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Welcome to Success Insider, our regular newsletter for getting things done.This week we have details on how to get into Harvard Medical School, what it's like during your first year at Bain, personal finance tips from Suze Orman, and more.
How a married couple turned $5,000 in savings and zero business experience into a family-friendly deals website with $40 million in sales and a deal on 'Shark Tank'
Jamie and Brian Ratner are the husband and wife team behind the parenting and family-deals website CertifiKid.com, which they started 10 years ago with just $5,000 in savings and zero business experience. The Ratners said they were able to achieve profitability within their first 3 months and have since made more than $40 million in total sales.
Last year, they were featured on "Shark Tank," where they landed a deal from Kevin O'Leary - one the top 5 deals he has done on the show. This has enabled the Ratners to take their business nationwide.
The CEO of Honeywell tells us how a company known for thermostats plans to crush IBM, Google, and other rivals in the quantum wars
Honeywell, a company perhaps best known for its digital thermostats, unveiled what is expected to be the world's most powerful supercomputer. Business Insider talked to CEO Darius Adamczyk to learn how he is changing the reputation of the industrial titan and his strategy to compete against tech behemoths like IBM and Google.
2 friends started a ramen-making Airbnb Experience in an apartment - now they bring in almost 6 figures a month. Here's how they scaled their side hustle into a full-time business.
Manville Chan and Jeff Parsons started a ramen-making Airbnb Experience in their San Francisco apartment. Now they bring in almost 6 figures a month and own their own space for their business, The Story of Ramen.
Personal finance guru Suze Orman went from waitressing at 30 to retiring to her own private island. She insists you can, too, if you change your mentality on 'burnout.'
Multi-millionaire and personal finance guru Suze Orman lives on a private island with her partner and spends her days fishing.
But not too long ago she was a waitress paying astrologers for wisdom. In an interview with her about her new book, she said that she only sleeps four hours a night - and told Business Insider that many young people could be losing millions by spending money on coffee.
A lead recruiter at LinkedIn recommends 3 major changes companies need to make to improve their hiring in 2020, and she says to start small
Long gone are the days of wooing job candidates with a pool table and free beer. Amy Schultz, a lead recruiter at LinkedIn, recently spoke about new ways to court pristine talent. Her top tips include implementing small changes routinely, and changing your policy to appeal to a broader age range.
Here are the three changes in recruiting companies need to make in 2020.
5 current and former students reveal what it takes to get accepted into Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School was the best-ranked in the country in 2020, according to US News & World Report, and less than 3% of applicants were admitted last year.
So how do you stand out to get in? Try getting the right mentors and training, among other things, said 5 current and former students.
Here's how to get into the prestigious school.
The first year at Bain is like 'training for the Navy SEALs.' Here's how to be successful at the consulting firm, according to a recruitment director and a former employee.
Your first year working at Bain can be pretty intense. Business Insider recently asked a former Bain consultant and the company's recruitment head on what life is like during the first year. Davis Nguyen, a former consultant, said the process is like "training for the Navy SEALs."
Here's exactly what new hires should expect.