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Why I Gave up on FIRE Despite Saving Enough to Quit Work and Travel

It started in early 2019 when I heard a news segment on the radio that people were retiring in their 30s through a movement called FIRE: Financial Independence, Retire Early.The premise seemed simple: Live frugally and invest aggressively until you can live off your savings and the interest for the…

Canva CEO Doesn’t Have Email or Slack on Her Phone, Keeps Work to Laptop

In the age of ever-pinging Slack and Teams messages, disconnecting from work can feel impossible. Canva CEO Melanie Perkins recently shared how she logs off — and why digital boundaries are important.”I don’t have email or Slack on my phone,” Perkins said on Lenny’s Podcast. “When I shut my laptop,…

I Was a Hedge Fund PM. Now I Work on the AI That Could Change Banking.

This as-told-to interview with Barry Duong, lead AI strategist for public equities at the professional services AI startup Hebbia, where his team generates original prompts and works directly with financial services firms. Previously, Duong was a portfolio manager at the hedge fund Balyasny Asset Management, an analyst at Citadel, and…