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Jan 2024
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Sharing the 2023 HIBT Lab Highlight Reel

Guy Raz | Wondery
About this episode

A special look back at some of our favorite How I Built This Lab episodes of 2023. Hear how Pinky Cole built the vegan fast food chain Slutty Vegan after a devastating fire destroyed her first restaurant. Then, Nuseir Yassin turns a 1000-day social media travelog into a multi-dimensional business called The Nas Company. And finally, Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Bumble, returns to the show to talk with Guy about the future of dating.

Stay tuned for fresh episodes in 2024. Happy New Year! 

This episode was produced by Chris Maccini with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by John Isabella.

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