I'm a female solo founder of an AI startup. It can be lonely, and I have to work hard to be taken seriously, but it's given me mental resilience.

Tech Insider : Business
Annie Liao
Annie Liao says it would be nice to have a cofounder to share the highs and lows with.

Annie Liao

I'm prepping my family for holiday flight cancellations even though the government shutdown has ended — here's how

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
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Education consultant Leticia Barr is utilizing her proximity to three airports to create a backup travel plan.

Photo courtesy of Leticia Barr

I went from a team of over two dozen engineers to an AI-powered team of 6. Here's my advice for engineers told to embrace AI.

Tech Insider : Business
Shivam Sagar, 27, headshot.
Shivam Sagar shares what it's like to work on an AI-powered tiny team.

Photo courtesy of Shivam Sagar

I quit a $250,000 job, thinking it would be easy to find another one. After a year of unemployment, I wish I could go back and shake myself.

Tech Insider : Business
Jesse smiling into camera
Jesse Tervooren says being a good worker became her identity during her decadelong HR career.

Jesse Tervooren

Don't get tricked into thinking you need to spend money to land a job. Here's how to access free resources, from a recruiter.

Tech Insider : Business
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Recruiter Bonnie Dilber shared a list of free job searching resources from Lyft, Goodwill, and other organizations.

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A data center is being built in my neighborhood. It's inevitable, but I'm devastated about what it could do to my community.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Mike Graham in front of river
Mike Graham says a data center is being built less than a mile from his home.

Mike Graham

I switched from a corporate career to launching an AI-native company with no tech background. I knew the time was now.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
A man smiling outdoors in front of green foliage, wearing a black zip-up jacket over a dark shirt.
Tim DeSoto was a senior director at Walmart. Now he's launching an AI-native startup.

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I left a VP-level role in Big Tech and now I work with startups. It's more unpredictable, but startup life is invigorating.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style
Robert E. Williams sitting in a chair and smiling
Robert E Williams left a career in Big Tech after 15 years to work with startups.

Robert E. Williams

I quit my career at 40 when a diagnosis stopped me in my tracks. Prioritizing my health was scary, but it helped me redefine success.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
Woman sitting on a wooden railing in a forest, smiling at the camera, wearing a sports top, shorts, and slip-on shoes.
Melissa Hoeppner quit her job last October to reevaluate her priorities and take care of her health.

Courtesy of Melissa Hoeppner

I designed a custom GPT that helped me land 7 interviews and a job offer from PayPal — here's how

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
Amar Saurabh
Amar Saurabh says building a custom GPT for his job search only took about an hour and a half.

Amar Saurabh

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