Duolingo gives staff 2 weeks off over the holidays — and the CEO says it pays off

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Luis von Ahn, cofounder of Duolingo, at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 10, 2025.
Duolingo shuts down for two weeks every winter, and its CEO says the cost is worth it for real rest.

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I moved to the US from India. Here's how I landed a job at Microsoft after first misunderstanding the Big Tech hiring process.

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Rishab Jolly.

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From paperboy to vacuum salesman, the unglamorous early jobs of 15 CEOs

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Jensen Huang, Jeff Bezos, Mary Barra
Jensen Huang, Jeff Bezos, and Mary Barra all started far from the top.

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A Pinterest exec who used to work at Meta says she looks for a defining quality in potential hires

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Ayumi Nakajima in the Singapore Pinterest office.
Pinterest executive Ayumi Nakajima said there is one thing she always looks out for in potential hires.

Aditi Bharade

I'm a business immigration lawyer. I'm telling my clients that if you have a valid visa stamp, return to the US now.

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Tahmina Watson.

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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.

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

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Carly Martinetti
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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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 running down a street in Italy.
Cassi Zheng

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