I landed an Nvidia data center internship after sending out 200 applications. I learned Big Tech wasn't for me.

Tech Insider : Business
Headshot of Gale CEO Rahul Gudise, wearing a khaki turtleneck sweater.
Gale CEO Rahul Gudise.

Velocity Incubator

My startup accidentally spent $30,000 on AI tokens in a month. It was worth it to move fast — but we found a simple fix.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
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In April, cofounder Sarthak Dhawan's token use jumped from $20,000 to $30,000.

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2 founders raised $3.2 million, then scrapped their original AI startup. Here's the deck they used to pitch the pivot.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Monumint's cofounders Tyler Maran and Anna Pojawis, sitting on a khaki counch in front of book shelves.
Monumint's cofounders, CEO Tyler Maran and chief technology officer Anna Pojawis.

Monumint

I vibe coded a 7-figure tool for my startup. Here are the 4 steps I followed — and how I avoided coding slop.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
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John Hu.

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After decades in Silicon Valley, a former Apple and Amazon engineer started an AI chip company in his mid-50s

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology
Stephen Huang, Founder and CEO of Tranxform
Stephen Huang, Founder and CEO of Tranxform, participated in a demo at the Computex trade show this year.

Stephen Huang/Tranxform

As an AI startup CEO, I pay each employee $18,000 a year to live close to work, and the investment is worth it

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Sebastian Jimenez

Rilla AI

We're childhood friends who scaled our startup to $13M by age 21. Dropping out of college was the right move — if anything, we did it too late.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
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Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan dropped out of college to go full-time on their AI startup.

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3 founders skipped VC funding, used AI to stay lean, and got to $1 million in revenue in year one

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
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The Outward Intelligence cofounders, from left to right: Amir Kanpurwala, Brian Tatum, and Abhish Raghavan. Kanpurwala and Raghavan.

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I was using Anthropic's Fable when it disappeared mid-project. It taught me a lesson about AI and business.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
A man looking frustrated in front of a desktop computer
Business owner Sean McDonnell said he tries to remain prepared for unforeseen circumstances with using AI.

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My company replicated my exact role with an AI agent. I'm confident it won't replace me — here's why.

Tech Insider : Business
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Kristi Edleson is the chief of staff at Yutori

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