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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

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Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin started Bitwise in 2013 with the idea that the technology industry could be used to fix a city--in their case, Fresno, CA. Seven years later, they've trained about 5,000 students and created over 1,000 new technology jobs in Fresno. A company headquartered in Fresno, California.

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

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Thanks to Jeff and Deadrea Clemmensen, MiPhone Doctor of Fresno ! #18 The best aspect of my leadership role at Spreadshirt is the ability to spread entrepreneurism with the power of our e-commerce platform. Our next step is to hire an employee and we look forward to creating a great job opportunity for someone in our community.