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AdvertisementKatie Vasquez landed her first venture capital job at 23 years old. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Katie Vasquez, a 26-year-old investor at Calibrate Ventures based in Santa Monica, California, on her experience working in venture capital. I'm an investor at Calibrate Ventures, an early-stage deep-tech venture capital firm. My advice for other people hoping to get into VC is to leverage your network and stay up to date on the industry. This experience provided a great foundation for thinking more about technical due diligence, tech architecture, and strategy, but moving into investing and venture capital felt like the most exciting path.
Persons: Katie Vasquez, I've, I'm, I'd Organizations: Brown University, Goldman, LA Tech, Synergist, Investor, Business Locations: Santa Monica , California, EY, fintech, Los Angeles, LA
Annalisa Pawlosky, an AI scientist, moved her family to Switzerland in 2020 for a new role at Google. Pawlosky is the primary breadwinner for her family and handles the mental load of her household. Family dynamics are also more traditional in Switzerland, which took some getting used to. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Annalisa Pawlosky, a 40-year-old AI research scientist at Google in Zurich. While I was at Stanford, Google asked me to start the Google Accelerated Science biochemistry and molecular biology laboratory.
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download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIt also undermines a core assumption about the future of generative AI: If you add more data and computing power, you get smarter and more powerful AI models. Top AI players have eye-popping valuations based on the promise that AI models will keep getting smarter and better with time. Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BISo what's holding AI models back from making another big jump? Anthony Scaramucci tells BI Trump's economic plans could cause a 1920s-style stock-market crash .
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When Omarni Webb decided she wanted to get a master's degree, she was determined not to go into debt. Webb completed a master's degree in marketing in Sweden and later worked as a data analyst. I figured that having a master's degree would give me an edge because I would know how to design clothes and market them. I looked at Columbia and New York University but soon realized that I couldn't afford to go to either, even if I got accepted. I had gotten through college with no debt and wanted to do the same for my master's degree.
Persons: Omarni Webb, Webb, , Pell Grant, TJ Maxx, I'm, Erin Organizations: Ikea, Service, Fashion Institute of Technology, Citadel, New York University, NYU's Stern School of Business, Mälardalen University, Stockholm University, Marvel Locations: Sweden, Manhattan, New York, Columbia, Burlington, Marshalls, Västerås, Stockholm, Brooklyn, London, Europe, Germany, Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Paris
download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The rotational associates program lets new hires work for different teams in different roles so new employees can get a sense of where they fit best. Academics, doctors, and veteransThe end result is that driven people find their place in the firm, one way or another. Shaw Research, a computational drug discovery company led by Shaw, which put the hedge fund on their radar. Willenken, the doctor of philosophy, appreciated that his role included the parts of academia he enjoyed most without the siloed approach academic research roles typically require.
Persons: Shaw, , Tim Willenken, hadn't, Gabrielle Wesley, I'd, D.E, David Shaw, Charles Ardai, Jeff Bezos, Jeremy Reff, Reff, Willenken, Don Quixote, Ana Díaz Rivero, Lindsay Temes's, Dr, Omar Ali, Lindsey Temes, Shaw Temes, Pat Tillman, Ali, Díaz Rivero Organizations: BI, Service, Mars, Amazon, Big Tech, Harvard, D.E, undergrad, Air Force, MIT, Pat Tillman Foundation, National Health Service, NHS, Shaw Research Locations: D.E, Mars Wrigley, America, New York, quants, Silicon Valley, Big
Gen Zs have found a more authentic resource when researching colleges: college content creators. College content creators give study advice and post snippets of day-to-day school life on TikTok. Helaine ZhaoThe rise of college content creatorsAs of October 29, there were 2.3 million TikTok videos under the hashtag "college life." The popularity of college content on TikTok has introduced a slew of content creators covering their school life. AdvertisementAt the same time, college content can also change how prospective students view a college for the worst, Greg Kaplan, a college advisor, said.
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The space has exploded in the US as dozens of states have legalized online gambling. Just as quant traders have changed equity markets forever, sports betting might be next. AdvertisementThrough the second quarter of this year, online gambling site FanDuel averaged 3.3 million bettors each month. AdvertisementAlready, the smartest Novig users are sanding away the easiest returns. There's demand from Novig users for the exchange to release software that would allow traders to program a bot to trade for them.
Persons: , Ed Thorp, Jim Simons, Ken Griffin, AQR's Cliff Asness, PDT's Peter Muller, Bill Bentley, Kelechi Ukah, Jacek Dmochowski, Paddy, Dmochowski, Jane, Ukah, sportsbooks Organizations: Service, Renaissance Technologies, MIT, Business, City College of New, Sports, UCLA, Paddy Power, MGM Locations: Dublin, City College of New York, Vegas
As college tuition fees soar, more American students are going abroad. Beyond cheaper tuition, college abroad can offer multiple benefits, including exposure to new cultures. It sounded like a dream to her: a chance to live abroad and earn an affordable college degree. Now, out of the 350 high school students his company works with yearly, 10 to 20% apply to college abroad, he said. Related storiesThe benefits of college abroad go beyond costIn many US colleges, students declare a major after their freshman year.
Persons: , Liza Jean Miezejeski, James Edge, he's, Greg Kaplan, Robert Harry, it's, Edge, Jacob Zeidberg, Lou Zeidberg, Harry, It's, Zeidberg, Jennifer Zeidberg, Scarlett Kiaras, Attari, Kaplan, There's, Mrozek, Amanda Mrozek Amanda Mrozek, Miezejeski, hasn't, I've Organizations: Institute of International Education, Service, Colleges, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S . News, Pepperdine University, Kent School, Europe College, Ireland, Toulouse Business School, University of Oxford, Oxford, Central Michigan University, Miezejeski, University of Connecticut Locations: Europe, Germany, Connecticut, Prague, Brussels, New York, America, Malibu, Netherlands, Japan, France, Kentucky, Scotland, undergrad, Edinburgh, Portugal, American, Canada, Italy, Boston
But being an Ivy League alum has granted me special access to job fairs and other privileges. Compared to my undergrad education in Mexico, I don't feel that my Ivy League professors' skills fully justified paying three times as much in tuition. The extracurricular aspect: Campus and activitiesAn important part of the Ivy League experience is what's offered outside the classroom. I was once on a date, and that person's interest suddenly and drastically changed when they found out about my Ivy League degree. There's one thing that is guaranteed in your journey through an Ivy League degree: networking.
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Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde sparred over abortion rights and economic issues Friday night during their first and only debate of a hotly contested Wisconsin Senate race that has tightened just weeks before Election Day. “Look, it’s been brought back to our state,” Hovde said during the exchange. It’s very clear that he has never read Roe v. Baldwin won her 2012 Senate race by more than 5 percentage points and her 2018 re-election contest by nearly 11 percentage points, demonstrating her appeal in rural areas. Baldwin received her undergraduate degree from Smith College in Massachusetts and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
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Anaïs Felt took a "micro-retirement" back in March from her Silicon Valley tech job. The time off on her extended leave healed her burnout and changed her relationship to work, she said. Felt decided to meet with a career coach, who quickly "diagnosed" her with burnout, a syndrome due to "chronic workplace stress." AdvertisementSix months after she left her job, Felt said her mental health has improved, and her burnout is gone. "Maybe I'll work from home and continue on the corporate path, or maybe I'll start my own business," she said.
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After a decadeslong career as a graphic designer, I decided to pursue a teaching career at 60. I remember my first day walking up to the entrance of my training school as clear as day. During teacher training, a staff member is there to mentor and take you under their wing. I may make less, but teaching has been extremely rewardingI finished my teacher training and graduated with my PGCE in 2022. Financially, I make less as a teacher than in my professional graphic design career.
Persons: Stuart Fuller, , I've, I'd, hadn't, There's Organizations: Service, Saatchi, Saatchi & Saatchi, Royal Air Force, Google Locations: London, Cambridge, England, Loughton , England
Living alone as a college student taught me how to be independent and build community. However, when the pandemic moved classes online in the middle of my freshman year, I moved back in with my parents to attend a local community college. But I'm now moving in with a roommate for my last year of collegeI loved living alone, but it isn't for everyone. I had to make a tough decision: Do I want to spend my last year in college working harder than ever to pay rent? In two months, I'm moving into an apartment with my friend that is closer to campus and almost $200 less in rent.
Persons: , weren't, I'm, Alex Klaus Organizations: Service, Central Michigan University, Wayne State University, Connect, LinkedIn Locations: Detroit, Detroit , Michigan
After multiple swift promotions that led me to become a senior software engineer by 2012, I found myself in a career rut. He knew of a job opening at Amazon for a support engineer role and guaranteed me he could snag me an interview. I slowly networked my way into monthly software engineer meetings and steadily expanded my frontier of exposure within the group. Then I asked my new software engineer friends to give me mock interviews. I miss writing code.
Persons: , Steve Huynh, there's, didn't, I'd, Tess Martinelli Organizations: Service, Business, University of Washington, Amazon, Software, Ticketmaster, YouTube, Big Tech Locations: Seattle , Washington, tmartinelli
"I love how you can invest in properties, you earn money, you have to save money to wait for the best property. Though they may not have pushed Tello-Trillo into economics, her parents taught her about money from a young age. "I see money as a thing that you work really hard for, and then if you want to spend money [it's] because you really, really value something," she says. "But it has to be something that I really, really like, and it has to be something that is going to be useful either for the family or for the home." She and her husband split household expenses equally, and Tello-Trillo handles the mortgage payments for her rental properties on her own.
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AdvertisementWaiting helped improve my time managementSince my graduate school program met at night, I continued to work full-time. AdvertisementMore time meant more opportunities to hone academic skillsTo prepare for graduate school, I studied for the GRE. Graduate school actually gave me a valid way to put up more boundaries for a work-life balance. Ultimately, attending graduate school was a true honor, and it felt like a respite from the hectic demands of my day job. Graduate school was about making work that I was proud of, which was a nice change in my life.
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I was studying for my undergraduate degree at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and paying $1,300 a month to share a two-bedroom apartment with three other students. The cost of my education aside, studying in Belgium and getting my degree there has been better than I could've imagined. Fortunately, I live just a 10-minute walk from the city center in my student housing, a four-bedroom apartment I share with three roommates. I save a lot of money on my healthcare, tooLeuven is meant to be a walkable city. AdvertisementI'm grateful for my time in the US, but continuing my education in Europe has been excellentAs a student without a full-time salary to afford the American standard of living, studying internationally has been a no-brainer.
Persons: , weren't, I'm, it's, I've Organizations: Service, University of California, Business, KU Leuven, UC Santa Cruz Locations: Santa Cruz, California, Belgium, Leuven, Aliaksandr, Europe, United States
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In today's big story, what to expect from OpenAI's newest AI model that's in the works. GPT-5, the newest model upgrade for OpenAI's chatbot, is coming soon . AdvertisementOpenAI has a lot riding on its newest model, including its ability to get customers to cough up more cash. That's not ideal for a company that's preparing to take on one of the biggest juggernauts in tech: Google's Search.
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Read previewThe AI arms race continues apace, with OpenAI competing against Anthropic, Meta, and a reinvigorated Google to create the biggest, baddest, model. OpenAI set the tone with the release of GPT-4 and competitors have scrambled to catch up, with some coming pretty close. But will it be enough to set OpenAI — which is apparently hemorrhaging billions of dollars — apart from the increasingly impressive array of other AI models on offer? He expects GPT-5 to be more like going from undergrad to a PhD program, better for sure but not necessarily Earth-shattering. Already many user are opting for smaller, cheaper models and AI companies are increasingly competing on price rather than performance.
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A master's degree wasn't a prerequisite for a good job; my work during the internship earned me a job offer. I wish I had sought to get a job straight out of college. In hindsight, I realize the ideal time for an MBA is after gaining six to eight years of work experience. I also recommend getting a job or work experience whenever possible; it will teach you things that school won't. Take those risks, seize those opportunities, and remember there's no rush to pursue a master's degree.
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Romona Smith, 20, Nashville, Tennessee Undergraduate subsidizing her college costs with shifts at Kroger and McDonald’s. “Me working wasn’t enough,” said Smith, who described the latter experience as strengthening her resolve. Living situation: Spending the summer rent-free with her college roommate and family in their five-bedroom home in Corona. Romona Smith, 20, NashvilleSmith is pursuing a double major in social work and psychology, along with a certification as a registered behavior technician to work with people with ADHD or autism. With her out-of-pocket tuition set to hit nearly $5,000 this fall, Smith wants to avoid another financial Hail Mary.
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When Tom said he was a carpenter, I thought of artisan furniture in quaint New England shops. My writing career had just begun when Tom and I became acquainted. AdvertisementWe worked in entirely different industriesThe first time he told me he'd been laid off, I told him I was sorry. AdvertisementHe often says, "I came here looking for a job, and I'll leave here looking for a job." AdvertisementHe's taught me that my career is not my identity.
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I first reported on Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad" back in 2015. — part assignment (I recently started reviewing popular money books) and part convenience: "Rich Dad Poor Dad" was gifted to me a few years back and happened to already occupy my bookshelf. His poor dad earned a substantial income but always struggled financially; his rich dad became one of the wealthiest individuals in Hawaii primarily by running businesses. While rich dad wasn't educated in the traditional sense, he understood money — and agreed to pass on that understanding to Mike and Kiyosaki. The former, according to rich dad, will "shut down your brain" and create a "lazy mind," while the latter forces you to be solutions-oriented and get creative.
Persons: Robert Kiyosaki's, Rich Dad, I'd, Dad, What's, It's, he's, Mike, Kiyosaki, wasn't, , Kiyosaki isn't Organizations: Service, Business, Stanford Locations: Hawaii
Getty Images; Shutterstock; BIThe traditional path to private equity starts with an investment banking job out of college. In 2023, private equity firms started reaching out in July before junior investment bankers finished their summer training. But at its core, private equity is in the business of making money by buying and running companies. Samantha Lee/InsiderA small group of headhunters and other advisors hold power over the private equity recruitment process. More on private equity pay and hiring:Have private equity's 'Hunger Games' recruiting tactics gone too far?
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I'm 25 years old and my parents still pay my bills and rent, which is a big help as I'm in grad school. My parents cover my bills because I'm still in schoolI graduated from Chapman University with a bachelor of arts in psychology in 2023. AdvertisementMy parents still pay most of my bills because I'm a student. One of the main reasons I had to move out of my parent's house was that I didn't want to commute from Los Angeles to Orange County daily during undergrad. I also can't wait to be able to help my parents retire early because they've worked so hard and long.
Persons: , Nadeshiko Zhang, It's, I'm, they've, they'll, Chapman, I've, he'll, Manseen Logan Organizations: Service, Business, Chapman University, Chicago School, Cal, Sport, FBI Academy Locations: Baldwin Park , California, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Orange County, mlogan@businessinsider.com
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