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Matthew Prince

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

Good engineers are drawn to challenging technical problems, and we've successfully tackled many of these challenges.

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Michelle Zatlyn and Matthew Prince at Startup School SV 2014

@ Y Combinator

Michelle Zatlyn and Matthew Prince at Startup School SV 2014

10/15/14

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