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[ad_1] Tori Dunlap and Mallory Rowan, who started side hustles that grew into businesses. On a recent episode of Dunlap’s “Financial Feminist” podcast, the pair shared five ways to avoid common mistakes that stop people’s side hustles from taking off.1. Know your specific audienceRowan said she had to be able to connect with the specific group of people to make effective marketing content.Dunlap said that one of her best moves was changing her platform’s name to “Her First 100K” in 2019 after she reached a milestone of saving $100,000 at age 25.She said the name indicated that the blog was…

[ad_1] Google’s new, cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in more than 40 countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. The company first launched its AI Plus plan in Indonesia earlier this month at Rp 75,000 ($4.50) per month. The plan costs around $5 in most countries, and Google says it will discount it by 50% for six months in a few locations like Nepal and Mexico. The Plus tier unlocks access to Gemini 2.5 Pro, as well as tools for image and video creation like…

[ad_1] Media titan Barry Diller puts his young workers to the test: sink or swim.The IAC and Expedia Group chairman has mentored some of the biggest names in business, from Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to former Disney CEO Michael Eisner. On the “Invest Like the Best” podcast, Diller shared his strategy for guiding early career hopefuls.Diller said that he liked bringing people in “without any experience” or “expertise” at their “earliest stage.””Then you give people more responsibility than they qualify for, because, in that forge, you find out who swims and who doesn’t,” he said. “If you have that kind…

[ad_1] 2025-09-24T09:31:02Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Hello Wood, a Hungarian-based architecture studio, designs prefab tiny homes. The company has built a futuristic tiny cabin that blends into nature and resembles a spaceship. The Pebl Grand is 200 square feet, starts at $86,247, and can fit a sauna. Ever wanted to step onto a spaceship?…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joey Monroe, a 34-year-old AI strategy advisor based in Oklahoma City. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I’m a senior Salesforce consultant at BlueGator, specifically focused on Salesforce implementations in the nonprofit, arts, culture, and entertainment space. I’ve been here for almost six years, and before that, I spent about a decade working in IT infrastructure.About a year ago, I felt like my job was at risk. AI systems started to pick up steam and be more widely implemented. It became glaringly obvious to me that tech would…

[ad_1] Abhishek Singh, a 42-year-old software engineering manager in Washington state, has lived in the US for a decade on an H-1B visa. He initially thought the new $100,000 H-1B fee would apply to him — and for a few harrowing hours, he and his wife began making plans to uproot their lives and return to India.It turned out that the fee only applies to new H-1Bs, not current holders like Singh. He says the episode shook his confidence. After nine years of waiting for a green card, and with no guarantee that future policy changes won’t upend his family’s…

[ad_1] 2025-09-24T09:00:02Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Donald Trump has raised the cost of new H-1B applications to $100,000. Banks and other financial firms rely on the program to fill a range of roles, including tech. Business Insider crunched the data to see which financial firms could be most impacted by the new rules. Silicon…

[ad_1] 2025-09-24T07:37:04Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Comedians, actors, and politicians welcomed Jimmy Kimmel warmly back onstage on Tuesday. Gavin Newsom, Don Lemon, and Stephen King were among those who posted about Kimmel’s heartfelt monologue. In his first episode back, Kimmel slammed Brendan Carr and Trump for clamping down on free speech. Big names in…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yuran Zhang, a senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on a student visa, after President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa hires at US companies. It has been edited for length and clarity.President Donald Trump’s changes to the H-1B visa are throwing my postgrad plans up in the air.After completing the first two years of my undergraduate degree in China, I enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2024 to complete my degree in data and information science on a student visa.Since my student…

[ad_1] Jimmy Kimmel is back at ABC, and returned to the late-night stage to tape his Tuesday night show. The appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is Kimmel’s first public response since ABC temporarily suspended production of the show last week.President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to criticize ABC about an hour before the episode aired.”I can’t believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was canceled!” he said.”Why would they want someone back who does so poorly, who’s not funny, and who puts the Network in jeopardy…