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Apr 2024
1h 12m

Drue Tranquill and Joe Schmidt - Finding...

Colossus | Investing & Business Podcasts
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Today’s teachers are Drue Tranquill and Joe Schmidt, two of our very best former students. You'll hear about Drue’s improbable run to becoming Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs and get to know Joe, a former walk-on at Notre Dame turned team MVP who went on to become a venture capitalist at Excel and now Andreessen Horowitz.  Stepping back, we'r ... Show More
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