Show Notes
In this month’s special episode, we’re sharing a great sit down with three very innovative, up-and-coming inventors – as we also launch the next installment of our RISE award. We are joined today by: ⦿ Keith Phillips, CEO & Founder of realLINGUA ⦿ Theresa Smith, CTO of the Ola Filter Corporation ⦿ Brendan Wang, Founder of CAPNOS These inventors share their stories and provide invaluable tips and advice, much learned the hard way. Along the way, we explore: ⦿ Challenges in bootstra...
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