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Hack To Start Ep.150, David Heimann, co-founder and CTO of Purple

May 24, 2017

David Heimann is the co-founder and CTO of Purple. Heimann is originally from Gothenburg, Sweden, but came to the US for school.…

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Hack To Start Ep.149: Sançar Şahin, director of marketing at Typeform

May 17, 2017

Sançar Şahin is the director of marketing at Typeform. With a background in radio and media, Şahin has become a self-taught…

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Hack To Start Ep.148: Sean Ellis, CEO of GrowthHackers.com

May 10, 2017

Sean Ellis is the CEO of GrowthHackers.com, and the co-author of the new book Hacking Growth. Ellis began his career in tech…

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Hack To Start Ep.147: Maya Prohovnik, head of operations at Anchor

May 3, 2017

Maya Prohovnik is the Head of Operations at Anchor, a whole new way to experience audio. Prohovnik studied psychology and linguistics…

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Hack To Start Ep.146: Anthony Pompliano, managing partner of Full Tilt Capital

Apr 26, 2017

Pompliano is the co-founder and managing partner of Full Tilt Capital, an early stage venture capital firm. Pompliano served…

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SaaS

Hack To Start Ep.145: Gina Gotthilf, VP of growth and marketing at Duolingo

Apr 19, 2017

Gina Gotthilf is the VP of growth and marketing at Duolingo, a platform for free language education for the world. Gotthilf…

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Healthtech

Hack To Start Ep.144: Andrew Pelling, founder of pHacktory

Apr 12, 2017

Andrew Pelling is an award-winning scientist, professor, TED Senior Fellow, and entrepreneur. His work and innovations have…

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Retail

Hack To Start Ep.143: Jeff Sheldon, founder and designer of Ugmonk

Apr 5, 2017

Jeff Sheldon is the designer and founder of Ugmonk. Sheldon started Ugmonk as a side project to serve as his creative outlet…

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SaaS

Hack To Start Ep.142: Nick Patrick, co-founder and CEO of Radar

Mar 29, 2017

Nick Patrick is the co-founder and CEO of Radar, the location platform for mobile apps. Patrick has a background in computer…

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Hack to Start Ep.141: Hanna Kulin, product designer at Facebook

Mar 22, 2017

Hanna Kulin is a product designer at Facebook. She is originally from Sweden, where she hustled to become a designer, and ended…

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Hack To Start Ep.140: Swish Goswami, CEO and co-founder of Technotronics

Mar 15, 2017

Swish Goswami is the CEO and co-founder of Technotronics, a recipient of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20 and TEDx Speaker. Goswami…

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FinTech

Hack To Start Ep.139: Stephen Ufford, co-founder and CEO at Trulioo

Mar 8, 2017

Stephen Ufford is the founder and CEO of Trulioo. Ufford decided to become an entrepreneur after high school in order to pursue…

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Hack To Start Ep.138: Sophia Dominguez, CEO and co-founder of SVRF

Mar 1, 2017

Sophia Dominguez is the CEO and co-founder of SVRF, the best way to search and discover VR content on the web. Dominguez learnt…

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Hack To Start Ep.137: Emma Nemtin, senior marketing manager at Headspace

Feb 22, 2017

Emma Nemtin is the senior marketing manager at Headspace, an app that makes meditation simple. In school, Nemtin studied psychology…

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Hack To Start Ep.136: Mike Singleton, co-founder of Iterate

Feb 15, 2017

Mike Singleton is the co-founder of Iterate, a product that helps you get the feedback you need to build better products and…

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