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Feb 17
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S12 E6: Michael Fester, 14.ai

Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO
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Michael Fester grew up in Denmark, the son of a French mother and a Danish father. He was always interested in tech, math and the arts, initially wanting to go into design. However, he did research in number theory at Cambridge, and founded his first startup in Paris, which eventually was acquired by Sonos. Outside of tech, he enjoys reading, in particular t ... Show More
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