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The tech leaders who built empires while sparking constant public outrage — visionaries or villains, depending on who you ask.
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Meta's founder has weathered Cambridge Analytica, whistleblower testimony, and billions lost on the metaverse while maintaining iron control over social media's future.

OpenAI's CEO survived a dramatic boardroom firing and rehiring saga, raising questions about governance as he leads the most watched AI company on the planet.

Amazon's founder built the everything store while facing scrutiny over warehouse conditions, market dominance, and a lifestyle that includes purchasing the Washington Post.

PayPal co-founder and Palantir chairman who secretly funded the Gawker lawsuit, backed controversial political candidates, and champions contrarian libertarian ideology.

Uber's ousted co-founder built a ride-hailing empire through aggressive tactics, regulatory defiance, and a toxic workplace culture that eventually cost him his own company.

Theranos founder convicted of fraud after deceiving investors and patients about blood-testing technology that never worked, becoming Silicon Valley's cautionary tale.

WeWork's flamboyant co-founder whose grandiose vision and erratic leadership led to the most spectacular startup implosion in history, then somehow raised billions for a new venture.

Activision Blizzard's longtime CEO faced massive backlash over workplace harassment allegations and was accused of protecting abusers before the Microsoft acquisition closed.

Oculus founder who was ousted from Meta over political donations then founded defense contractor Anduril, dividing opinion between tech innovator and arms dealer.
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Meta's founder has weathered Cambridge Analytica, whistleblower testimony, and billions lost on the metaverse while maintaining iron control over social media's future.

OpenAI's CEO survived a dramatic boardroom firing and rehiring saga, raising questions about governance as he leads the most watched AI company on the planet.

Amazon's founder built the everything store while facing scrutiny over warehouse conditions, market dominance, and a lifestyle that includes purchasing the Washington Post.

PayPal co-founder and Palantir chairman who secretly funded the Gawker lawsuit, backed controversial political candidates, and champions contrarian libertarian ideology.

Uber's ousted co-founder built a ride-hailing empire through aggressive tactics, regulatory defiance, and a toxic workplace culture that eventually cost him his own company.

Theranos founder convicted of fraud after deceiving investors and patients about blood-testing technology that never worked, becoming Silicon Valley's cautionary tale.

WeWork's flamboyant co-founder whose grandiose vision and erratic leadership led to the most spectacular startup implosion in history, then somehow raised billions for a new venture.

Activision Blizzard's longtime CEO faced massive backlash over workplace harassment allegations and was accused of protecting abusers before the Microsoft acquisition closed.

Oculus founder who was ousted from Meta over political donations then founded defense contractor Anduril, dividing opinion between tech innovator and arms dealer.
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