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Sep 2021
54m 43s

#227 – Constraints, Longevity, and Avoid...

Courtland Allen and Channing Allen
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In this episode I'm talking to John O'Nolan (@JohnONolan), the founder of Ghost. For the last year, he's been living on a sailboat and growing his company remotely. I want to ask him about what decisions he made early on that put constraints on how and why Ghost grows. 
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