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Danae Ringelmann

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

Collaboration became our third value because we all wanted to work with people we liked and build something together, as we were all team sport people in high school and college.

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Danae Ringelmann at Startup School SV 2014

@ Y Combinator

Danae Ringelmann at Startup School SV 2014

10/15/14

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