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Feb 2025
38m 23s

Lessons learned from over 15 years in in...

Mario Badr, Diane Horton
About this episode

[1:01] Research in Motion (RIM; later Blackberry)

[4:40] Flipp (a consumer app).

[8:41] Xero (FinTech)

[13:54] ChargeLab (electric vehicles)

[15:58] Relay (a neobank)

[23:20] On the identity crisis of leaders in tech

[25:19] The role of recruiters and advice on LinkedIn (and resumes)

[31:39] The role of referrals

[32:26] The length and impact of internships, and how they may correlate

[35:29] Mario and Diane wrap up

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