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Jan 2020
1h 23m

Chetan Puttagunta – Go Slow to Go Fast: ...

Colossus | Investing & Business Podcasts
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My guest this week is a good friend and a business mentor of mine. Chetan Puttagunta is a general partner at Benchmark Capital and has a remarkable track record of investing in early-stage software businesses, including several like Mulesoft, MongoDB, and Elastic that went on to be public companies. Chetan has been my key guide for understanding the world o ... Show More
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