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A few years ago, I achieved the American dream. You know the one: I purchased a home. My dream home.For years, like so many, I pinned hundreds of images on Pinterest of what I wanted in a house, from a spacious kitchen to a big soaker tub. The house I…
Growing up in a small Midwestern city, I always dreamed of moving to a place like New York or Chicago after graduating from college.I wanted to be at the center of everything that made these places so appealing, from the endless entertainment options to the seemingly abundant career opportunities.Yet after…
Some say the American dream is fading, but for Aravind Srinivas, the CEO and co-founder of Perplexity, the US is still the land of opportunity.On an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” published on July 1, Srinivas said America’s startup ecosystem enables people to turn risky business ideas into success…
Moving from the suburbs of New Jersey to New York City in my 20s felt like a long-earned milestone. And for a while, I loved it.Although my 9-to-5 kept me busy, I spent a lot of time trying out restaurants and coffee shops, attending events where I could meet creatives,…
Growing up in Florida, I always pictured a future in New York City.I attended law school in Manhattan, then worked my way up the corporate ladder after graduation. Big Law was never my dream, but it felt like a stable career path.Over time, though, I started realizing that working as…
Rupert Murdoch chased the TV Guide of the Future for years. He spent billions trying to build an on-screen map for digital television before giving up.Now his son Lachlan looks like he’s making it happen by buying Roku in a $22 billion deal.On paper, Lachlan’s transaction seems like the thing…
When I graduated from college in 2021, all I cared about was moving abroad.As a Spanish and communications student, I was supposed to spend a full year studying abroad in Seville, Spain — something I had looked forward to for years.Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, though, I had to leave…
Last summer, I planned what I thought would be an epic adventure. An amazing trip with my husband and four kids for my 50th birthday. My sister and her family decided to come too, and then my brother and my mom.We planned to start in Spain, travel up through France,…
I spent over 10 years at Meta, joining in 2012 when the company was still called Facebook and the newly acquired Instagram team occupied just two rows of stand-up desks in a half-filled Menlo Park campus.As a global director, I helped lead a creative group launching campaigns with Marvel, Disney,…
