My grandparents took me to The Little Gym when I was a kid. Years later, they helped me buy it.

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Sarah Cantera now owns the Little Gym she went to as a kid.

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I took out a second mortgage to build a tiny home in my backyard. Making money isn't the only reason it was worth it.

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A woman posing outside a home, petting a dog.
Elaine Yang installed an ADU in her backyard to add more housing in California.

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I married a cult leader at 18. I tried escaping 10 different times, but the system made it nearly impossible.

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A recent photo of Briell Decker with her newborn.
A recent photo of Decker with her newborn.

Courtesy of Briell Decker.

We're former Google coworkers who raised $4.5M for an AI startup. We didn't build a big team — we built fast instead.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
Two men wearing glasses and business attire stand side by side, smiling against a plain background.
Joe Cheuk and Praneet Dutta cofounded Pomo.

Dan Clark

I'm 40 and $300,000 in debt after my startup failed. I'm living on $10 a day in South Korea.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
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Kang Gwang-sik, 40, tells Business Insider he has been living on just $10 a day while facing $300,000 in debt.

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I worked 12-hour shifts on fishing boats. I used the money I made to start a business that's now worth millions.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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Jack Ng immigrated to the US at 12.

Courtesy of Jack Ng

I applied to 2,000 jobs before getting offers at Target and a startup. Here's how I decided which to pick.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Dianna Dimambro standing
Dianna Dimambro applied to roughly 2,000 software engineering jobs.

Dianna Dimambro

I was frustrated by every baby carrier on the market. So I built my own — and grew 2,200% in the last three years.

Tech Insider : Business
Skye, Hope&Plum's CEO and cofounder, posing with a buckle carrier in her home.
Skye Amundsen is the cofounder and CEO of hope&plum.

Jared Soares for BI

I'm a Bank of America exec who once got passed over for a promotion. Here's what it taught me.

Tech Insider : Business
Bernard Hampton, Bank of America
Bernard Hampton is head of The Academy at Bank of America.

Bank of America

I moved to San Francisco to work in AI. Living here requires sacrifices — I gave up normalcy to gain access.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
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Ahmed Ahres says living in San Francisco makes him feel like anything is possible.

Ahmed Ahres

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