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Nov 2022
20m 12s

The Canva Story - Part 1

Skip Montreux, Dez Morgan & Samantha Vega | Business English Instructors
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In part 1 of this 2 part episode, Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega talk about the online graphic design company - Canva. What gave Melanie Perkins the idea to establish Canva? How did they raise capital to start the company? Is Canva a challenge to graphic design giants like Adobe? Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more. 
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