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Garry Tan

09/20/18

@ Y Combinator

There's no single way to approach product design; the labels matter less than the actual execution of the process.

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Design for Startups by Garry Tan (Part 1)

@ Y Combinator

Design for Startups by Garry Tan (Part 1)

09/20/18

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