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My daughters inspired me to launch my company. It was acquired for more than $205 million.

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 07:15

Tech Insider : Business

Courtesy of Darren Litt

Careers, Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, Cofounders

I was an executive assistant to the CEOs of Sephora and Twitch. Here are the 4 lessons my front row seat to power taught me.

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business

Ebony Belhumeur.

Courtesy of Ebony Belhumeur

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Sephora, twitch, executive-assistant, Tech

I left a fast-rising career at the world's biggest beer company for startup life. The safe path felt too predictable.

Sun, 09/21/2025 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Yann Schuermans at a warehouse in Jakarta, Indonesia. — Yann Schuermans started Baskit, a supply chain distribution company, with his wife and says it's been both the biggest risk and the biggest gift.
Provided by Yann Schuermans

Careers, singapore-freelancer, as-told-to, jakarta, Indonesia, ab-inbev

I'm an HR professional who vibe-coded an app while my baby slept. I don't want to be a parent or employee who falls behind.

Sun, 09/21/2025 - 20:00

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Laura Zaccaria — Laura Zaccaria, an HR professional and new mom, taught herself to build an AI-assisted web app while on six months of maternity leave.
Laura Zaccaria

AI, Careers, as-told-to

I burned out in corporate America and quit my job. Life abroad showed me what freedom really looks like.

Sun, 09/21/2025 - 19:14

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

A woman taking a selfie in the mountains. — Susan Lindgren left her corporate job in the US a decade ago.
What Susan Does.

Careers, Travel, as-told-to, Vietnam, live-abroad

I failed to land an H-1B visa 3 times. My work in AI helped me get an 'Einstein visa' instead.

Sun, 09/21/2025 - 14:23

Tech Insider : Business

Man stands in front of Golden Gate Bridge. — Tanush Sharanarthi, 26, had six years of contributions to his field in artificial intelligence that helped him get approved for a O-1 visa also known as the "Einstein" visa.
Courtesy Tanush Sharanarthi

Tech, H-1B, Visas, as-told-to

3 tech workers on H-1B visas detail their last 36 hours: canceled trips, anxious parents, and, finally, relief

Sun, 09/21/2025 - 08:24

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Technology

A photo collage features a businessman pulling a suitcase surrounded by a tech pattern, a visa stamp, and H-1 B visa elements. — Indian H-1B techies share what their weekend has been like following a new immigration order.
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Tech, politics, Immigration, Visa, India, H-1B, as-told-to

4 steps to change careers after 40 if you're feeling completely stuck, according to a career coach.

Sat, 09/20/2025 - 05:17

Tech Insider : Business

Ashley Jablow — Ashley Jablow uses four steps to help her clients overcome feelings of " stuckness" in life and their careers.
Ashley Jablow

Careers, as-told-to, career-change, career-pivot, career-coach, job-change, career-advice

My family moved from Austin to Colombia. We're saving so much money, and I love having my in-laws close to help with my kid.

Sat, 09/20/2025 - 05:07

Tech Insider : Business

Jenn Jamali and her husband are sitting down at a table and smiling at the camera. — Jenn Jamali and her husband.
Courtesy of Jenn Jamali

Real Estate, expat, Colombia, Austin, Mover, Relocation, digital-nomad

I made $1.2 million as a résumé writer last year. AI has reduced my monthly income by about a third, and I'm thinking about a career pivot.

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 10:52

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

Richard Lambert — Richard Lambert gets most of his work through Fiverr.
Courtesy of the author

Careers, as-told-to, health, health-freelancer, AI

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