Traction: How Startups Start | NextView Ventures

Mar 03 2024 59 ep. 35 mins 2.8k
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From early-stage VC NextView Ventures, Traction is a show about all the creative, clever, unusual, and downright brilliant ways entrepreneurs scrap their way to early results. These are stories you don't often hear despite being crucial to every startup. Founders, startup execs, media members, and investors are interviewed, with a unique spin and sound. Subscribe for these shows and more content like it at ViewFromSeed.com

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