I left quant trading to work in AI. Here's why I gave up a more secure career to join an AI startup.

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Varun Goyal joined an AI startup last spring after graduating from his master's.

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OpenAI's newest team is proof that there's a key shift happening in the AI talent wars

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Sam Altman

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Dmitry Balyasny has 3 pieces of advice for young people trying to build a career in finance

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Dmitry Balyasny, CEO and Managing Partner at Balyasny Asset Management L.P, looking out as he speaks during the Skybridge Capital SALT New York 2021 conference in New York.
Dmitry Balyasny, founder of Balyasny Asset Management.

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Harvey's CEO tells BI: Don't sleep on junior lawyers in the age of AI

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Harvey's CEO says junior lawyers will be more valuable than ever in the age of AI — and he's betting big on them.

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Goldman's tech boss discusses the future of AI on Wall Street — and how it will reshape careers

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Goldman's Marco Argenti

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An AI startup founder explains why the H-1B executive order doesn't change his hiring plans

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Arko C

From coders to creatives: Jon Gray breaks down potential winners and losers of the AI era

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Jon Gray, President and COO of Blackstone, poses for a portrait at the Blackstone Group headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 18, 2023.
Jon Gray, President and COO of Blackstone, poses for a portrait at the Blackstone Group headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 18, 2023.

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'Can we find the next 40 Facebooks?': Behind the ambitious plans of 137 Ventures

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Christian Garrett (left) and Justin Fishner-Wolfson (right)

137 Ventures

I quit investment banking to work in Big Tech. My work life balance is better but it's harder to make friends.

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Dana Schoolsky
After two years of working in investment banking this former analyst left for a job at TikTok.

Dana Schoolsky

I went from MTV star to managing fortunes at Bank of America. It took hustle and a lowly internship to get here.

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Kim Stolz

Bank of America

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