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I'm a café owner in Maine. I'm feeding those about to lose their SNAP benefits for free.

Thu, 10/23/2025 - 09:44

Tech Insider : Business

Woman holding cake — Rebecca Coffin owns Hailey's Kitchen Cafe & Bakery in Windham, Maine.
Courtesy of Rebecca Coffin

Careers, Parenting, as-told-to, health, health-freelancer, snap, snap-benefits

I dreamed of working at Goldman Sachs until I interned there. Now I'm living my new dream — running a Y Combinator AI startup.

Thu, 10/23/2025 - 08:25

Tech Insider : Business

Raymond Zhao is the CEO and cofounder of Structured AI.

Courtesy of Raymond Zhao

Careers, AI, as-told-to, goldman-sachs, AI, ai-jobs, graduate-jobs

I landed a top job at Netflix while 7 months pregnant — then motherhood made me question everything

Thu, 10/23/2025 - 06:48

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style

A woman taking a full-length selfie in the mirror — Cadet strived for success from an early age.
Courtesy of Danielle Cadet

Parenting, Careers, as-told-to, Careers, work-life-balance, Family, Journalism

After my double mastectomy, I turned my side hustle into a full-time business. We did $60,000 in one month.

Thu, 10/23/2025 - 06:17

Tech Insider : Business

Bette Bentley holding a box of Skimpies against a pink background. — Bette Bentley went all-in on Skimpies from her hospital bed after her double mastectomy.
Skimpies

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I quit a stable job at Microsoft at age 45 to try something new. I'm happy I took the risk and left on good terms.

Thu, 10/23/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business

Joseph Landes.

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I was an Apple employee named Sam Sung. After I went viral, I took a new name, but I wish I'd enjoyed the moment more.

Wed, 10/22/2025 - 12:43

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

A person stands indoors holding a framed display containing a blue Apple Store T-shirt, an employee badge, and a business card. The person is wearing a gray zip-up hoodie over a blue shirt and is smiling at the camera. — Sam Struan auctioned off his old Apple business card after the card went viral in 2012.
Courtesy of Sam Struan

Careers, Tech, as-told-to, apple, samsung, apple-employees, Viral

I work for Melinda French Gates at Pivotal Ventures. Here's a day in my life and the greatest lessons she's taught me.

Wed, 10/22/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology

Erin Harkless Moore.

©2025 Pivotal Ventures

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I built a Big Tech career without a tech degree. Looking back, some well-meaning career advice was actually holding me back.

Tue, 10/21/2025 - 10:58

Tech Insider : Business

Photo of Aria Kim as she stands with her back against a wall — Aria Kim pivoted into Big Tech after graduating with a biology degree.
Mori Wang

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Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi now goes to bed at 7 p.m. and tells her kids that she was acting on 'Jersey Shore'

Tue, 10/21/2025 - 10:21

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Travel

Nicole Polizzi attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 — Nicole Polizzi was ready to settle down and have kids.
Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic

Entertainment, Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, jersey-shore, snooki

I'm a dad who works in-office 3 days a week. If it became 5 days, I'd ask for a raise — time away from my family doesn't come for free.

Tue, 10/21/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business

Andrew Clark.

Courtesy of Andrew Clark

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