We left Amazon to build a startup. A 5-day RTO mandate and the AI moment pushed us to act.

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Joe Luchs (left), Nicole Landis Ferragonio (right)
Joe Luchs (left) and Nicole Landis Ferragonio (right) resigned from Amazon last year to build a startup together.

Joe Luchs (left), Nicole Landis Ferragonio (right)

This Gen Z consultant quit his job at a Big Four firm and turned roasting corporate culture into a full-time career

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Joe Fenti during a stand up show.
Joe Fenti quit his Big Four consulting job to do content creation and comedy full-time.

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I used to be proud of only sleeping 3 hours because I worked so much. Now I realize health is freedom, not wealth.

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Tyler Smith used to think wealth was freedom, but after his dad died at 47, he realized health is more important.

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At 35, I won a beauty pageant. I wanted to show my kids I could do anything.

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Kristan Vermeulen won Ms. Maine in 2025.

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I dress NBC's Olympic talent. It's a 24-hour operation that requires 7,500 outfits.

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Amy Acton is responsible for dressing many of the on-air talent during the Olympics broadcast.

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More hiring managers want you to prove you're good with AI during interviews

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More companies are encouraging job candidates to use AI in parts of the interview process.

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This cybersecurity CEO says we're in an AI bubble. These are the 3 things he looks for when investing in a startup.

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Shlomo Kramer
Shlomo Kramer said he believes we're in an AI bubble.

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Anthropic's CEO says we're in the 'centaur phase' of software engineering

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Amodei compared humans and AI working together to the mythical Centaur, a human-horse mule

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Here's how smart people in tech are reacting to Matt Shumer's viral essay about what AI means for jobs

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Matt Shumer, an AI startup founder, warns in a viral essay that AI could disrupt jobs more than COVID.

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The fundraiser for James Van Der Beek's family highlights a harsh truth about young cancer

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James Van Der Beek and his wife Kimberly.
James Van Der Beek and his wife Kimberly.

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