'Think big': A 35-year finance veteran urges Gen Z to start their own businesses as entry-level jobs dry up

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Tourists view Canary Wharf's financial district across the River Thames at Greenwich in London on May 10, 2025.
A City veteran warns Gen Z to stop chasing shrinking graduate jobs and start building their own businesses as AI reshapes work.

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I quit a stable job at Microsoft at age 45 to try something new. I'm happy I took the risk and left on good terms.

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Joseph Landes.

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5 entrepreneurship and leadership lessons from Doug Lebda, the cofounder and CEO of LendingTree

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Doug Lebda, LendingTree founder and CEO, has died.
Doug Lebda, LendingTree founder and CEO, has died.

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An entrepreneur who leveraged books to build a 6-figure window cleaning business shares the hack that pushes him to finish a book a month

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Ray, circa 2014, when his side hustle started gaining serious traction.

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An entrepreneur who built his 6-figure business around 'unreasonable hospitality' shares the books he makes employees read

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Kyle Ray is the founder of Geek Window Cleaning.

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Starting a business in your 80s isn't easy — but it may be the only way to earn a living

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Ina Harris, 82
Ina Harris, 82, opened a direct care business last year and has slowly been securing clients.

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Ina Harris, 82, believes that starting a business is the only way she can earn enough to pay her bills.

Here are 3 steps you can take to level up your career

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Sam Altman speaking at a conference in San Francisco, California.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the average ChatGPT query uses about one fifteenth of a teaspoon of water.

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I quit a director-level job to work part-time at a massage therapy office. It was the best career move I've ever made.

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Carole-Ann Penney.

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6 tips from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on how to run a company and manage your team

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Jensen Huang presents at a 2023 conference in Tapei
Jensen Huang has shared some unconventional management advice over the years.

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When a millennial moved to Detroit from SF, he bought a home and opened a coffee shop. He said that would have been impossible on the West Coast.

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Photo shows David Valdez outside his coffee shop, Alba.
David Valdez, 35, moved to Detroit from San Francisco and opened Alba, a coffee shop.

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