Cross Border
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Why Philz Coffee is Silicon Valley's cup of choice
Philz Coffee grew out of a corner market in San Francisco's Mission District to become Mark Zuckerberg's favourite joe. Now it wants to challenge Starbucks
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How Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary turned $30 million into a quarter-billion
Actor Ashton Kutcher became iconic playing vapid pretty boys. But along with Madonna manager Guy Oseary, he's been backed by some of the world's best-known billionaires. And he's helped fund some of the greatest tech deals ever. After turning $30 million into a quarter-billion, he's going bigger - and crafting one of the most unusual stories in modern money management
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The world's most audacious realty project
Howard Air Force base was once an imposing military installation alongside the Panama Canal from which the United States fought guerrillas and hunted down drug dealers. Sixteen years after the Americans left, there is a new man in charge: Colombian businessman Jaime Gilinski, who is turning the base into a brand-new city. He has already made $1.4 billion—and there are billions more to come
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Harman bets on built-in systems for your dashboard
Would you rather plug your smartphone into your car or have your car be the smartphone? Harman is betting billions on the latter
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'Zentrepreneur' Ron Rubin won't sell his Republic of Tea
With American tea consumption soaring, Ron Rubin's company, The Republic of Tea, could be worth $125 million. He says he's not selling
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The godfather of digital cartography
It's been five decades since Jack Dangermond started Esri, and we're still discovering ways that his maps can reshape the world
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Qualcomm faces the pangs as smartphone market hits a growth wall
Qualcomm is coming off a miserable year. Don't expect a miraculous rebound anytime soon
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30 under 30: Asia's best and brightest
A field guide to who is changing the face of the region
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Hussain Sajwani: The Donald of Dubai
Hussain Sajwani has transformed the desert skyline with luxury apartments and lavish mansions using outrageous marketing strategies (free Lamborghini, anyone?). He's weathered the 2008 crash and his business partner Donald Trump's politics—so what will he do if oil prices continue to plummet?
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Christo Wiese: Africa's Sam Walton
From shirts to furniture to groceries, Christo Wiese sells billions in low-cost goods to a continent clamouring for them. America could be next
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John Grayken: Shadow banker
Secretive John Grayken debuts on the Forbes Billionaires List with the second-biggest fortune in private equity, $6.3 billion. In an era that demonises predatory banking, he's a ruthless, selfish, unpatriotic tax dodger—and virtually every pension fund manager in the world is rushing to give this American-turned-Irishman money