I'm a female solo founder of an AI startup. It can be lonely, and I have to work hard to be taken seriously, but it's given me mental resilience.

Tech Insider : Business
Annie Liao
Annie Liao says it would be nice to have a cofounder to share the highs and lows with.

Annie Liao

I quit a $250,000 job, thinking it would be easy to find another one. After a year of unemployment, I wish I could go back and shake myself.

Tech Insider : Business
Jesse smiling into camera
Jesse Tervooren says being a good worker became her identity during her decadelong HR career.

Jesse Tervooren

A data center is being built in my neighborhood. It's inevitable, but I'm devastated about what it could do to my community.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Mike Graham in front of river
Mike Graham says a data center is being built less than a mile from his home.

Mike Graham

I stopped waiting for 'the one' and became a single mom at 38. I only wish I'd done it sooner.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Mom and her son hold a ball
Shivani Singh works as a legal professional in Sydney.

Akshay Sammi

I left a VP-level role in Big Tech and now I work with startups. It's more unpredictable, but startup life is invigorating.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style
Robert E. Williams sitting in a chair and smiling
Robert E Williams left a career in Big Tech after 15 years to work with startups.

Robert E. Williams

I moved from Australia to San Francisco to build my startup from a hacker house. It's been humanizing and comforting.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Annie Liao, Build Club founder, sitting with a laptop at a cafe.
Startup founder Annie Liao said she's always wanted to live in San Francisco.

Photo courtesy Annie Liao

I designed a custom GPT that helped me land 7 interviews and a job offer from PayPal — here's how

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
Amar Saurabh
Amar Saurabh says building a custom GPT for his job search only took about an hour and a half.

Amar Saurabh

I live near 14 data centers. The noise and smell are terrible, but I refuse to leave my dream home.

Tech Insider : Business
data centers behind homes in Northern Virginia
Kay Richards says she will continue to fight back as more data centers are planned for her neighborhood. The houses pictured are located in Northern Virginia and are not part of Richards' property.

Nathan Howard/Getty Images

I'm a career coach. If you don't mention AI in job interviews, you're making a huge mistake.

Tech Insider : Business
Gabriela Flax smiling into camera
Gabriela Flax says her clients make the mistake of not talking about AI in job interviews.

Gabriela Flax

I spent 4 nights at a robot hotel in Tokyo. The future of hospitality is here — but it still needs fine-tuning.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
side-by-side picture of exterior of Yotel and Michelle Gross smiling in Tokyo
Yotel Tokyo Ginza is a hybrid-robot hotel that opened earlier this year.

Michelle Gross

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