Blackstone's CTO explains how he uses his 35-minute subway ride to stay sharp and upskill

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John Stecher
Blackstone CTO John Stecher said he reads up on technology during his 35-minute subway ride to and from work.

Blackstone

I built a remote company to prove high-intensity work doesn't have to break people

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Carly Martinetti

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Business Insider wants your nominations for its 2026 Rising Stars of Longevity

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We're cofounders who left Amazon to build our own startup. We learned the hard way why Big Tech habits don't always translate.

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Two people stand beside a large screen displaying the Agefully app, which promotes an AI-powered day companion for older adults and their families.
Andy Ratsirason and Shalini Aggarwal left Amazon at seperate times but reunited to run their AI startup, Tenafli.

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I quit my job at 29 and traveled solo. I didn't tell my parents until I'd finished my business plan.

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Cassi Zheng

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Work is changing everywhere as AI moves from experiment to expectation

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AI is changing everything from what type of work people do to how they do it.

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The guy who coined 'vibe coding' predicts it will 'terraform software and alter job descriptions'

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Andrej Karpathy cofounded OpenAI and led AI at Tesla. He wrote that vibe coding will "terraform software."

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I got laid off before the holidays. My family of 7 depends on my income, but I'm trying not to panic.

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The author has five kids and no stable income.

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7 Rising Stars who took Wall Street by storm after starting their careers in sports, science, and engineering

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Photo collage featuring Wall Street's rising stars of 2024 (Jackie Shepherd, Lamar Cardinez, Aman Mittal)

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I quit my job to travel. Here's how the time off helped me rethink my career.

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Nurya Doorenbos with her dog during a European road trip she took after quitting her job in the spring.

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