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Supplement Startup CEO Used Visualization Techniques for Success

Vadim Fedotov first learned about visualizing success after a knee surgery at 23.In the early 2000s, Fedotov played power forward for the Buffalo Bulls, the University of Buffalo’s NCAA Division I basketball team. He worried about repeat injuries on the court โ€” during an eight-year professional basketball career, he had…

Head Start: As a Low-Income Student, I Owe My Success to the Program

Growing up in rural Michigan offered me so many meaningful experiences, but my childhood was also intertwined with poverty.As a child, I attended Head Start, a federally funded program for low-income families. Since it began as an eight-week project in 1965, Head Start has served more than 30 million children.In…

‘Wednesday’ Actor Jenna Ortega Says She Loved Hustling for Success

Jenna Ortega is one of Hollywood’s biggest new actors, but she said she misses being anonymous and loved the hustle of trying to make it.Ortega rose to fame in 2022 as the lead character in the first season of “Wednesday,” Netflix’s second-most-watched TV season of all time. Last year, she…

Why a Software Engineer’s Success Can Depend on Their Manager

A large part of an engineer’s success is often tied to how they navigate their relationship with their manager, according to former Amazon engineering director Dave Anderson.”I would actually say, as a manager, even, like 50% of that performance, frequently, is your relationship with your manager and your team. How…

Jamie Dimon: US Shouldn’t ‘Assume They Have a Divine Right to Success’

JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon said he hopes the US won’t grow complacent amid the chaos surrounding President Donald Trump’s on-and-off again tariff policy.Dimon was speaking to the Financial Times in an interview published Tuesday. Dimon was asked if Trump’s push for reciprocal tariffs would hurt the US’s credibility.”The US is…

Marriage Before Kids: the ‘Success Sequence’ States Want to Teach Kids

Tennessee schools may soon be required to include a four-step plan for success in family life education classes.The plan? In this order: graduate high school, get a job or pursue postsecondary education, get married, and have kids.Rep. Gino Bulso, the bill’s sponsor, said on the House floor on Monday that…

Reddit’s Success May Be Inextricably Tied to Google Search

Reddit is growing quickly, but โ€” like many media companies โ€” it’s struggling to separate itself from Google.Wall Street analysts from Redburn Atlantic rated Reddit “sell” on March 17 after saying in a note that the company’s “potential, breadth of appeal and thus value as a company are being overstated,”…

Merrill Lynch VP: 5 Ways I’m Setting My Kids up for Financial Success

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 38-year-old Robert Furst, a senior VP at Merrill Lynch, a wealth management division of the Bank of America. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I was really fortunate to have amazing role models in my life, and I’m…

I’m a Tesla investor and I’ve got millions in the company. I think Elon Musk is key to Tesla’s success, but it can endure without him.

Christopher Tsai is the president and chief investment officer of Tsai Capital.One-fifth of Tsai’s $137 million portfolio is in Tesla stock and he told BI he’s buying more.Tsai said Musk’s ties to the Trump administration are a “significantly positive event” for Tesla.For most investors, Tesla’s fortunes are inextricably tied to…