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Nov 2021
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Jack Conte: The Unexpected Story of Patr...

COLIN AND SAMIR
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This week we chat with Jack Conte about his journey from musician to founder to a $4 billion dollar valuation with Patreon.  This episode is sponsored by Cometeer Coffee, check out the future of Coffee here: http://cometeer.com/colinandsamir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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