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☆ Elon Musk would get 'really angry' when employees at his first company Zip2 weren't still working at 9 o'clock at night, an ex-colleague told a BBC documentary
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk would get very angry when staff at his first company, Zip2, weren't working after 9 p.m.A former Zip2 worker, Jim Ambras, told a new BBC documentary that Musk's face "would turn red." The Elon Musk Story uses interviews with his family, friends, employees – and enemies – to explain his rise to become the world's richest man. It was bought by Compaq four years later to boost its AltaVista search engine and netted Elon and Kimbal $22 million and $15 million respectively, according to Ashley Vance's 2015 book "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future." Branden Spikes, a systems engineer at Zip2 also interviewed for the documentary, described Musk as an "unusual fellow" who would work late and then sleep under his desk. Elon Musk's mother, Maye, who also appears in the BBC documentary, said that when he was young she would struggle to wake him up in the morning because he would stay up all night reading books.

☆ The Teen Mental Health Industry Is Failing Them - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Alexander Stockton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +26 min

Sometimes they are treated in ways that are illegal to treat prisoners, let alone kids seeking mental health treatment. But former patients from residential treatment facilities whom Times Opinion interviewed said they received one-on-one therapy only once a week, if that. The company owns dozens of hospitals and hundreds of behavioral health facilities and makes about $11 billion a year. In 2017, when he was 15 years old, his mother, Renee Hanania, sent him to a UHS facility in Virginia. America’s patchwork mental health treatment is still insufficient.

☆ Johnson pockets $18 million as inaugural LIV Series champion
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sep 18, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Dustin Johnson tees off from the 18th tee box during the final round of the Invitational Chicago LIV Golf tournament at Rich Harvest Farms. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports/File PhotoOct 10 (Reuters) - Twice major winner Dustin Johnson won $18 million after clinching the individual title in the LIV Series with a 16th-place finish at the latest event in Bangkok, Thailand, the Saudi-backed circuit said on Monday. "The first chapter of LIV Golf's history could not be written without Dustin Johnson's name," LIV chief executive Greg Norman said. From the start he's been an LIV Golf cornerstone. LIV tournaments do not count towards the world rankings, and players who compete in the breakaway series have been suspended from the PGA Tour.

☆ Entrepreneurs say investing in brick-and-mortar locations is a crucial part of business. Here's how much 3 founders spend each month and why they believe it's worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For example, the US Census Bureau estimates that more than 80% of retail sales across the US are from in-person transactions. What's more, Insider talked to other founders who said investing in physical locations was part of their long-term business plan. Earlier this year, he signed his first lease for a 600-square-foot Florida office space for just over $600 a month. He credits the success of his business in part with bringing people together in a united office space. He said the office space eased the connection among employees and attracted high-performing employees.

☆ Founder Finances: A comprehensive guide to creating a budget for your business
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-19 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

This series, "Founder Finances," shares tips on how to allocate money, stabilize your team, and prepare for growth, according to founders who've done it. Read more: Founder Finances: A baker shares the $15K budget she's using to relaunch her business after stepping away to fight cancer. Read more: Founder Finances: How a 30-year-old entrepreneur uses a $2,000 monthly social-media marketing budget to build a thriving side hustle selling loungewear. Read more: Founder Finances: Etsy seller shares the $3,700 monthly budget preparing her business for its busiest quarterCreating company culture in the officeBranden Sewell, the founder of Seal Pro Painting. If you're interested in contributing to Insider's Founder Finances series, please contact Alex York at ayork@insider.com.

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