We quit our 6-figure jobs to launch a company together. Working with your spouse can be complicated — boundaries help.

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Travel
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Daniel and Gemma Ng and their family.

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I fled Iran and made it to the US when I was 18. I worked my way up from gas station cashier to the CEO of a billion-dollar company.

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Shirin Behzadi fled Iran and arrived in the US when she was 18.

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I'm an AI résumé builder who's helped hundreds of recently laid-off workers. Here's my advice for people looking for work in 2026.

Tech Insider : Business
A smiling man sits among tall sunflowers, facing the camera on a sunny day.
Sam Wright has done around 500 support calls with job seekers since July.

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I'm the CEO of Big Machine Records. I've worked with artists like Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts — here's a day in my life.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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Scott Borchetta.

John Shearer

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Scott Borchetta, the 63-year-old CEO and chairman of Big Machine Label Group, based in Nashville. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I learned I was pregnant a week after signing on to an AI startup. I shipped up until I gave birth — here's how I managed.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Rachael Fuller is pictured with her daughter.
Rachael Fuller said that parents have an extra sense of "time management."

Rachael Fuller

My grandparents are 87 and 90 years old. They still babysit my 7 kids, and host an annual cousin sleepover every year.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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Lauren Brusie's grandparents (center) are very involved in their great-grandchildren's lives.

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I'm a coffee chain owner in San Francisco, and I'm being radically transparent about why I must hike prices

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
Lauren Crabbe and Michael McCory
Lauren Crabbe and Michael McCrory own Andytown Coffee Roasters and are posting flyers at all nine locations to explain why they must hike drink prices by 7.5%.

Andytown Coffee Roasters

I couldn't find a job after college, so I became a nanny. When I started working with a wonderful family and making $30 an hour, all my fears melted away.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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Nadya Grisczenkow says she felt pressure to pursue a corporate career after college.

Nadya Grisczenkow

I moved my family from the US to Malta. Living on a small island has some unexpected conveniences.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
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Christopher Mannino left the US and brought his family to the Mediterranean island Malta.

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When my husband and I became empty nesters, we sold our house and moved into an RV. We now live on the open road full time.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Technology
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The couple decided to sell their home and live in an RV.

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