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Inc. For Starters with Alexa von Tobel

The Inc. For Starters podcast brings you the stories of the entrepreneurs building our future. Hosted by Alexa von Tobel, you can expect a deep dive into the full journey of being a founder, from key childhood moments that first sparked a founder’s inspiration to memorable pinch-me moments and all of the grit needed to survive the road bumps along the way. Each weekly conversation digs into founder psychology—getting to the core of what really makes them tick.

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Inspired in 15

Brought you by early-stage venture capital firm Inspired Capital, Inspired in 15 dives into big ideas with the smartest founders and operators we know—all in under 15 minutes. No category of innovation is off-limits, from the future of search to restaurant technology.

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How to Be a Multiplier, with Cal Henderson of Slack
How to Be a Multiplier, with Cal Henderson of Slack
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Be a Multiplier, with Cal Henderson of Slack

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How to Maintain Extreme Focus, with Peter Colis of Ethos
How to Maintain Extreme Focus, with Peter Colis of Ethos
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Maintain Extreme Focus, with Peter Colis of Ethos

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How to Make a Positive Impact, with Jason Gross of Petal
How to Make a Positive Impact, with Jason Gross of Petal
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Make a Positive Impact, with Jason Gross of Petal

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How to Love the Journey, with Josh Reeves of Gusto
How to Love the Journey, with Josh Reeves of Gusto
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Love the Journey, with Josh Reeves of Gusto

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How to Build Something from Nothing, with Paul Judge of TechSquare Labs
How to Build Something from Nothing, with Paul Judge of TechSquare Labs
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Build Something from Nothing, with Paul Judge of TechSquare Labs

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How to Think Long-Term, with Steve Fredette of Toast
How to Think Long-Term, with Steve Fredette of Toast
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Think Long-Term, with Steve Fredette of Toast

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How to Build a Thriving Marketplace, with Chris Bennett of Wonderschool
How to Build a Thriving Marketplace, with Chris Bennett of Wonderschool
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Build a Thriving Marketplace, with Chris Bennett of Wonderschool

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How to Drive Retention, with Dylan Diamond and Max Baron of Saturn
How to Drive Retention, with Dylan Diamond and Max Baron of Saturn
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Drive Retention, with Dylan Diamond and Max Baron of Saturn

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How to Fix a Broken System, with Othman Laraki of Color
How to Fix a Broken System, with Othman Laraki of Color
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Fix a Broken System, with Othman Laraki of Color

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How to Build a Connected Team, with Brynne Rojas of Habi
How to Build a Connected Team, with Brynne Rojas of Habi
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Build a Connected Team, with Brynne Rojas of Habi

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How to Make a Difference, with Julia Cheek of Everlywell
How to Make a Difference, with Julia Cheek of Everlywell
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Make a Difference, with Julia Cheek of Everlywell

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How to Engage Your First Customers, with Olivier Pomel of Datadog
How to Engage Your First Customers, with Olivier Pomel of Datadog
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How to Engage Your First Customers, with Olivier Pomel of Datadog

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How to Learn What Motivates You, with Daniel Gross of Pioneer
How to Learn What Motivates You, with Daniel Gross of Pioneer
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Learn What Motivates You, with Daniel Gross of Pioneer

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How to Quantify Product Market Fit, with Rahul Vohra of Superhuman
How to Quantify Product Market Fit, with Rahul Vohra of Superhuman
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Quantify Product Market Fit, with Rahul Vohra of Superhuman

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Why Creators Matter, with Jack Conte of Patreon
Why Creators Matter, with Jack Conte of Patreon
Alexa von Tobel
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Why Creators Matter, with Jack Conte of Patreon

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How to be Tenacious, with Blake Hall of ID.me
How to be Tenacious, with Blake Hall of ID.me
Alexa von Tobel
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How to be Tenacious, with Blake Hall of ID.me

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How to Know You're Ready to Launch, with Julie Bornstein of The Yes
How to Know You're Ready to Launch, with Julie Bornstein of The Yes
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Know You're Ready to Launch, with Julie Bornstein of The Yes

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How to Build a Company Remotely, with Wade Foster of Zapier
How to Build a Company Remotely, with Wade Foster of Zapier
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Build a Company Remotely, with Wade Foster of Zapier

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How to Pursue Audacious Goals, with Marcelo Claure of SoftBank
How to Pursue Audacious Goals, with Marcelo Claure of SoftBank
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Pursue Audacious Goals, with Marcelo Claure of SoftBank

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How to Be Your Customer's First Call, with Zach Reitano of Ro
How to Be Your Customer's First Call, with Zach Reitano of Ro
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How to Be Your Customer's First Call, with Zach Reitano of Ro

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How to Be a Present Parent and a CEO, with Jessica Rolph of Lovevery
How to Be a Present Parent and a CEO, with Jessica Rolph of Lovevery
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Be a Present Parent and a CEO, with Jessica Rolph of Lovevery

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How to Be Your Customer's First Call, with Zach Reitano of Ro
How to Be Your Customer's First Call, with Zach Reitano of Ro
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Be Your Customer's First Call, with Zach Reitano of Ro

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How to Be a Present Parent and a CEO, with Jessica Rolph of Lovevery
How to Be a Present Parent and a CEO, with Jessica Rolph of Lovevery
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Be a Present Parent and a CEO, with Jessica Rolph of Lovevery

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How to Trust Your Gut, with Adam Nathan of Almanac
How to Trust Your Gut, with Adam Nathan of Almanac
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Trust Your Gut, with Adam Nathan of Almanac

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Why Execution Is More Important Than Ideas, with Milind Mehere of YieldStreet
Why Execution Is More Important Than Ideas, with Milind Mehere of YieldStreet
Alexa von Tobel
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Why Execution Is More Important Than Ideas, with Milind Mehere of YieldStreet

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How to Build a Marketplace That Scales, with Steven Galanis of Cameo
How to Build a Marketplace That Scales, with Steven Galanis of Cameo
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Build a Marketplace That Scales, with Steven Galanis of Cameo

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How to Tap Into What Makes Your Business Special, with Bryan Murphy of Breather
How to Tap Into What Makes Your Business Special, with Bryan Murphy of Breather
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Tap Into What Makes Your Business Special, with Bryan Murphy of Breather

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How to Integrate Work and Childcare, with Chriselle Lim of Bumo
How to Integrate Work and Childcare, with Chriselle Lim of Bumo
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Integrate Work and Childcare, with Chriselle Lim of Bumo

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How to Chase Your Passion, With Shane Curran of Evervault
How to Chase Your Passion, With Shane Curran of Evervault
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Chase Your Passion, With Shane Curran of Evervault

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How to Turn Feedback into a Business Model, with Austen Allred of Lambda School
How to Turn Feedback into a Business Model, with Austen Allred of Lambda School
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Turn Feedback into a Business Model, with Austen Allred of Lambda School

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Why Failure is a Path to Progress, with Will Ahmed of WHOOP
Why Failure is a Path to Progress, with Will Ahmed of WHOOP
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Why Failure is a Path to Progress, with Will Ahmed of WHOOP

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How to Manage Risk, with Marla Beck of Bluemercury
How to Manage Risk, with Marla Beck of Bluemercury
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Manage Risk, with Marla Beck of Bluemercury

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How to Grow Your Business Organically, With Joel Flory of VSCO
How to Grow Your Business Organically, With Joel Flory of VSCO
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How to Grow Your Business Organically, With Joel Flory of VSCO

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Why Building a Company is a Team Sport, With Chris Urmson of Aurora
Why Building a Company is a Team Sport, With Chris Urmson of Aurora
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Why Building a Company is a Team Sport, With Chris Urmson of Aurora

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How to Take the Startup Leap, with Richie Serna of Finix
How to Take the Startup Leap, with Richie Serna of Finix
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Take the Startup Leap, with Richie Serna of Finix

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How to Nail Your Value Proposition, with Kevin Tan of Snackpass
How to Nail Your Value Proposition, with Kevin Tan of Snackpass
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Nail Your Value Proposition, with Kevin Tan of Snackpass

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How to Solve the Unsolvable, with Doug Hirsch of GoodRx
How to Solve the Unsolvable, with Doug Hirsch of GoodRx
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Solve the Unsolvable, with Doug Hirsch of GoodRx

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How to Grow from Founder to CEO, with Brian Halligan of Hubspot
How to Grow from Founder to CEO, with Brian Halligan of Hubspot
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How to Grow from Founder to CEO, with Brian Halligan of Hubspot

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How to Speak to a Niche Audience, with Samantha Fishbein of Betches
How to Speak to a Niche Audience, with Samantha Fishbein of Betches
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Speak to a Niche Audience, with Samantha Fishbein of Betches

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How to Craft a Viral Product, with Ivan Zhao of Notion
How to Craft a Viral Product, with Ivan Zhao of Notion
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Craft a Viral Product, with Ivan Zhao of Notion

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How to Be the Best at One Thing, with Alli Webb and Michael Landau of Drybar
How to Be the Best at One Thing, with Alli Webb and Michael Landau of Drybar
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Be the Best at One Thing, with Alli Webb and Michael Landau of Drybar

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How to Scale Rapidly, with Toby Sun of Lime
How to Scale Rapidly, with Toby Sun of Lime
Alexa von Tobel
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How to Scale Rapidly, with Toby Sun of Lime

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Inspired in 15: Inspired III Announcement
Inspired in 15: Inspired III Announcement
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Inspired in 15: Inspired III Announcement

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Inspired in 15: Aesthetics with Praveen Ramineni of Portrait
Inspired in 15: Aesthetics with Praveen Ramineni of Portrait
Charlotte Ross
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Inspired in 15: Aesthetics with Praveen Ramineni of Portrait

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Inspired in 15: Learning with Amanda Alexander of Scholastic
Inspired in 15: Learning with Amanda Alexander of Scholastic
Kamran Ali
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Inspired in 15: Learning with Amanda Alexander of Scholastic

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Inspired in 15: Healthcare Transformation with Sandra Clarke of Blue Shield of California
Inspired in 15: Healthcare Transformation with Sandra Clarke of Blue Shield of California
Charlotte Ross
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Inspired in 15: Healthcare Transformation with Sandra Clarke of Blue Shield of California

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Inspired in 15: 5G with Rajeev Shah of Celona
Inspired in 15: 5G with Rajeev Shah of Celona
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Inspired in 15: 5G with Rajeev Shah of Celona

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Inspired in 15: Security with Dave Selinger of Deep Sentinel
Inspired in 15: Security with Dave Selinger of Deep Sentinel
Kamran Ali
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Inspired in 15: Security with Dave Selinger of Deep Sentinel

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Inspired in 15: Specialty Care with Liana Douillet Guzmán of FOLX Health
Inspired in 15: Specialty Care with Liana Douillet Guzmán of FOLX Health
Alexa von Tobel
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Inspired in 15: Specialty Care with Liana Douillet Guzmán of FOLX Health

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Inspired in 15: Robotics with Saman Farid of Formic
Inspired in 15: Robotics with Saman Farid of Formic
Chris Brown
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Inspired in 15: Robotics with Saman Farid of Formic

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Inspired in 15: Precision Mental Healthcare with Paul Appleby of Spring Health
Inspired in 15: Precision Mental Healthcare with Paul Appleby of Spring Health
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Inspired in 15: Precision Mental Healthcare with Paul Appleby of Spring Health

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Inspired in 15: Surgical Training with Justin Barad of Osso VR
Inspired in 15: Surgical Training with Justin Barad of Osso VR
Charlotte Ross
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Inspired in 15: Surgical Training with Justin Barad of Osso VR

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Inspired in 15: Copyright Law with Kristin Leavy of Cooley
Inspired in 15: Copyright Law with Kristin Leavy of Cooley
Alexa von Tobel
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Inspired in 15: Copyright Law with Kristin Leavy of Cooley

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Inspired in 15: Retail with Andrew Blackmon of The Black Tux
Inspired in 15: Retail with Andrew Blackmon of The Black Tux
Chris Brown
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Inspired in 15: Retail with Andrew Blackmon of The Black Tux

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Inspired in 15: Customer Data with Michael Katz of mParticle
Inspired in 15: Customer Data with Michael Katz of mParticle
Lucy Deland
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Inspired in 15: Customer Data with Michael Katz of mParticle

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Inspired in 15: Electric Vehicle Charging with Enric Asuncion of Wallbox
Inspired in 15: Electric Vehicle Charging with Enric Asuncion of Wallbox
Charlotte Ross
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Inspired in 15: Electric Vehicle Charging with Enric Asuncion of Wallbox

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Inspired in 15: Company Building with Claire Hughes Johnson of Stripe
Inspired in 15: Company Building with Claire Hughes Johnson of Stripe
Lucy Deland
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Inspired in 15: Company Building with Claire Hughes Johnson of Stripe

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Inspired in 15: Higher Education with Tade Oyerinde of Campus
Inspired in 15: Higher Education with Tade Oyerinde of Campus
Kamran Ali
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Inspired in 15: Higher Education with Tade Oyerinde of Campus

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Inspired in 15: Reinforcement Learning with Vijay Karunamurthy of Scale
Inspired in 15: Reinforcement Learning with Vijay Karunamurthy of Scale
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Inspired in 15: Reinforcement Learning with Vijay Karunamurthy of Scale

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Inspired in 15: Restaurant Tech with George Jacobs of Acelerate
Inspired in 15: Restaurant Tech with George Jacobs of Acelerate
Charlotte Ross
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Inspired in 15: Restaurant Tech with George Jacobs of Acelerate

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Inspired in 15: Home Renovation with Julie Kheyfets of Block Renovation
Inspired in 15: Home Renovation with Julie Kheyfets of Block Renovation
Chris Brown
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Inspired in 15: Home Renovation with Julie Kheyfets of Block Renovation

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Inspired in 15: AI Governance and Regulation with Navrina Singh of Credo AI
Inspired in 15: AI Governance and Regulation with Navrina Singh of Credo AI
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Inspired in 15: AI Governance and Regulation with Navrina Singh of Credo AI

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Inspired in 15: Digital Fashion with Mishi McDuff of House of Blueberry
Inspired in 15: Digital Fashion with Mishi McDuff of House of Blueberry
Kamran Ali
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Inspired in 15: Digital Fashion with Mishi McDuff of House of Blueberry

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Why Hospitality Matters, according to Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group

Why Hospitality Matters, according to Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group

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Why Hospitality Matters, according to Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group
Why Hospitality Matters, according to Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group
Alexa von Tobel
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Why Hospitality Matters, according to Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group

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Why Hospitality Matters, according to Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group
Why Hospitality Matters, according to Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group
Alexa von Tobel
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Why Hospitality Matters, according to Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group

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Brynn Putnam, MIRROR

Brynn Putnam, MIRROR

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Brynn Putnam, MIRROR
Brynn Putnam, MIRROR
Alexa von Tobel
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Brynn Putnam, MIRROR

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Brynn Putnam, MIRROR
Brynn Putnam, MIRROR
Alexa von Tobel
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Brynn Putnam, MIRROR

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Howie Liu, Airtable

Howie Liu, Airtable

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Howie Liu, Airtable
Howie Liu, Airtable
Alexa von Tobel
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Howie Liu, Airtable

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Howie Liu, Airtable
Howie Liu, Airtable
Alexa von Tobel
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Howie Liu, Airtable

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Jimmy Chen, Propel

Jimmy Chen, Propel

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Jimmy Chen, Propel
Jimmy Chen, Propel
Alexa von Tobel
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Jimmy Chen, Propel

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Jimmy Chen, Propel
Jimmy Chen, Propel
Alexa von Tobel
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Jimmy Chen, Propel

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Jenny Fleiss, Jetblack

Jenny Fleiss, Jetblack

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Jenny Fleiss, Jetblack
Jenny Fleiss, Jetblack
Alexa von Tobel
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Jenny Fleiss, Jetblack

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Jenny Fleiss, Jetblack
Jenny Fleiss, Jetblack
Alexa von Tobel
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Jenny Fleiss, Jetblack

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