25-year-old skipped college—now her sports trading card company brings in more than $1 million a week on Whatnot

Dakota Peters wasn’t sure what she’d do after high school. The 25-year-old Florida native weighed going to college but ultimately decided against it. Her older sisters taught her that if she didn’t have a specific direction for studying, she was better off just getting work experience in the real world. During her senior year of…

China’s grueling ‘996’ work culture is being debated by European startups — 7 founders and VCs on why they are resisting

European startup founders are being pressured to embrace China’s toxic “996” work culture on LinkedIn and they’re pushing back. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images The European startup scene was recently shaken by a LinkedIn debate with some venture capitalists applying pressure on founders to embrace a culture of overwork to compete on a global…

She’s made $10,000 in an hour from her dumpling business—more than what she made a month in corporate

Samantha Mui, 34, is the founder of Thirsty Dumpling, a do-it-yourself dumpling-making startup. Courtesy of Samantha Mui Samantha Mui teaches people how to make dumplings for a living, making as much as $10,000 an hour, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. That’s more than what she used to make a month from her corporate job….