I worked as an engineer at Apple from 2003 to 2013. I was in charge of the teams that made FaceTime, iMessage, and CarPlay. I’ll never forget the chance I had to work closely with Steve Jobs. He was a visionary who taught me a lot about how to make products that people love and … Read more
After spending 15 years abroad, Singaporean entrepreneur Gillian Tee returned home in 2016 to be closer to her family. It was what she called “the perfect storm.” Three of her close family members had long-term illnesses, and Tee quickly learned the “pain points” of caring for people who needed special care. “Let’s say you fell … Read more
Some kids make extra cash running lemonade stands. Mark Cuban sold trash bags door-to-door when he was 12 years old. The billionaire businessman and owner of the Dallas Mavericks recently told GQ magazine that he got his first sales job through a family friend. Cuban’s friend sold him boxes of trash bags for $3 each, … Read more
Become a Medical DetectiveIn the strange-but-true side department, gigs are medical detective — like the show “House,” only in real life and starring you. If you have a passion and a knack for solving the root cause of medical ailments and symptoms, consider signing up with CrowdMed. You don’t have to be a doctor or … Read more
In 2011, Louis Herron quit Ball State University, put his things in a rucksack, and moved west. The man from Indianapolis wanted to get outside more, so he got a job washing dishes at a restaurant near Yosemite National Park. He worked his way up to being in charge of employee recreation, which meant taking … Read more
We’ve all heard stories about the many things wealthy individuals do with their money that those with much more modest incomes do not. Many of these stories revolve around extravagant purchases, like superyachts and private islands, and having an unlimited budget for extraneous purchases like glitter. However, the subtle ways those with extreme wealth treat … Read more
Clarissa Rankin is challenging stereotypes. The 36-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina, resident is a professional truck driver, hauling an array of goods from diapers to TVs to canned goods across the East Coast. “People always have this image in their mind of a truck driver being a man with a big old stomach, a big old … Read more
Finding a new job can be stressful—there are the hours spent drafting applications, the necessary evil of networking with strangers, and the sting of getting rejected or ghosted by a company you were excited about. Although rejection is inevitable in the job search, it’s hard not to feel defeated or hopeless when it happens and … Read more
Here’s a wake-up call for American parents: We are doing too much for our kids. This is the origin of “helicopter parenting,” in which we constantly remove obstacles so that our kids don’t have to deal with challenges. There were many unpopular parenting rules I followed as a young mother. But my No. 1 was: … Read more
I’ve always been interested in how the world’s wealthiest people handle money because everyone approaches it differently.As a CEO and host of the podcast “We Study Billionaires,” I’ve interviewed 25 billionaires and more than 100 self-made millionaires, including prominent investors like Howard Marks and Cathie Woods. What have I learned from them? For starters, rich … Read more