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Feb 2023
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The Best Way To Launch Your Startup with...

Y Combinator
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YC's Kat Mañalac wants to change the way you think about launching. In her talk, she shares the multitude of ways to launch and get attention for your product, with tangible strategies and examples from companies like Airbnb.

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