The world’s youngest self-made billionaire hasn’t taken a day off in 3 years and can’t stop thinking about work—here’s how he keeps from burnout

Mercor Founders - Adarsh Hiremath, Brendan Foody (Credit: Photos courtesy of Mercor)

Step aside, Mark Zuckerberg, Silicon Valley has a new muscle to flex in its rolodex of young founders. Billionaire Brendan Foody, 22, is defying the stereotype that Gen Z doesn’t like hard work.

Foody is one of the trio of 22-year-olds from the Bay area who went from debate teammates to self-made billionaires on the back of a huge funding round for their AI recruiting startup, Mercor.