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Billionaire Jim Goodnight Built An Analytics Profit Machine. AI Is Forcing Its Reinvention
ByPhoebe Liu,
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Unlike most of today’s biggest AI companies, SAS—once America’s largest privately held software company—has always operated slowly, steadily and profitably. Competition from all sides and an upcoming leadership transition will test the company’s longstanding strategy.
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America’s Most Valuable Private Family Businesses 2026
For the first time, Forbes ranks the nation’s most valuable privately owned family businesses —including the companies behind Chick-fil-A, M&M’s and Windex.
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America’s Most Valuable Public Family Businesses 2026
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The Payday From These 3 Companies Would Outstrip A Decade Of VC Returns
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This Family Made An $18 Billion Fortune Selling Fast Drying Concrete
Gene Winchester pioneered pre-blended, packaged concrete in 1951. His three sons took over three decades later and helped build it into a privately-held giant.
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How Chicken Scion Jim Perdue Broke The Third Generation Curse
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Meet The Former Burmese Refugee Vying To Be The U.S. Military’s Go-To Drone Guy
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