I gave up my corporate job to travel full-time and live in other people's homes for free

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Woman in sunglasses holding coffee, smiling on trail
After years of 9-to-5 corporate life, I decided to travel full-time and use house-sitting and pet-sitting to help do it for as long as possible.

Alanna Parrish

I made $37,000 assembling Ikea furniture last year. It gave me the flexibility to run my own business and farm.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Sandra Navarro, who assembles furniture for Taskrabbit, wears a purple t-shirt and dark baseball cap while posing against a beige background.
Sandra Navarro said she has carved out a niche on Taskrabbit, assembling dressers from Ikea.

Sandra Navarro

Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart are dangling new incentives as gas prices squeeze drivers. We break them down.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel
DoorDash
DoorDash launched an "emergency relief program" to combat rising gas prices on Monday.

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Why Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable rejects candidates who want rigid structure — and hires for 'founder DNA'

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Lovable's People chief Maryanne Caughey
Lovable's People chief Maryanne Caughey says the startup rejects structure and hires for "founder DNA."

Courtesy of Lovable

A full-time engineer with multiple side hustles found the most passive one: ATMs and vending machines earn him $1,500 a month for a few hours of work

Tech Insider : Business
william butterton
William Butterton is a full-time engineer who does ATM and vending placement on the side.

Chona Kasinger for BI

A 60-year-old entrepreneur who sells Pokémon cards and other collectibles saw sales surge 200% after he leaned into live selling

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Sports
pokemon

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DoorDash and Uber tap gig workers to collect data for everything from training AI to stocking stores

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology
A red DoorDash bag hangs from the handlebars of a e-bike as someone wearing black pants, a black coat, and black gloves pushes the bike.
DoorDash now lets users train AI or photograph store shelves.

CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters

Perplexity's CEO said he anticipates some 'temporary job displacement' because of AI — but there's a silver lining

Tech Insider : Business
Perplexity CEO headshot
Perplexity CEO says AI job losses could prompt people to start "mini" businesses.

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I left Goldman Sachs to build a small baking business. Here's how my time at the firm is giving me a leg up.

Tech Insider : Business
Allison Sheehan
Allison Sheehan quit Goldman to scale her business.

Allison Sheehan

Swimply's CEO says the app is bringing the gig economy to pools — and helping cash-strapped homeowners make money

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Swimply CEO Bunim Laskin wears a white t-shirt under a navy blue jacket while a pool and outdoor furniture stands in the background.
Swimply CEO Bunim Laskin is expanding the company beyond pools.

Swimply

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