I thought my only choice was to grow up, get a job, and start a family. Instead, I moved to Thailand.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
A woman sitting in a Thai cafe with bamboo on the walls. She has a coconut with a straw on the table in front of her.
Martina Smidova quit her job and moved to Koh Samui, Thailand, in search of a slower and more meaningful life.

Amanda Goh

I mentor startups outside my Meta product job. I tell founders to take 3 steps to sell their AI vision.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Mahesh Chayel
Mahesh Chayel, a product management lead at Meta, told BI the three steps founders need to take to sell their AI vision.

Mahesh Chayel

8 simple things you can do at the office every day to build good relationships with your boss and coworkers

Tech Insider : Business
Two coworkers working together at desk looking at computer.
A few simple actions each day can go a long way towards building and maintaining good working relationships with your colleagues.

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A 29-year-old entrepreneur's side hustle brought in $40 million in a year. Now she wants to help other 'uninvestable' women.

Tech Insider : Business
Daniella Pierson headshot Newsette
Daniella Pierson started The Newsette newsletter as a sophomore in college.

Daniella Pierson

A former engineer at Meta and OpenAI says there's danger in specializing too early

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Blond female programmer coding over computer in startup company - stock photo
Philip Su, not pictured, says there's danger in engineers specializing too early.

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I retired at 52 and only have enough money to be financially secure for the next year. I'm still happy with my decision

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology
Walter Green standing outdoors with a blazer and red baseball cap.
Walter Green decided to retire early after both of his parents passed away.

Photo courtesy of Walter Green

I worked as an undercover FBI agent for 23 years. Here's what it was like infiltrating bike gangs, cartels, and neo-Nazi groups.

Tech Insider : Business
Scott Payne
Scott Payne was an undercover agent for the FBI.

Scott Payne

I started a pedicab business in Nantucket called NanTukTuk. It hasn't been easy, but it saved me from a corporate job.

Tech Insider : Business
Michael Gormley riding NanTukTuk
I started a pedicab business called NanTukTuk.

Nantuktuk

I make $3,000 a month by sports betting 2 hours a day — my arbitrage strategy has minimized risk

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Economy
James Crosby sits at his desk with his sportsbook pages open.
James Crosby told Business Insider he spends about an hour or two a day placing arbitrage bets on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings and has earned about $8,500 in three months.

James Crosby

'The ultimate girl math': Meet the women who make thousands a month renting their clothes

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Lane Creatore in a dress from her pickle closet.
Lane Creatore can make thousands a month by renting out her clothing on Pickle.

Courtesy of Lane Creatore

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