I'm an e-commerce entrepreneur who makes 7 figures. I used to live paycheck to paycheck and now I plan to retire at 50.

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Jesse Frimpong.

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I learned to code after seeing Sam Altman speak. Now I'm pausing my music career to go all in on AI before it's too late.

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Alexander Cobb taught himself to code after hearing Sam Altman talk at the University of Cambridge in November 2023.

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I quit Amazon for a $400,000 AI job offer from Meta at 22. Here's how I got into the industry and my advice for others.

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Manoj Tumu was working at Amazon when a Meta recruiter reached out to him.

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I quit tech because I felt seen as too old. I didn't want to spend my 40s pretending to be 29.

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Maureen Wiley Clough

I quit my job at Google after 2 years. I prepared well for my exit but wish I'd done 3 things differently.

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Erica Rivera.

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I own many businesses and have 4 kids. I don't drink coffee, eat only fruit before noon, and end the day with chocolate.

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Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler, pictured with his wife Sara Blakely, owns multiple businesses and typically starts his day by taking his kids to school and exercising.

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I was laid off from Microsoft after 2 years. Here's why I didn't freak out — and I'm absolutely better off.

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Raheel Khawaja runs Pebble Ridge Capital Group.

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I quit my first job out of college at PwC after a year. Working at the Big Four has pros — but one con was a dealbreaker.

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Javier left PwC to join Comcast as a senior financial analyst.

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I gave up a C-level career in investments to write children's books. I wanted to build something that could outlive me.

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Shireen Eddleblute took time off work to look after her family and, later, to start her own company.

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I've worked at Amazon, HPE, Cisco, and Dell. Here's how the perks and work cultures stack up.

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Sylvania Harrod.

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