It’s not goodbye, it’s so long for now. This week on the podcast we say so long to John Gavigan as he ends his tenure as Executive Director of 43North and look back at his time here and look ahead. This was a great conversation about listening to your gut and taking chances, which so many startup icons will tell you. WARNING: There’s bad comedy from our host Nate Benson in this episode….really bad comedy.
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