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as-told-to

I was an Apple employee named Sam Sung. After I went viral, I took a new name, but I wish I'd enjoyed the moment more.

Wed, 10/22/2025 - 12:43

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Careers, Tech, as-told-to, apple, samsung, apple-employees, Viral

I work for Melinda French Gates at Pivotal Ventures. Here's a day in my life and the greatest lessons she's taught me.

Wed, 10/22/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology

Careers, BI-freelancer, as-told-to, melinda-french-gates, melinda-gates, pivotal-ventures, Investing

I built a Big Tech career without a tech degree. Looking back, some well-meaning career advice was actually holding me back.

Tue, 10/21/2025 - 10:58

Tech Insider : Business

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2025, BI-freelancer, jane-zhang, big-tech, sony

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi now goes to bed at 7 p.m. and tells her kids that she was acting on 'Jersey Shore'

Tue, 10/21/2025 - 10:21

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Travel

Entertainment, Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, jersey-shore, snooki

I'm a dad who works in-office 3 days a week. If it became 5 days, I'd ask for a raise — time away from my family doesn't come for free.

Tue, 10/21/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business

Careers, BI-freelancer, RTO, return-to-office, return-to-office-mandate, Tech, baltimore-bridge-collapse

My career took us across 5 continents. When it came time to retire, my wife and I knew we didn't want to go home.

Mon, 10/20/2025 - 21:14

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Environment

Real Estate, Travel, as-told-to, Malaysia

I left my corporate job to build a padel club. It wasn't easy, but my passion convinced wealthy players to invest.

Mon, 10/20/2025 - 20:00

Tech Insider : Business, Sports

Careers, Singapore, padel, KPMG, as-told-to

As a CEO and former Google manager, these are the 3 questions I ask during reviews. I apply them at home with my kids too.

Mon, 10/20/2025 - 08:05

Tech Insider : Business

Careers, Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, CEOs

My company holds a 'Thinking Week' every quarter, where we cancel normal work. The payoff is huge.

Mon, 10/20/2025 - 05:39

Tech Insider : Business

Careers, as-told-to, Founder, workplace-culture, changing-workplace-big-bet

I'm a career coach. If you don't mention AI in job interviews, you're making a huge mistake.

Mon, 10/20/2025 - 05:11

Tech Insider : Business

Careers, AI, AI, job-hunt, job-interview-tips, chat-gpt, ai-tips

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