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Sep 2022
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HIBT Lab! Bored Ape Yacht Club: Greg Sol...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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You might not expect a deep friendship to bloom from an argument about favorite authors...in a Miami bar...during spring break. Yet that’s exactly how Greg Solano and Wylie Aronow’s long journey to becoming business partners began...  Fast forward more than a decade, and Greg and Wylie are now co-founders of Yuga Labs—the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht ... Show More
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