I was laid off 3 times in 2 years working in tech. Rather than get laid off again, I'm going back to school.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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Sarah Henschel has gone through three layoffs in two years.

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I'm the CEO of a job platform for Gen Z. Remote hires should do this one thing every week.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Politics
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Julia Haber cofounded Home From College, a career platform that creates opportunities for college students and recent grads.

Julia Haber

The VC who married Paris Hilton starts every morning with cold brew and ends each day taking a bath with her

Tech Insider : Business
Paris Hilton and Carter Reum
Paris Hilton and Carter Reum

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Carter Reum co-founded M13 in 2016 with his older brother, Courtney. The early-stage venture capital firm now has $1.3 billion of assets under management with over 40 staff working in offices in New York, Santa Monica, and San Francisco.

I retired at 34 and had to go back to work a decade later. I wish I'd stuck it out for 5 more years — here's why.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Politics
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Sam Dogen wishes he had done a few things differently in early retirement.

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As a former teacher, I saw just how many kids were behind in reading. Now I want to help parents set their kids up for success.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
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Spencer Russell taught his 2-year-old son how to read.

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I dropped out of college at 22 and started a business. Here's how I raised over $50 million and got Mark Cuban to invest in it.

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Technology
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Chen said the first few years after he left college were the most challenging of his life.

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I'm a software engineer using AI in my work. Here's why I'm not afraid of it taking my job.

Tech Insider : Business
Doug Steinberg and his wife
Doug Steinberg

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I'm 90 and work at a convenience store. I make $14.90 an hour and money is tight, but I hope to retire.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Vince
Vince Scidone, 90, works at a convenience store chain in Oklahoma.

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I interned at Google, but chose to start my career at an AI startup. You can do a lot more things here than in Big Tech.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
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Advait Maybhate, 24, did two internships at Google while in college. He is now a software engineer at Warp, an AI agent platform for developers.

Alice Li

I was a VP at BlackRock before I started my own company. I saw 2 types of people in finance that helped me decide to pivot careers.

Tech Insider : Business, Finanace, Technology
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Dugal Bain-Kim, founder of Lifeforce, told Business Insider how to tell the difference between what's real medicine versus snake oil within the longevity industry.

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