I quit my finance job and built a cereal brand from my kitchen. Now we're sold in grocery stores across the country.

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Krishna Kaliannan smiles as he holds a pack of Catalina Crunch

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I work in advertising during the day and stand-up comedy at night. The jobs are surprisingly similar.

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Garron Chiu on stage doing stand-up comedy in Hong Kong.
By day, Garron Chiu works in advertising; by night, he performs stand-up comedy.

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I quit my job to scale my side hustle. I've earned over $800,000 in 5 years on Fiverr by raising prices and optimizing my profile.

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Harlan Rappaport
Harlan Rappaport.

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I left my corporate career to start a cleaning business 5 years ago. I still don't take a salary, but my family is doing much better off.

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A man wearing glasses, a gray baseball cap, and a red and blue shirt smiles for a selfie. He is standing on a grassy lawn with a driveway and trailer in the background.
Burgess Heberer started his business 5 years ago and 6 weeks later left his job to pursue it full-time.

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I run a business with my identical twin. We flex our twin connection and individual strengths to succeed.

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Leah Cohen-Shohet and her twin, Danielle, run a multimillion-dollar business together.

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I'm a high-school student who wants to be a coder. I'm betting some of my peers will rely too much on AI.

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Joshua Karoly
Joshua Karoly

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I landed my dream job without even applying for it. Here's how I did it and my advice for other job seekers.

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Alicia Strata
Alicia Strata

Alicia Strata

I'm a California landlord who bought my first rental property in Greece. It went so well, I'm already looking for more.

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Alex Pettas bought an apartment in Athens, Greece, to use as an Airbnb.

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I started a business at 14. Thanks to it, I was able to take my cousins on an all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World.

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Aaliyah Arnold took her three cousins to Disney World.

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I'm a software engineer who spent nearly 7 years at Twitter before joining OpenAI. Here's how I got hired and why I love it.

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Jigar Bhati in an OpenAI shirt
Jigar Bhati, who joined OpenAI in 2023, said the company still feels like a startup.

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