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Oct 2023
48m 34s

Leading through radical change with Juli...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Back as the show’s first-ever ‘three-peat’ guest is Julia Hartz, co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite. The events industry has been transformed by the past three years, giving Julia the opportunity to evolve Eventbrite to better serve its key customers — event creators.  This week on How I Built This Lab, Julia goes back in time to review how she kept a ticketi ... Show More
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