I really thought I had seen it all before. After working for three consecutive startups with the same group of people, in the same way, I felt confident in my approach as an entrepreneur.
Opinion
May 4, 2021
Forget the myth of the lonely visionary — venture building is the saner way to entrepreneurship
Successful entrepreneur Ben Prouty says that joining venture builder Kamet was unlike any other way he had worked before — but a far saner way to create a business. Here's why.
4 min read
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