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founder

[foun-der] / ˈfaʊn dər /




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Jerald “Coop” Cooper is an artist and founder of Hood Century, a media agency researching, archiving and educating the masses on Black folks lived experience with the city, via architecture, design and popular culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“The message is that Russia always wins,” said sociologist Elena Koneva, founder and sociologist at ExtremeScan Research Collective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Then there’s wind. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos’ 410-foot sailing yacht Koru —estimated cost: $500 million—remains an outlier.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Bernadette Joy, founder of the financial boot camp Crush Your Money Goals, paid off $300,000 of debt in three years by making small, consistent changes to her behavior.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Mike Brown was a warm, easygoing guy, not only the founder of the Geek Club, but one of the school’s football coaches.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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