I interned at Google, but chose to start my career at an AI startup. You can do a lot more things here than in Big Tech.

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Advait Maybhate standing in front of a clock and smiling ahead.
Advait Maybhate, 24, did two internships at Google while in college. He is now a software engineer at Warp, an AI agent platform for developers.

Alice Li

I was a VP at BlackRock before I started my own company. I saw 2 types of people in finance that helped me decide to pivot careers.

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Dugal Bain-Kim
Dugal Bain-Kim, founder of Lifeforce, told Business Insider how to tell the difference between what's real medicine versus snake oil within the longevity industry.

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I saved my babysitting money for years and used it to start a clothing company. Last year, we did more than $1 million in sales.

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Sara Fowler started her business in 2021 using money she had saved from babysitting.

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I'm a machine learning engineer at Amazon who anticipated the ML boom. Here's my advice for staying ahead.

Tech Insider : Business
Suvendu Mohanty is pictured.
Amazon ML engineer Suvendu Mohanty said TK.

Suvendu Mohanty

I sold over $2 million in office supplies last year. Here are the 3 things I did to build my career.

Tech Insider : Business
Justin Cotton-Eugene with daughter
Justin Cotton-Eugene with his daughter, sitting on office supplies that he sold.

Justin Cotton-Eugene

I'm a former professional sailor-turned CEO living in Monaco. Here's a day in my life leading the Red Bull Italy SailGP Team.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Travel
Jimmy Spithill, the CEO of the Red Bull Italy SailGP Team
Jimmy Spithill.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jimmy Spithill, the 45-year-old CEO of the Red Bull Italy SailGP Team, about his daily routine. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I'm the CMO of a $2 billion tech company. AI has enabled my marketing team to automate 80% of its work.

Tech Insider : Business
Scott Leatherman Aviatrix
Scott Leatherman's marketing team at Aviatrix has automated 80% of its work.

Aviatrix

I've been co-parenting for five years. It's a lot of logistics, but everything is worth it to raise my kids.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
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Jason Schilling and his two children.

Jason Schilling

We moved back to India after working in US Big Tech. We missed family, festivals, and India's roaring cricket culture.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Travel
Hemant Pandey and Vaashu Sharma
The couple moved back to India last year after building a career in the US.

Hemant Pandey and Vaashu Sharma

I studied abroad in South Korea at 18. I loved it so much I built a business here — and learning 'nunchi' helped me succeed.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
Roman Vernidub
Roman Vernidub, CEO of biotech startup Koru Pharma, has lived in South Korea for 17 years.

Koru Pharma

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