I lost $30,000 on my first business. Two years later, I built a business worth over $9 million — these are the lessons I learned.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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Michelle Hu says shutting things down when they're not working is key to a successful business.

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I'm a startup founder who uses AI as a middle manager. It enables my junior employee to produce senior-level work.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
A man with short gray hair and a trimmed beard looks toward the camera while standing against a softly blurred, multicolored brick wall.
Charles Swann uses the help of AI tooling to have his junior-level employee gain years of experience in seconds.

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I travel for a living. Here are 9 items I always pack in case my flight is canceled, and I get stranded.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
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Meagan Drillinger travels for a living. Here's what she would never forget to pack.

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I hosted an 'admin night' party to tackle boring tasks with my friends. We dressed comfortably, ate snacks, and fed off each other's productivity.

Tech Insider : Business
admin night party by Molly Ward
Molly Ward hosted an admin night with her friends to get tasks done.

Molly Ward

3 successful job seekers share how they used LinkedIn to stand out and land new roles

Tech Insider : Business
Successful LinkedIn job seekers Lauren Young, Sophie Rose, and Dhyey Mavani.
LinkedIn can feel overcrowded, but these job seekers used specific strategies to stand out and land new roles.

Photos courtesy of Lauren Young/Sophie Rose/Dhyey Mavani

I quit Google and ended my path to a US green card to cofound a startup in London. It's a huge risk, but I want to live an exciting life.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
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Gregor Konzett says he questioned if quitting Google was a good idea in the current job market.

Gregor Konzett

3 people who pivoted into AI share how they used their college experience to break into the field

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
Varun Goyal, Deep Shah, and Kriti Goyal.
Varun Goyal, Deep Shah, and Kriti Goyal share their experiences transitioning from college to the AI industry.

Photos courtesy of Varun Goyal/Deep Shah/Kriti Goyal

We're cofounders who left Amazon to build our own startup. We learned the hard way why Big Tech habits don't always translate.

Tech Insider : Business
Two people stand beside a large screen displaying the Agefully app, which promotes an AI-powered day companion for older adults and their families.
Andy Ratsirason and Shalini Aggarwal left Amazon at seperate times but reunited to run their AI startup, Tenafli.

Courtesy of Andy Ratsirason and Shalini Aggarwal

I won $28 million in the Powerball when I was 21. One choice saved me from becoming a broke lottery winner.

Tech Insider : Business
Headshot of Tim Schultz, white man in glasses with blonde hair
Tim Schultz won a $28 million Powerball jackpot in February 1999.

Tim Shultz

No network? No problem. How I built an AI startup at 18 with teens around the world.

Tech Insider : Business
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Alex Yang founded a startup with other high schoolers he met online.

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