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Avni Patel Thompson

09/22/17

@ Y Combinator

Find your people and build your own village to create the space you need to be a founder.

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Building a Startup is About Solving a Problem - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy

@ Y Combinator

Building a Startup is About Solving a Problem - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy

09/22/17

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