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Semil Shah Series A Part 2

December 8, 2015

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8 Feb 2018
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30 Jan 2018
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@TheFullRatchet I really like the way you summarized your key takeaways here, @TheFullRatchet! More interviewers should do this. linkedin.com/feed/up…

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10 Jan 2018
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26 Dec 2017
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6 Dec 2017
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6 Dec 2017
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4 Dec 2017
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9 Nov 2017
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23 Sep 2017
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@semil @TheFullRatchet has excellent podcast - many great eps, but ones w/ @msuster and @davidcowan up there w/ my faves

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@TheFullRatchet @Jason Gr8 interview Nick! @Jason u shared a wealth of info. I've listened twice! Looking fwd to the book. #startup #angelinvesting #entrepreneur

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