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as-told-to

I was a Meta HR manager before getting laid off. If I could speak to my younger self, here's what I'd tell her.

Fri, 03/27/2026 - 12:43

Tech Insider : Business

Tech, Careers, meta-layoffs, layoff, as-told-to, contributor-2026, BI-freelancer

I expanded my 350,000-member fitness brand to cover an overlooked life stage

Fri, 03/27/2026 - 12:40

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Small Business, small-business, edit-series, editorial-sponsorship, sp-freelance, es-linkedin-q3, going-for-growth

I'm an attorney who became Microsoft's chief responsible AI officer. Here's how non-technical people can pivot to AI.

Fri, 03/27/2026 - 05:11

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Careers, AI, ai-pivot, Attorney, AI, Microsoft, changing-workplace-big-bet

I'm a ghostwriter who thinks AI will wipe out 90% of my industry — so I'm leaning into it. Here are 2 ways it saves me time and money.

Fri, 03/27/2026 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Careers, BI-freelancer, ghostwriting, AI, artificial-intelligence, Author, contributor-2026

My side hustle made $10,000 in a month. It convinced me to leave my law career.

Thu, 03/26/2026 - 13:17

Tech Insider : Business

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

I have 18 years of experience in PR. My job applications still go unanswered.

Thu, 03/26/2026 - 11:24

Tech Insider : Business

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

As a real estate agent, making money off Airbnbs was a safe bet. I decided to franchise my favorite coffee shop instead.

Thu, 03/26/2026 - 07:38

Tech Insider : Business

Real Estate, real-estate-agent, Florida, small-business, side-hustles, as-told-to

I burned out as a manager at Microsoft — then got laid off. Nearly 3 years later, I'm still looking for work.

Thu, 03/26/2026 - 05:04

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Careers, as-told-to, job-search, job-market, Tech, big-tech, jacob-zinkula-tout-collection

My AI startup pays people to film themselves taking out the trash. It's now valued at $150 million.

Thu, 03/26/2026 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

Tech, AI, Startups, as-told-to, ai-startups, artificial-intelligence, data-labeling

I started my restaurant business with $5,000 I earned from online gambling. It's now a $20 million national chain.

Thu, 03/26/2026 - 04:11

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Sports

Retail, Food, as-told-to, Founder, online-gambling, shark-tank

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