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The Importance Of Embracing Sweaty-Palmed Conversations

YoungUpstarts

It’s probably a 10-minute, sweaty-palmed conversation you’re too afraid to have. If you get good at those 10-minute, sweaty-palmed conversations, you’ll have fantastic relationships — you’ll resolve conflicts, build trust, and be able to work through things,” he said. His wisdom was spot on.

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Out of the Crisis #20: the founders of Bitwise on the role of technology in empowering people, spreading benefits to underserved communities, and the creation of OnwardUS

Startup Lessons Learned

Their efforts in this crisis have been admirable, but as Jake and Irma made clear in our conversation, this is not enough, we need a widespread, fully funded WPA scale effort to put Americans back to work. Here's my conversation with the founders of Bitwise. They are now operating in nine States. Eric Ries : So let me get this right.

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Out of the Crisis #3, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung on creating the U.S. Digital Response

Startup Lessons Learned

You can listen to our conversation on Apple Podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever else you like to download podcasts. 35:20) Inspiring acts of leadership and working hard. (35:50) Here's my conversation with Raylene and Jen. I live in Oakland with my husband and now my dog. 9:30) USDR origin story. (9:56)