I founded an AI startup while still in high school. I'm now 22 and have raised over $2M — I have no regrets about skipping college.

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Ishraq Khan.

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AI agents make agreeable coworkers, and that's a problem for solo business owners. Here are 3 ways they're fixing it.

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Tim Desoto, Yesim Saydan and Aaron Sneed
Founders Tim Desoto, Yesim Saydan, and Aaron Sneed all implemented a strategy to make their AI employees better.

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An ex-consultant quit his 6-figure job after reading 'Dare to Lead.' Here are the 4 lessons from the book that motivated him.

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AJ Eckstein

AJ Eckstein

14 'Second Wave' startups aiming to take the AI era beyond cost cutting

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Kylan Gibbs, CEO and cofounder of Inworld
Kylan Gibbs, CEO and cofounder of Inworld

Inworld

I stopped bartending full-time to sell ice. My company now makes nearly $3 million a year, catering to Michelin-starred restaurants in New York City.

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Richard Boccato launched his ice business in 2011.

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I've been selling on Amazon for a year. After storage fees bled me dry, I'm pivoting my e-comm strategy away from it.

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After writing about Amazon sellers for years, the author decided to try e-commerce for herself.

Kathleen Elkins

I quit my $192K Microsoft job and moved to Canada — then almost everything I owned was stolen. I'm learning to rebuild from scratch.

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David Chong
David Chong

David Chong

I'm the CEO of a cannabis and beverage company. I start my day in Central Park with my dog and hate being surrounded by 'yes' people.

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Irwin D. Simon

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Irwin Simon, the chairman and CEO of Tilray, based in New York City. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I got laid off and used my severance money to launch a startup. Here's why it felt like less of a gamble than pursuing an MBA.

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Sam Perry, 40, was laid off in 2022.

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After 3 years of forcing myself to love venture capital, I quit and became a silent disco DJ in Bali

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Nic Huzz started his career at a VC firm in Australia.

Nic Huzz

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