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HOW TO: Go From Eating Pizza to Building a “Disruptive” Startup in just 54 hours

This weekend I participated in an amazing event at Startup Weekend Seattle. I found some great new friends, got the opportunity to pitch amazing ideas in front of a crowd, and contributed to an epic journey: building a complete startup from a pizza dinner to a working prototype with media buzz and excited potential customers in…

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