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Chase Adam

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

I was surprised to find that many people in San Francisco were working for or starting companies that they truly believed in, contrasting with my experiences abroad where non-profit work felt slow and bureaucratic.

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Chase Adam at Startup School NY 2014

@ Y Combinator

Chase Adam at Startup School NY 2014

06/20/14

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