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Tony Fadell is best known for cocreating the iPod and iPhone, founding Nest, and creating the Nest Learning Thermostat. He is now the Principal at Future Shape, a venture capital firm that invests in and mentors startups with world-changing potential. Before any of his major successes, Fadell started his career at one of the countless Silicon Valley startups that believed it could conquer the world but instead crashed and burned.

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QuHarrison Terry is a growth marketer and digital entrepreneur. In 2015, he cofounded the world’s first digital art marketplace – 23VIVI. He has been the recipient of LinkedIn’s Top Voice in Technology Award four times.

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Andrew Chen is a general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Before that, he led the growth teams at Uber during their early years. He’s also a board member of fast-growing startups like Substack, Clubhouse, Z League, All Day Kitchens, Sleeper, Maven, and Reforge. He runs a popular blog, and his work has been featured in Wired, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.

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Dave Jilk is a former serial entrepreneur. He now spends his time writing on entrepreneurship and AI, as well as composing poetry and dabbling in philosophy.

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