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Aug 2023
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Prof G Markets: First Time Founders with...

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This week on Prof G Markets, we premier a new segment: Ed interviews founders to gain insight into the startup market and the experience of founding a company, then Scott then shares his thoughts on the given company’s business model and offers advice to the founder. First up in the hot seat: Eli Wachs, founder of data security company Footprint. Follow Eli on Twitter, @EliWachs.

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