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Ooshma Garg

09/08/18

@ Y Combinator

I started my first company out of my dorm room at Stanford, aiming to help students get jobs at banks and consulting firms, but it ultimately didn't work out because no one was using LinkedIn at the time.

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A Conversation with Ooshma Garg - Moderated by Adora Cheung

@ Y Combinator

A Conversation with Ooshma Garg - Moderated by Adora Cheung

09/08/18

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