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Jul 2024
44m 45s

Where Innovation Happens

a16z crypto, Sonal Chokshi, Chris Dixon
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All about innovation around the world -- at both an ecosystem and individual talent level -- from what does and doesn't work; how certain places become hubs of startup activity and economic growth; what makes entrepreneurial talent; the nature of ambition, yearning, and finding your path; and more broadly, mindsets for navigating risk/ reward and dynamism in ... Show More
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