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Debbie Strong

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I run the contributors and freelance team @businessinsider Boston/NYC. Pitch me! dstrong@businessinsider.com
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5 experienced side hustlers share their breakthrough advice for finding success Original

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By Manseen Logan, Debbie Strong Verified, Henry Blodget Verified
| Business Insider Verified
Side hustles are often sold as quick wins — easy money you can make in your spare time. Loading audio narration... In reality, they're usually messier. Some ideas flop, some bring in a little extra cash, and a few grow into something much bigger than expected — even replacing a full-time career. So what separates the ones that work from the ones that don't? Business Insider has spoken to dozens of experienced side hustlers to understand how they got started and what helped them scale.
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I vibe coded an AI tool to help my mom fight stage 4 cancer. It helped us catch errors in her treatment and let her die with dignity. Original

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By Debbie Strong Verified, Noah Sheidlower Verified, Henry Blodget Verified
| Business Insider Verified
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with New Jersey-based Pratik Desai, 34, who vibe coded a tool — which he later refined with advanced coding tools — to help his mother navigate Stage 4 duodenal adenocarcinoma, an advanced cancer affecting the small intestine. His words have been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration... I don't really have a medical background; I've just been healthcare adjacent throughout my life because my family's in it.
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I'm a dad who took paternity leave 3 times and learned how to do it better each time. Here's what Scott Galloway got wrong. Original

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By Debbie Strong Verified, Jane Zhang, Henry Blodget Verified
| Business Insider Verified
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Paul Sullivan — a former New York Times columnist and founder of The Company of Dads — about his experience with paternity leave and his reaction to professor and podcaster Scott Galloway's comments that he wasn't sure there should be mandatory paternity leave and that dads are a "waste of time" in the first few months of a child's life. Galloway recently told Business Insider, "The comments on paternity leave were meant to be funny.
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