The AI gold rush is pulling workers into startups as layoffs and RTO push them out of corporate jobs

Tech Insider : Business, Style
David Chong (left), Alyson Isaacs (center), and Taylor LaSane (right)
David Chong (left), Alyson Isaacs (center), and Taylor LaSane (right) are among the workers leaving corporate jobs to pursue entrepreneurship.

David Chong (left), Alyson Isaacs (center), and Taylor LaSane (right)

I built an AI tool to mimic my work. It's helped create passive income from my solo business.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Julia Starr
Julia Starr vibe coded an app using the platform Lovable.

Robert Warren for BI

Bobbi Brown says she would still be 'miserable' if she hadn't been fired from her namesake brand

Tech Insider : Business
Bobbi Brown.
Bobbi Brown says getting fired from her namesake brand forced her out of a job she didn't enjoy.

ANGELA WEISS / AFP

5 solo business owners share how they are using AI to create custom tools

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology
Cody Luongo and Amin Astaneh
Cody Luongo, (l) a freelance media consultant, and Amin Astaneh, the founder of technology consultancy Certo Modo, have vibe-coded apps for their businesses.

Donaven Doughty and Simon Simard for BI

Roblox's Peter Yang wants his kids to skip college and corporate life to bootstrap businesses

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
Peter Yang
Smaller companies are the way to go, Yang said.

Peter Yang

I vibe coded time-saving tools for boomers like my parents. It's made their lives less lonely and easier.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology
Bill Atienza has helped dozens of older Americans with their technology.
Bill Atienza has helped dozens of older Americans with their technology.

Bill Atienza

I run a business with my husband. We put our marriage first and don't let our egos get in the way — here's my advice.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
a married couple poses in a board room
Susie Moore and her husband, Heath.

Courtesy of Susie Moore

I had to cut my already small staff in half because of AI. We've evolved the business to keep up with the AI era.

Tech Insider : Business
A smiling man with short brown hair and a trimmed beard faces forward against a plain background.
Alex Cohen is the CEO and founder of Xander Marketing.

Courtesy of Alex Cohen

I quit tech, bought 22 acres, and didn't look at my computer for years — until AI brought me back

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Ryan Courtnage is pictured.
Ryan Courtnage was tired of managing teams. He said to himself, "I'm just going to get my hands greasy and go be a lumberjack for a while."

Ryan Courtnage

My son and I built a successful bow tie business on Amazon together. We had to shut it down to save our relationship.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Andrea Henderson and her son on the beach
The author and her son started a business on Amazon.

Courtesy of Andrea Henderson

Subscribe to Entrepreneurship