I'm a startup founder eager to hire laid-off Big Tech workers. Here's what I look for during interviews.

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Ahmed Reza is the founder and CEO of AI-powered communications app Yobi.

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I bought an automated car wash. Here's how my husband and I turned a $16,000 investment into 3 locations that made $340,000 in profit last year.

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BreAnna Nixon went into business with her husband, brother, and sister-in-law to launch this second income stream.
BreAnna Nixon went into business with her husband, brother, and sister-in-law to launch this second income stream.

BreAnna Nixon

I work in a naked spa. It's exhausting and so much fun – but every now and then we have to stop people from getting intimate.

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Felix Kühn.

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I built an Airbnb treehouse in my yard. I charge up to $250 a night — and I've already made enough money as a host to quit my job.

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I'm a cart girl on a California golf course. The tips are great, but I sometimes have to just drive past the jerks.

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Lauren Balcioni on her decorated cart.

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A business coach who quit her 9-to-5 and now makes $1 million in profit a year shares her growth strategy

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Jereshia Hawk.

Mecca Gamble

I've been a fortune teller since I was 4 years old. I've had plenty of skeptics — but for me, it's not about predicting the future.

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My job went remote — so I got 2 more and started traveling the world in secret

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Here's the habit-tracking spreadsheet that changed my life

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Laura Flick has 142,000 followers on TikTok.

Laura Flick

I make $1,000 a month taking surveys online. It's quick, easy money that helps me pay off my student loans.

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