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My insurance company spied on my house from the sky. Then the real nightmare began.
My journey into the surreal, infuriating future of homeowners insurance.
Albert Fox Cahn
4 mins read
My husband retired 5 years ago and I still run my own business. Our schedules are different, but we make it work.
Her husband retired five years ago, and she still runs her own business. She loves the work she doe…
Cailey Griffin
2 mins read
My company is like my daughter... it was an emotional setback: Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Speaking at the 7th JIIF Foundation day, Sharma was asked about Reserve Bank of India (RBI's) actio…
PTI
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I was promoted too quickly at my Silicon Valley job and it made me overconfident — moving to a new company was a humiliating experience
Neha Sampat told BI being promoted three times in four years at Sun Microsystems gave her too much …
Charissa Cheong
3 mins read
Having an only child has brought out the kid in me. I play with him all the time and it's reminded me of my own childhood.
I've always heard an only children are lonely, but my kid has plenty of friends. And it's brought o…
Nicole Findlay
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I co-founded a multimillion-dollar company with my twin sister. Our brutal honesty is an advantage in business.
Identical twin sisters Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts co-founded Lumistella Company, who owns Elf on…
Kelly Burch
5 mins read
I quit my director job at Goldman Sachs to start my own company. There's always a cap if you're an employee.
A trader at Goldman Sachs quit to start a crypto company during the crash. He said a slump is the b…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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I'm an American and lived in the Netherlands for 4 years. Subsidized childcare allowed me to start my own company.
Marianna Sachse gave birth in the US and the Netherlands. She says kids have more freedom in Nether…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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I hired a stylist to help me show up as my best self at work. It's an investment in my career that's 100% worth it.
As Sabina Hitchen's career grew, she had more opportunities to be in front of the camera. She pays …
Jamie Killin
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I'm 43 and my honeymoon was the only time I traveled without my parents. Now that I'm divorced, I'm trying solo travel.
Apart from her honeymoon during a brief marriage, a divorcee only vacationed with her parents. At …
Jane Ridley
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Introverts in the workplace should be their 'own best marketer,' Ancestry CEO Deb Liu says
Ancestry CEO Deb Liu — herself an introvert — says it's important for introverts at work to realize…
Sarah Jackson
4 mins read
I quit my first corporate job at 19. Everyone called me crazy, but starting young helped me find my values.
Lily Wu quit her first corporate job at an accounting firm at just 19. She said the decision helped…
Thibault Spirlet
2 mins read
We asked OpenAI's new o1 model what it thought about its own name. It didn't hold back.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted OpenAI needs better product names, so BI asked its latest model for …
Lauren Edmonds
4 mins read
I'm a Finnish mom in the US. I let my kids schedule their own playdates and allow them to skip homework to get playtime outside.
I've been in the US for decades and have three children. I let my kids schedule their own playdates…
Annabella Daily
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I lost everything I owned in a fire. This is how it reframed my thinking about owning material things.
Helen Chandler-Wilde couldn't afford to replace everything at once, but says living with less refra…
Polly Thompson
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'Selling Sunset' star Alanna Gold said she owned a California desert town. Now, she says she doesn't.
"I certainly do not own Pioneertown, I never should have said that, and I apologize for doing so," …
Alcynna Lloyd
4 mins read
I quit BlackRock after slogging my way to VP in 7 years. I have no regrets.
Jennifer Ong, 33, was a former vice president at BlackRock. She took an 80% pay cut when she left t…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
4 mins read
I skipped college and now make $600,000 a year online. I'm the first person in my family to purchase my own home.
Oliur Rahman asked his parents for one year to prove he could make money on his own instead of goin…
Ellen Nguyen
5 mins read
I quit Merrill Lynch to start my own business. Leaving a 7-figure income and cushy corporate perks was hard, but I don't regret it.
Chad Willardson had a successful career on Wall Street but was tired of being directed by a big com…
Perri Ormont Blumberg
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I financially support my husband while he takes care of our house. Being a female breadwinner can be stressful, but it's my greatest achievement.
Ellen Yin runs her own media business while her husband manages their household. The arrangement wo…