I landed an Nvidia data center internship after sending out 200 applications. I learned Big Tech wasn't for me.

Tech Insider : Business
Headshot of Gale CEO Rahul Gudise, wearing a khaki turtleneck sweater.
Gale CEO Rahul Gudise.

Velocity Incubator

2 founders raised $3.2 million, then scrapped their original AI startup. Here's the deck they used to pitch the pivot.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Monumint's cofounders Tyler Maran and Anna Pojawis, sitting on a khaki counch in front of book shelves.
Monumint's cofounders, CEO Tyler Maran and chief technology officer Anna Pojawis.

Monumint

I vibe coded a 7-figure tool for my startup. Here are the 4 steps I followed — and how I avoided coding slop.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
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John Hu.

Courtesy of John Hu

Groq's founder says his 'terrible' leadership cost his company 3 to 4 years

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Groq founder
Groq's founder said that he set his company back three to four years because of leadership mistakes.

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This startup wants to turn the world into a searchable video feed, starting in San Francisco

Tech Insider : Business
Drake Burciaga and Stephania Stavropoulos
Orchestra Cofounders Drake Burciaga and Stephania Stavropoulos

Orchestra

Search is getting an AI overhaul. This startup says it can help e-commerce brands keep up.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Andrew Lissimore
Andrew Lissimore is the founder of Lantern.

Courtesy of Lantern

We're childhood friends who scaled our startup to $13M by age 21. Dropping out of college was the right move — if anything, we did it too late.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Two smiling people stand together on a patio in front of large windows and outdoor seating.
Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan dropped out of college to go full-time on their AI startup.

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3 founders skipped VC funding, used AI to stay lean, and got to $1 million in revenue in year one

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
outward intelligence
The Outward Intelligence cofounders, from left to right: Amir Kanpurwala, Brian Tatum, and Abhish Raghavan. Kanpurwala and Raghavan.

Courtesy of Outward Intelligence

This 'anti-bot' startup wants to pay you to interact with brands. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $18.5 million.

Tech Insider : Business
EarnOS founder and CEO Phil George
EarnOS founder and CEO Phil George.

EarnOS

Nvidia gave them financial stability. These founders used it to walk away.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Side-by-side headshots of Antons Davis and Mo Nasir.
Osmo founder Antons Davis and Altrina cofounder Mo Nasir both left Nvidia to launch their own ventures.

Cynthia Smalley, Mo Nasir

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