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Olga Vidisheva

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

Make your own path; it's okay not to have a technical co-founder and to figure things out differently.

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Olga Vidisheva Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015

@ Y Combinator

Olga Vidisheva Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015

02/24/15

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