most consequential legal challenges in technology history.
Michael Saylor: From Software Pioneer to One of Americas Most Debated Tech Executives
The co-founder of MicroStrategy spent over three decades building enterprise software before becoming one of the most discussed technology executives of the 2020s.
Vitalik Buterin: The 19-Year-Old Who Built One of the World’s Most Used Open-Source Platforms
From a gifted student in Toronto to the creator of a platform running thousands of open-source applications worldwide — the story of Vitalik Buterin is one of the most remarkable in modern technology.