Mark Roberge
Mark Roberge, CEO of PawSpot, discusses his startup.
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I attended a great pre-conference dinner last night in Boulder, Colorado hosted by T.A. McCann, founder of Gist, where we talked about how tech entrepreneurs can have a greater impact on legislation and regulation, especially in Washington, DC. Naturally, with my background, that was a topic I had a lot to say about. And would have…
Henri Termeer isn’t on LinkedIn. Neither are many other influential people.
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