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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A view long held in American political philosophy is that working for oneself is a more desirable state than working for others.1 New research on entrepreneurial insights from Gallup, supported by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, finds empirical evidence to supp...

These days, start-up investor Alexis Ohanian is perhaps best known for being married to tennis legend Serena Williams. But Ohanian is also famous for co-founding Reddit. And just as famously — or infamously — he and his co-founders sold Reddit 14 years ago for what turned out to be pennies on the dollar compared to ...

William, a Texas-based tech worker in his 30s, first learned about the "overemployed" community on Reddit. He thought the idea of secretly working multiple remote jobs to boost his income sounded appealing, so he decided to see if it was possible.Before the summer of 2022, William technically had two jobs — a corpor...

International students have few workable options to stay in the United States after graduating, even though most say they would like to do so. Instead, many leave and put their training to use elsewhere, depriving the U.S. economy of a skilled—and often entrepreneurial—work force. New York state could start chipping...

I hate talking about how being a founder is so unique and the challenges of it. Although I know it is.Being a founder is a massive privilege.A lot of the time it’s not one big leap of faith you have to take, though. There are lots of little ones and then some big ones along the way. This trains your optimism muscle ...