menu_open Columnists
Sherin Shibu

Sherin Shibu

__Business Insider

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

He Went From Delivering Pizza As a Side Hustle to Owning 270 Pizza Shops. Here's How He Did It: '[At First] It Was Chaos'

Nadeem Bajwa immigrated to the U.S. in 1991 and struggled to pay his college bills. Here's how his success story unfolded.

latest 20

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Here Are the 10 States Where People Are Most At Risk of Running Out of Their Retirement Savings. Is Your State On the List?

The average retiree is short about $115,000 to cover their entire retirement, according to a new Seniorly report.

latest 1

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

4.4 Million Customers Had Their Data Exposed in a Breach Affecting a Major Credit Reporting Agency. Are You One of Them?

4.4 Million Customers Had Their Data Exposed in a Breach Affecting a Major Credit Reporting Agency. Are You One of Them?

The stolen personal data includes names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers, but no credit information was leaked.

yesterday 0

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Nvidia CEO Warns That 'Some Jobs' Will Disappear As the AI Chipmaker's Earnings Beat Estimates

Nvidia CEO Warns That 'Some Jobs' Will Disappear As the AI Chipmaker's Earnings Beat Estimates

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that he expects the economy to be doing well in the future due to AI and automation.

yesterday 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

'I'm Frugal': This 30-Year-Old Billionaire Says Life 'Hasn't Really Changed That Much' After Making Billions. Here's Where She Spends Money.

'I'm Frugal': This 30-Year-Old Billionaire Says Life 'Hasn't Really Changed That Much' After Making Billions. Here's Where She Spends Money.

The world's youngest female billionaire, Lucy Guo, made her fortune from a startup she co-founded called Scale AI.

yesterday 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

911 Call Centers Are Understaffed. This Startup Just Raised $14 Million to Use AI to Reduce Wait Times.

911 Call Centers Are Understaffed. This Startup Just Raised $14 Million to Use AI to Reduce Wait Times.

The Y Combinator-backed startup, called Aurelian, is building an AI voice assistant to help fill in the gaps for 911 call centers.

previous day 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

'Under 25, You Can Be Making a Million': Companies Are Paying Up to Seven Figures to Hire 'AI-Native' Recent College Graduates

'Under 25, You Can Be Making a Million': Companies Are Paying Up to Seven Figures to Hire 'AI-Native' Recent College Graduates

Firms like Scale AI, Roblox, and Databricks are hiring people under 25 due to their ability to use AI.

previous day 6

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Corporate Whole Foods Staff Will Soon Receive Employment Offers From Amazon

Corporate Whole Foods Staff Will Soon Receive Employment Offers From Amazon

The compensation packages will reportedly include new titles, salaries, and benefits.

previous day 30

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

A Billionaire-Approved AI Private School With Half a Day of Recess Is Offering Teachers Six-Figure Pay

A Billionaire-Approved AI Private School With Half a Day of Recess Is Offering Teachers Six-Figure Pay

Alpha School is a private school network that's based on an AI curriculum, with tuition ranging from $40,000 to $75,000, depending on location.

wednesday 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

These Fields Are Losing the Most Entry-Level Jobs to AI, According to a New Stanford Study

These Fields Are Losing the Most Entry-Level Jobs to AI, According to a New Stanford Study

Researchers analyzed millions of data points to find how AI affects employment for different age groups.

wednesday 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

The Labor Market Has Changed From the 'Great Resignation' to the 'Great Stay' Because 'Workers Aren't Going Anywhere'

The Labor Market Has Changed From the 'Great Resignation' to the 'Great Stay' Because 'Workers Aren't Going Anywhere'

Over the past few years, labor trends have shifted, and workers want to keep their jobs.

wednesday 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

The CEO of a Billion-Dollar Vibe Coding Startup Says You Can Break Into Tech Without a Computer Science Degree

The CEO of a Billion-Dollar Vibe Coding Startup Says You Can Break Into Tech Without a Computer Science Degree

Lovable CEO Anton Osika says that people can now build products and start companies without a computer science background.

26.08.2025 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Airbnb's CEO Says He Personally Manages 40 to 50 Employees as Direct Reports: 'A Lot of Work'

Airbnb's CEO Says He Personally Manages 40 to 50 Employees as Direct Reports: 'A Lot of Work'

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, 43, follows a "founder mode" management style, which focuses on direct relationships with employees instead of a more...

26.08.2025 2

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Paramount Is Cutting Thousands of Jobs This Fall Following Skydance Merger

Paramount Is Cutting Thousands of Jobs This Fall Following Skydance Merger

Paramount's new leaders said they hoped to realize more than $2 billion in cost savings following the merger with Skydance.

25.08.2025 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Microsoft AI CEO Warns That 'Dangerous' and 'Seemingly Conscious' AI Models Could Arrive in the Next 2 Years: 'Deserves Our Immediate Attention'

Microsoft AI CEO Warns That 'Dangerous' and 'Seemingly Conscious' AI Models Could Arrive in the Next 2 Years: 'Deserves Our Immediate Attention'

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, 41, said that seemingly conscious AI could cause people to become disconnected from reality.

23.08.2025 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Coinbase's CEO Fired Software Engineers Who Didn't Adopt AI Tools: 'We're Leaning as Hard as We Can Into AI'

Coinbase's CEO Fired Software Engineers Who Didn't Adopt AI Tools: 'We're Leaning as Hard as We Can Into AI'

Software engineers at Coinbase were asked to explain to the CEO directly why they weren't using AI coding tools (on a Saturday). If they didn't have a...

22.08.2025 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

These Are the Highest-Paying Jobs for Older Adults (With the Least Physical Labor), According to a New Report

These Are the Highest-Paying Jobs for Older Adults (With the Least Physical Labor), According to a New Report

A new report from career resources platform Resume Genius found jobs with the highest representation of older adults — and the highest pay.

22.08.2025 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

A Big 4 Firm Is Cutting Back on Entry-Level Hiring, According to a Leaked Slideshow

A Big 4 Firm Is Cutting Back on Entry-Level Hiring, According to a Leaked Slideshow

PwC's acceptance rate is already notoriously low, hovering around 5% for internships and 2.5% for full-time roles.

22.08.2025 2

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Google Reportedly Told Its Staff to Use AI More or Risk Falling Behind: 'It Seems Like a No-Brainer'

Google Reportedly Told Its Staff to Use AI More or Risk Falling Behind: 'It Seems Like a No-Brainer'

Google says it isn't factoring AI use into performance reviews (yet), but the tech giant is encouraging employees to utilize the technology.

21.08.2025 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Should High School Students Still Learn to Code? 'Absolutely,' Says OpenAI Engineer

Should High School Students Still Learn to Code? 'Absolutely,' Says OpenAI Engineer

OpenAI researcher Szymon Sidor said that reports telling students not to learn to code are total "misinformation."

21.08.2025 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Target's Soon-to-Be New CEO Started as an Intern at the Company. Here's His 3-Part Turnaround Plan to 'Get Back to Profitable Growth.'

Target's Soon-to-Be New CEO Started as an Intern at the Company. Here's His 3-Part Turnaround Plan to 'Get Back to Profitable Growth.'

Michael Fiddelke joined Target in 2003 as an intern and has climbed the ranks to become CEO.

21.08.2025 7

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Nearly 95% of Companies Saw Zero Return on In-House AI Investments, According to a New MIT Study: 'Little to No Measurable Impact'

Nearly 95% of Companies Saw Zero Return on In-House AI Investments, According to a New MIT Study: 'Little to No Measurable Impact'

Companies are pouring billions of dollars into corporate AI projects, but most have yet to see any measurable returns. A recent MIT report, titled...

20.08.2025 5

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

'One of the Dumbest Things I've Ever Heard': Here's Why Companies Shouldn't Replace Entry-Level Workers With AI, According to the CEO of Amazon Web Services

'One of the Dumbest Things I've Ever Heard': Here's Why Companies Shouldn't Replace Entry-Level Workers With AI, According to the CEO of Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman urged companies to keep hiring and training junior staff members.

20.08.2025 5

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Do You Have a Store on Walmart or Amazon? You Can Now List Your Products on Best Buy, Too, Next to the TVs.

Do You Have a Store on Walmart or Amazon? You Can Now List Your Products on Best Buy, Too, Next to the TVs.

Best Buy is launching a third-party marketplace to increase its online shopping variety.

20.08.2025 5

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks We're in an AI Bubble Because Investors Are 'Overexcited' About Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks We're in an AI Bubble Because Investors Are 'Overexcited' About Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks that the billions of dollars invested in AI now could create a bubble similar to the dot-com crash of the early 2000s....

19.08.2025 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

A Ex-Google AI Pioneer Says Getting a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence Is No Longer Worth It. Here's Why.

A Ex-Google AI Pioneer Says Getting a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence Is No Longer Worth It. Here's Why.

Jad Tarifi, who founded Google's first generative AI team and has a Ph.D. from the University of Florida, wouldn't recommend starting a program now.

19.08.2025 8

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Major Companies Including Google and McKinsey Are Bringing Back In-Person Job Interviews to Combat AI Cheating

Major Companies Including Google and McKinsey Are Bringing Back In-Person Job Interviews to Combat AI Cheating

Recruiters say potential hires are reading out answers from AI instead of thinking of their own during interviews.

19.08.2025 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Here Are the Exact Salaries AT&T Pays Employees, From AI Engineers to Product Managers

Here Are the Exact Salaries AT&T Pays Employees, From AI Engineers to Product Managers

The filings revealed that AT&T's compensation is competitive, with software engineers and principal software engineers earning $167,098 to $207,425.

18.08.2025 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

James Dyson Was $1 Million in Debt, But He Pursued His 'Mad' Idea Anyway — Now He's a Billionaire: 'I Don't Mind Living on the Edge'

James Dyson Was $1 Million in Debt, But He Pursued His 'Mad' Idea Anyway — Now He's a Billionaire: 'I Don't Mind Living on the Edge'

It took James Dyson five years of work and 5,127 failed prototypes to create the world's first bagless vacuum cleaner.

14.08.2025 5

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Warren Buffett Made 95% of His Wealth After Age 65. Here's How Much His Net Worth Has Grown Past Retirement Age.

Warren Buffett Made 95% of His Wealth After Age 65. Here's How Much His Net Worth Has Grown Past Retirement Age.

Buffett has served as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway since 1970, marking over five decades of leadership at the company.

14.08.2025 9

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

The 'Godfather of AI' Says Artificial Intelligence Needs Programming With 'Maternal Instincts' or Humans Could Be Controlled

The 'Godfather of AI' Says Artificial Intelligence Needs Programming With 'Maternal Instincts' or Humans Could Be Controlled

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the "Godfather of AI," gave the keynote address at the Ai4 conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

14.08.2025 50

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

'No Shoes and No Pants Culture': There Are at Least 26 Tech Companies Where Shoes Are Left at the Office Door, Including a $9.9 Billion AI Startup

'No Shoes and No Pants Culture': There Are at Least 26 Tech Companies Where Shoes Are Left at the Office Door, Including a $9.9 Billion AI Startup

The front entrance of Cursor's San Francisco office is full of employees' shoes.

13.08.2025 5

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

'62-Year-Old Doesn't Want to Go Retrain': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says Older Workers Need to Embrace AI — or Face Losing Their Jobs

'62-Year-Old Doesn't Want to Go Retrain': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says Older Workers Need to Embrace AI — or Face Losing Their Jobs

Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, says that young people are the best-positioned to adjust to changes brought about by new technology.

13.08.2025 10

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

A 133-Year-Old Photography Company Is Warning That It Could Shutter Operations

A 133-Year-Old Photography Company Is Warning That It Could Shutter Operations

Eastman Kodak started over a century ago and rose to prominence in the mid-20th century with its portable cameras — but digital cameras disrupted...

13.08.2025 5

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Sweetgreen Is Cutting Staff — and a 'Loved' Menu Item. Here's How the Salad Chain Plans to Turn Things Around After Posting Disappointing Earnings.

Sweetgreen Is Cutting Staff — and a 'Loved' Menu Item. Here's How the Salad Chain Plans to Turn Things Around After Posting Disappointing Earnings.

Sweetgreen's CEO announced that big changes are coming to the salad chain on an earnings call this week.

09.08.2025 10

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Made One Person a $1.5 Billion Job Offer — and Was Rejected. Here's How Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI Are Competing with Meta in the AI Talent Wars.

Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Made One Person a $1.5 Billion Job Offer — and Was Rejected. Here's How Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI Are Competing with Meta in the AI Talent Wars.

New Meta hires have accepted compensation packages worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

08.08.2025 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Universal Pictures Just Added an Anti-AI Legal Warning to the End of Its Movies, Including 'How to Train Your Dragon'

Universal Pictures Just Added an Anti-AI Legal Warning to the End of Its Movies, Including 'How to Train Your Dragon'

The warning prohibits companies from training AI on Universal Pictures movies.

08.08.2025 7

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Says Customer Service Is the Company's 'Hardest Problem.' Here's How They're Using AI to Fix It.

Airbnb is prioritizing AI, starting with customer service, and making changes that will affect everything from how guests book properties to how...

07.08.2025 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

'We Don't Believe in Work-Life Balance': A Newly-Acquired Startup Just Offered Its 200-Person Team a Choice — Work Weekends or Take a Buyout

The buyout amounts to nine months of pay.

07.08.2025 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Microsoft Is Reportedly About to Crack Down on Remote Work

Microsoft employees at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, may soon be mandated back to the office, according to new reports.

07.08.2025 10

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

AI Contractors at Meta Could See Users' Personal Data, Including Selfies

Multiple contractors reported that they could view details, including phone numbers, email addresses, and hobbies.

06.08.2025 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

How Did a Hacker Sneak Past Cisco's Defenses Using Just a Voice? Here's What to Know About the Data Breach.

The breach exposed customers' personal data, like addresses and phone numbers.

06.08.2025 20

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Is AI Stealing Jobs From Young Workers? Goldman Sachs Data Reveals Unemployment Trends

AI has led to an increase in unemployment for 20- to 30-year-old tech workers, according to Goldman Sachs.

06.08.2025 10

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Is Your ChatGPT Session Going On Too Long? The AI Bot Will Now Alert You to Take Breaks

ChatGPT is set to reach 700 million weekly users, a fourfold increase from the same time last year.

05.08.2025 4

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

'We Don't Negotiate': Why Anthropic CEO Is Refusing to Match Meta's Massive 9-Figure Pay Offers

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei laid out his rationale on a recent podcast for why he will not play the competing offer game despite Meta CEO Mark...

02.08.2025 30

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Here's How Much Palantir Pays Its Top Tech Talent, From Software Engineers to AI Researchers

With stock up nearly 500% in a year, Palantir is booming. Here's how that translates into pay for its employees.

01.08.2025 7

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Apple Smashes Expectations With $94 Billion Quarter. Here's How the iPhone Maker Did It.

Apple just reported a significant revenue beat for its latest quarter, exceeding analyst expectations.

01.08.2025 3

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

How Much Does Apple Pay Its Employees? Here Are the Exact Salaries of Staff Jobs, Including Developers, Engineers, and Consultants.

New federal filings submitted by Apple reveal how much the tech giant pays its employees for a variety of roles.

01.08.2025 10

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Microsoft Just Became the Second Company in History to Achieve a $4 Trillion Valuation — Here's How

The jump in valuation followed a better-than-expected earnings report on Wednesday.

31.07.2025 2

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu

Here's Why Meta's Earnings Were Better-Than-Expected, According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Meta stock reached a record high after the tech giant reported its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

31.07.2025 7

Entrepreneur

Sherin Shibu