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Bali made sense for business. Moving back to the US was right for our family — for now.

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel

Carey Bentley posing near rice fields in Bali. — Carey Bentley left her corporate job in Los Angeles and started a company in Bali.
Provided by Carey Bentley

Careers, Parenting, singapore-freelancer, as-told-to, bali, live-abroad, Colombia

I moved from Spain to the US for work. I like the American emphasis on business and the Spanish emphasis on family.

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 05:57

Tech Insider : Business

Eduardo Cosentino moved to the US at age 28 to expand the family business

Courtesy of Eduardo Cosentino

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

I'm the founder of PopSockets. My day includes long forest walks and drinking a green tea-coffee combo I call 'graffee.'

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 05:56

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

David Barnett doiing a barnett-up — Barnett does 100 "Barnett-ups," a workout move he coined, three or four times a week.
David Barnett

Careers, as-told-to, power-hours, popsocket, Entrepreneurs

A software engineer compares working at Twitch vs. Google: Here's how their interview processes and work cultures stack up

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 05:15

Tech Insider : Business, Environment

Photo of Goutam Nair as he stands in front of a door — Courtesy of Goutam Nair

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2025, BI-freelancer, jane-zhang, google, twitch

I saved over $100,000 by working two full-time remote jobs for a year. It was chaos at times but worth it.

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business

Jessica Winder.

Lisa Weingardt / Little Loop Photography

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Savings, emergency-fund, Overemployed, HR

Getting laid off ended my Big Tech career. I needed that push to do work I love.

Sun, 10/05/2025 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

Alaina Appleman is posing in a Facebook sign. — After being laid off from Meta in 2023, Alaina Appleman decided she was done with Big Tech and global media.
Provided by Alaina Appleman

Careers, Travel, singapore-freelancer, as-told-to, Singapore, meta, layoff

I quit JPMorgan after rising through the ranks over 14 years. I don't blame the bank alone for my burnout.

Sun, 10/05/2025 - 04:53

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Style

Wilma Ramona de Souza — Wilma Ramona de Souza worked at JPMorgan for 14 years, becoming an executive director by her mid-thirties.
Wilma Ramony de Souza

finance, as-told-to, finance, JPMorgan, Careers, beacon-industries-big-bet

My 34-year-old daughter will always live at home. Still, I'm proud of how far she has come.

Sat, 10/04/2025 - 10:24

Tech Insider : Business

An adult daughter embracing her mother — Marguerite Elisofon and her daughter, Samantha.
Courtesy of Marguerite Elisofon

Parenting, health, as-told-to, Autism, Parenting, special-needs

My family of 3 moved from the UK to the US. I'm lonely and worry about our aging parents being so far away.

Sat, 10/04/2025 - 09:38

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

Clare Brown and her family — Clare Brown and her family moved from the UK to the US.
Courtesy of Clare Brown

Travel, Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, homeschool

I'm 16 and just raised $1 million for my AI project despite being average at school. Here's why it helps to be delusional.

Sat, 10/04/2025 - 05:37

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Toby Brown, 16, decided to leave school to move to San Francisco.

Courtesy of Toby Brown

Careers, AI, as-told-to, young-geniuses, hustle-culture-big-bet, changing-workplace-big-bet, beacon-industries-big-bet

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