I'm Gen Z and don't use a smartphone or social media. It's made me more extroverted and led to deeper friendships.
Gabriela Nguyen grew up in Silicon Valley, with a smartphone and social media. She ditched both as an adult in favor of "appstinence."
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GenZers want jobs, but don't see eye-to-eye with hiring managers
Only 2% of Zoomers share the values employers prize most in new recruits, according to research led by NYU's Suzy Welch.
3 hacks for using your first credit card to level up your finances
Financial influencer Tori Dunlap and Credit Karma's Courtney Alev share their top tips for building up credit scores using credit cards.
I'm Gen Z and I chained my phone to a wall for a week. I felt like I reentered real life.
Tiffany Ng, a Gen Z writer in New York, chained her iPhone to a wall for a week. She said she felt liberated.
Read the pitch decks of 12 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions
Social networking and dating startups used these pitch decks to raise venture capital funding rounds.
Gen Z is desperate for landlines — and creating their own makeshift versions with cellphones
Business Insider talked to three young adults who said creating a physical boundary around their phone improved their screen time and quality of life.
Gen Z held an anti-social media event. Here's how they heard about it.
Led by Gen Z, Delete Day encouraged attendees to get rid of social media apps on their smartphones.
'A very lonely sport': Day traders on the isolating experience of trying to make a living in the stock market
Day traders say their job is pretty lonely. The days are solitary and there are scant few opportunities to meet like-minded people in real life.
Databricks CEO says AI talent war has put 'too much pressure' on young people
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi said that young people now ask him how to become a CEO, and whether they were missing out by taking an internship.
An economist and ex-central banker shares 5 investing rules to help Gen Z and millennials build wealth — and beat the market
Economist David McWilliams said Gen Z and millennials can outsmart a 'rigged' system by mastering money, interest rates, and smart investing.
Gen Z is redefining the 'lipstick effect' with matcha and designer sneakers
Gen Z is spending on small luxuries, similar to the lipstick index. But they want functional products, not just ones that make them feel good.
Gen Z's hanging out at chill parties over raves, but this alcohol exec says there's still an in for the booze business
An exec from Jim Beam's parent, Suntory, said Gen Z has unique drinking styles: they're not fussed about clubs and they love to drink at home.
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Do you love Instagram photo dumps? This social startup has a new feature for you.
Locket, a social media app popular with teens, is coming for the Instagram photo dump with a new feature.
Why the number of disconnected youth is growing — and how to fix it
Many Gen Zers without college degrees aren't even looking for work. We asked experts what's behind the trend that's picked up in recent decades.
How Coca-Cola's Fanta wants to use Hollywood to win Halloween
Coca-Cola's brands are using Hollywood tie-ins to try to reach Gen Z. For Halloween, Fanta is teaming up with Universal for an experiential play.
John Studzinski, a titan of finance and philanthropy, shares 4 simple tips to help you succeed
Pimco's vice chair, John Studzinski, said that being persistent, building trust, and managing your time and ego are vital to winning at work.
Schools are training kids to follow in AI's footsteps — pushing them toward a 'life of hurt,' says a VC-turned-educator
A former venture capitalist warned that schools are producing graduates as flawed AI versions, reducing job market prospects for Gen Z.
John Studzinski is a legend of Wall Street and philanthropy. He shares 5 reasons young people should give back.
John Studzinski, Pimco's vice chair and a renowned philanthropist, told Business Insider that young people can get ahead by helping others.
Live-in offices, air mattresses, and stacks of ramen: Inside the apartments of 6 young tech founders
Six young tech founders gave Business Insider an inside look at their apartments. Spartan living was common, as was sleeping where they worked.
8 financial titans share their advice for young people on how to succeed at work and in life
Billionaires Leon Cooperman, Jeff Greene, and John Calamos told Business Insider that passion and hard work are key to getting ahead.