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Jack, let's go back to 1995, right as bleached hair and the Spice Girls were hitting the scene. Back then, not a single company in the Fortune 500 had a female CEO. That's right. Today, 55 do, and that's a record. To sprinkle on more context, 55 CEOs is up more than double from 2018. For comparison, 55 women CEOs beats the 50 CE bros named John, James, or David.

Those James, they're always gunning for the top over there. By the way, we included John spelled both J-O-H-N and J-O-N. We're thinking ahead. And if you use a silent G, we have to have other discussions. Side note, the first woman CEO on the list was Mary Barr, CEO of General Motors, which is number 18 on the Fortune 500. But Jack, let's now turn our heads to the founder CEOs on the list.

Those James, they're always gunning for the top over there. By the way, we included John spelled both J-O-H-N and J-O-N. We're thinking ahead. And if you use a silent G, we have to have other discussions. Side note, the first woman CEO on the list was Mary Barr, CEO of General Motors, which is number 18 on the Fortune 500. But Jack, let's now turn our heads to the founder CEOs on the list.

Those James, they're always gunning for the top over there. By the way, we included John spelled both J-O-H-N and J-O-N. We're thinking ahead. And if you use a silent G, we have to have other discussions. Side note, the first woman CEO on the list was Mary Barr, CEO of General Motors, which is number 18 on the Fortune 500. But Jack, let's now turn our heads to the founder CEOs on the list.

There are 24 Fortune 500 companies still run by their founders. That's right. And that includes Meta. With Mark Zuckerberg. NVIDIA. With Jensen Huang. Tesla. With Elon Musk. Airbnb. With Brian Chesky. In fact, that number of 24 founder CEOs, it's actually up 50% from 2020, back when just 16 companies were still founder-led.

There are 24 Fortune 500 companies still run by their founders. That's right. And that includes Meta. With Mark Zuckerberg. NVIDIA. With Jensen Huang. Tesla. With Elon Musk. Airbnb. With Brian Chesky. In fact, that number of 24 founder CEOs, it's actually up 50% from 2020, back when just 16 companies were still founder-led.

There are 24 Fortune 500 companies still run by their founders. That's right. And that includes Meta. With Mark Zuckerberg. NVIDIA. With Jensen Huang. Tesla. With Elon Musk. Airbnb. With Brian Chesky. In fact, that number of 24 founder CEOs, it's actually up 50% from 2020, back when just 16 companies were still founder-led.

To sum it all up, the number of women CEOs in the Fortune 500 has doubled since 2018. And the number of founder CEOs has grown 50% in the past five years. But Jack and I want to look ahead on this, and we hope the number of women CEOs keeps rising. But we know the number of founder CEOs definitely will. Reason is our takeaway. Yes, it is.

To sum it all up, the number of women CEOs in the Fortune 500 has doubled since 2018. And the number of founder CEOs has grown 50% in the past five years. But Jack and I want to look ahead on this, and we hope the number of women CEOs keeps rising. But we know the number of founder CEOs definitely will. Reason is our takeaway. Yes, it is.

To sum it all up, the number of women CEOs in the Fortune 500 has doubled since 2018. And the number of founder CEOs has grown 50% in the past five years. But Jack and I want to look ahead on this, and we hope the number of women CEOs keeps rising. But we know the number of founder CEOs definitely will. Reason is our takeaway. Yes, it is.

So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies who are everyone looking at the Fortune 500? As tech continues to boom, founder CEOs will too. Yeah, it is. For a long time, Wall Street wanted founders out. You needed to install a trained MBA in a suit with a tie at the top. Because coming up with a great idea to start a company is very different than running a huge organization.

So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies who are everyone looking at the Fortune 500? As tech continues to boom, founder CEOs will too. Yeah, it is. For a long time, Wall Street wanted founders out. You needed to install a trained MBA in a suit with a tie at the top. Because coming up with a great idea to start a company is very different than running a huge organization.

So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies who are everyone looking at the Fortune 500? As tech continues to boom, founder CEOs will too. Yeah, it is. For a long time, Wall Street wanted founders out. You needed to install a trained MBA in a suit with a tie at the top. Because coming up with a great idea to start a company is very different than running a huge organization.

Yeah, that's why when Facebook went public, investors wanted Jack Donaghy to replace the hoodie-wearing Zuckerberg. But that didn't happen. No, it didn't. And Zuckerberg's success shows why founder CEOs are on the rise. Because tech is booming, and the trend is that tech founders give themselves something called super shares.

Yeah, that's why when Facebook went public, investors wanted Jack Donaghy to replace the hoodie-wearing Zuckerberg. But that didn't happen. No, it didn't. And Zuckerberg's success shows why founder CEOs are on the rise. Because tech is booming, and the trend is that tech founders give themselves something called super shares.

Yeah, that's why when Facebook went public, investors wanted Jack Donaghy to replace the hoodie-wearing Zuckerberg. But that didn't happen. No, it didn't. And Zuckerberg's success shows why founder CEOs are on the rise. Because tech is booming, and the trend is that tech founders give themselves something called super shares.

Mark Zuckerberg only owns 14% of Meta, but he has 51% of the voting stock. That's key. Which makes him the emperor of the company. He will always be the CEO. There's nothing Wall Street can do about it. And honestly, tech founders have become great operating emperors, if you think about it. Like, they know how to run businesses right now. And Zuck is the example.

Mark Zuckerberg only owns 14% of Meta, but he has 51% of the voting stock. That's key. Which makes him the emperor of the company. He will always be the CEO. There's nothing Wall Street can do about it. And honestly, tech founders have become great operating emperors, if you think about it. Like, they know how to run businesses right now. And Zuck is the example.

Mark Zuckerberg only owns 14% of Meta, but he has 51% of the voting stock. That's key. Which makes him the emperor of the company. He will always be the CEO. There's nothing Wall Street can do about it. And honestly, tech founders have become great operating emperors, if you think about it. Like, they know how to run businesses right now. And Zuck is the example.

Zuck isn't an awkward, pimpled college dropout anymore. He is a ruthless manager CEO. Zuck and Elon, they have proved the founder to CEO funnel. They will fire, hire, acquire, and conspire to ensure success, that a builder can still be a boss. As tech continues to boom, which we're pretty sure it will... Their founder CEOs will too. You can go from coding to the corner office.