I moved back in with my parents at 30 and am still here 10 years later. I used to feel embarrassed but now I see it as a privilege.

Tech Insider : Business
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Diana Choi.

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I bombed my first interview at Google so badly that it took 3 years to get another one. Here's what I learned.

Tech Insider : Business
Andrew Yeung standing in front of an office wall with a colorful, lit-up Google sign on it.
Andrew Yeung at Google's NYC office.

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I tripled my salary and became a senior director at Uber in 6 years. Here's the 3-step strategy I used to break out of middle management.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
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Madan Thangavelu.

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2 neurodivergent founders share how AI supports executive function and growth

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Rita Ramakrishnan; Chris Haddox
Rita Ramakrishnan, founder of Iksana Consulting, and Chris Haddox, founder of DECOY LTD, use AI to manage some of the challenges of business management.

Janice Chung; Matt Williams for BI

I battled depression while working in Big Tech. Opening up about my mental illness to colleagues made me realize I wasn't alone.

Tech Insider : Business
Two women standing in sunshine
Carly Schwartz, left, shown with a former colleague.

Courtesy of Carly Schwartz.

I'm the CEO of Klaviyo. I run on a 'creator-type' schedule and love Diet Coke and country music.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Technology
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Andrew Bialecki.

Courtesy of Klaviyo

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew Bialecki, the 40-year-old CEO of Klaviyo, based in Boston. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I moved back to India after 5 years in the US. I was startled and disoriented by reverse culture shock — here's how I moved forward.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
Left: Vaishali Gauba on a CBS news set; Right: Vaishali Gauba holding a reporter's Microsoft and wearing Indian-style clothes.
Gauba had to leave the US after 5 years because she couldn't get an H-1B visa.

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I'm 83 and raised my grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I work part-time for extra money and hope to retire by 90.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Sue Miller
Sue Miller has raised children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Sue Miller

We built our tiny home using ChatGPT with no experience. Here's where AI saved us time and money — and where it didn't.

Tech Insider : Business
Simone Solazzo
Simone Solazzo, 31, built a tiny home in 2025.

Courtesy of Anne Leijdekkers

I work at Google and saw AI change the tech industry. Here's how I upskilled and made a 'future-defining' career pivot.

Tech Insider : Business
Gautami Nadkarni is standing on a path, wearing a black-and-white chequered dress. There are trees all around her.
Nadkarni is now a customer engineer in AI and machine learning within the Google Cloud org.

Courtesy of Gautami Nadkarni

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