My startup accidentally spent $30,000 on AI tokens in a month. It was worth it to move fast — but we found a simple fix.

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In April, cofounder Sarthak Dhawan's token use jumped from $20,000 to $30,000.

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When I lost access to Fable, I had a backup plan. Now that it's back, I'm even more certain that my fail-safe strategy works.

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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
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Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan dropped out of college to go full-time on their AI startup.

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I was using Anthropic's Fable when it disappeared mid-project. It taught me a lesson about AI and business.

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Business owner Sean McDonnell said he tries to remain prepared for unforeseen circumstances with using AI.

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My company replicated my exact role with an AI agent. I'm confident it won't replace me — here's why.

Tech Insider : Business
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Kristi Edleson is the chief of staff at Yutori

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We built an app as a side hustle and sold it for $4 million without quitting our tech jobs. Here's how AI helped us juggle it all.

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Trimbox cofounders Jordan Gaston and David Emelianov.

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I was laid off from eBay. Now I run a business with 27 AI agents — these are the human parts I still handle myself.

Tech Insider : Business
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Linara Bozieva created a 27 AI agent workflow to run her company.

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I was laid off from my banking job at 55 and left corporate America to build my own AI consultancy. Here's what I learned in the process.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
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I hired a private chef for my 9-person AI startup — it was cheaper than our $13,500+ a month food delivery habit

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Series CEO Nathaneo Johnson, their private chef Hayley, and other team members.

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3 AI execs on why tiny teams work, and where they could fall apart

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Building with a smaller team has its benefits and challenges.

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